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Bug #585940
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Comment 32 for bug 585940

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Ioannis Vranos (cppdeveloper) wrote on 2010-06-10: Re: [Bug 585940] Re: Text reads "not recommended" for 64-bit

#32

On Thu, 2010-06-10 at 21:05 +0000, Chris Johnston wrote:
> This bug is currently being further investigated by the website team to
> determine if it is something that should be changed, and if so, how it
> should be changed. There are a number of reasons that are valid both for
> it being changed and not being changed. Points have already been made
> for reasons to change it. I will make a few points for reasons not to
> change it. Please note: I'm not saying I agree with not changing it, I
> am only providing the other side of the coin.
>
> - A 32 bit install will work on a 64 bit machine. A 64 bit install will not work on a 32 bit machine.
> - 32 bit machines are still being sold in retail stores, so it is more than just phasing out the machines that are currently out there.
> - Possible issues with flash and firefox, and possibly even other applications when running 64 bit.
> - Possible issues with drivers when running 64 bit.
>
> Please be assured that a solution is trying to be found, but know that
> it may not come as quickly as some would like. For the time being,
> please do not change the status of this bug as it is currently set at
> its correct status. I will try to keep this bug updated if there are any
> changes as research is done.

Myself am using 9.10 x64, and was planning to move to 10.04 x64 around
October - however I currently have a test 10.04 x64 installation in a
virtual machine.

With 9.10 x64 in my system (laptop Acer Aspire 8920G with NVIDIA
graphics card), Firefox and Flash work OK always, ==> provided that
Appearance Preferences::Visual Effects is set to None.

If there are issues regarding the 64-bit version of Ubuntu 10.04, I
think it shouldn't be available for downloading, but 9.10 x64 should be
offered instead.

However this is up to Canonical to decide, I will not post any further
messages about this.

Just a puzzled user.

Best regards,

--
Ioannis Vranos

C95 / C++03 Software Developer

http://www.cpp-software.net

On Thu, 2010-06-10 at 21:05 +0000, Chris Johnston wrote:
> This bug is currently being further investigated by the website team to
> determine if it is something that should be changed, and if so, how it
> should be changed. There are a number of reasons that are valid both for
> it being changed and not being changed. Points have already been made
> for reasons to change it. I will make a few points for reasons not to
> change it. Please note: I'm not saying I agree with not changing it, I
> am only providing the other side of the coin.
> 
>  - A 32 bit install will work on a 64 bit machine. A 64 bit install will not work on a 32 bit machine.
>  - 32 bit machines are still being sold in retail stores, so it is more than just phasing out the machines that are currently out there.
>  - Possible issues with flash and firefox, and possibly even other applications when running 64 bit.
>  - Possible issues with drivers when running 64 bit.
> 
> Please be assured that a solution is trying to be found, but know that
> it may not come as quickly as some would like. For the time being,
> please do not change the status of this bug as it is currently set at
> its correct status. I will try to keep this bug updated if there are any
> changes as research is done.