32 bit or 64-bit 10.04 LTS for Dell Latitude E6410?

[gcwxj]

I just received my brand new E6410 laptop, which have i5 processor and wish to install ubuntu 10.04 on it.

I am wondering which should I choose: 32-bit or 64-bit?

Thanks!

[uRock]

Use 64bit to get the most out of your system. Run the LiveCD to make sure it agrees with your system before installing.

Cheers,
uRock

[gcwxj]

Thanks for your timely reply.

However, ubuntu suggested to install 32-bit system on desktop computer and 64-bit on servers. I am wondering whether 64-bit ubuntu installed on laptop could induce some problems.

[uRock]

Thanks for your timely reply.

However, ubuntu suggested to install 32-bit system on desktop computer and 64-bit on servers. I am wondering whether 64-bit ubuntu installed on laptop could induce some problems.

It hasn't for me. I think they have that recommendation up because of all of the problems with Flash, but there are quite a few workarounds for that now. The recommendation has a bug report as most don't see the reason behind it. If you run 32bit you will still have a great system, but it will be a tad slower and won't be able to utilize the RAM if you have more than 3GB.

[gcwxj]

Thanks for the valuable information. Definitely, I shall try 64-bit system.