[SOLVED] 8.04 64bit or 8.04 32 bit

[hufferd]

There was some discussion here about me using the 32 bit Ver of ubuntu on a 64 bit system. Well I had started with the 64 bit system when I built this machine but I was having crashing issues & then went to the 32 bit ver or 8.04. And had no more crashes at that time. After all that I found out today why I was having crashes and it was a hardware issue.

Anyway now that I have that fixed Im thinking of going back to the 64 bit ver... The only question I have is this.....

I do have one Softwear package that HAS to run on 32 bit system of lunix...... I heard some place there there a 32 bit compatibility thing that I can install on the 64 bit system. Is that so and is it in the repositories??

Any ideas would be a big help thanks

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[SunnyRabbiera]

yeh most of the stuff out there only has 32bit systems in mind, but its not like its impossible to make multimedia work in a 64bit system.
the biggest annoyances I know are java and flash, but both are bound to improve real soon as both flash and java are practically going open source soon.

[nynoah]

depends on how much you tax your system underload. I do tons of things multitasking and 64 bit works better for me. I have no problems and can get almost all the programs in 64bit. Even then, there are ways to make 32 bit programs run on 64bit.

[hufferd]

YEs is there a 32 bit compatibility environment I can install ??

[HunterThomson]

I don't know what people are talking about I run the 64bit with flash java no problems and like all programs have a 64bit version.... And yes like skype you have to install the 32bit libs it is really EZ and if you just google it you will find it in a sec.

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