Which number is higher? That usually solves most computer questions like
this. lol
On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 7:30 PM, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
> On 10/26/2011 06:05 PM, John Souvestre wrote:
>
>> Hi.
>>
>> How about 32-bit vs 64-bit?
>>
>>
> You just want to start a flame-war, don't you?? :)
>
> Anyway, for *servers*, in *2011*, the only two reasons I can think of to
> install 32-bits are:
>
> 1) some ancient closed-source binary app won't function correctly with the
> lib32 compatibility libraries. But then, it probably also requires libc5...
>
> 2) Low-power Atom servers with 4GB or less of RAM.
>
>
>
> Heck, even with desktops, because Adobe just released 64-bit Flash 11, I
> took the time to reinstall Ubuntu Mavereick to prevent some apps from
> exhausting address space.
>
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