By the looks of this (older) info......... like 2% if that. These are
just CPU intensive apps, I couldn't find a chart on firefox but the hit
probably won't be noticeable.
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=616&num=2
William Coulter wrote:
> This is going to sound like a stupid question but am I going to get a
> performance hit by going to a 32bit firefox on a 64bit system?
>
> William
>
> On Jan 21, 2008 11:02 PM, Bob Stia < rnr@sanctum.com
> <mailto:rnr@sanctum.com>> wrote:
>
> On Monday 21 January 2008 09:06:44 pm Richard Smoot wrote:
> > On Monday 21 January 2008 16:17, Steven Buehler wrote:
> > > Adobe doesn't have a version of Flash for 64-bit Linux; you
> have to use
> > > some third-party workalike that doesn't always work with the
> latest
> > > Flash material.
> > >
> > > The alternative is to force-install a 32-bit copy of Firefox
> and then
> > > force-install a 32-bit copy of Adobe's Flash.
> > >
> > > Matthew Rogers wrote:
> > > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=636397
> > > >
> > > > Looks like it's a bug but there is a .deb here.
> > > >
> > > > William Coulter wrote:
> > > >> Ok I have most of my PC now working. I am still getting a
> problem
> > > >> with firefox and flash player 9. I am using ubuntu 7.10
> 64bit. I
> > > >> went onto there forums after attempting to install flash
> and I was
> > > >> able to get it to work but it still is not completely
> working. I now
> > > >> that I don't have channel I go onto the web and watch the
> reviews.
> > > >> On these pages, there should be a flash box that I should
> be able to
> > > >> play but it is not there. Does anybody know how to fix this.
> > > >>
> > > >> William
> >
> > Dual boot another linux. A 10 to 20gb partition is plenty to
> install a 32
> > bit linux with Flash 9 Support. I know Freespire 2.0.8 supports
> Flash 9. It
> > is a Debian family linux. It also has the capability for a fee
> to legally
> > watch commercial DVD's.
> >
> Not necessary Just install the 32 bit Firefox in your 64bit
> system. Works
> fine.
>
> Bob S
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