On 11/3/05, Marc Christensen
Matt Stamm wrote:
I have a question concerning the 32-bit version of Suse 10 vs the 64-bit version. I just purchased a new PC with an AMD Sempron 64-bit cpu. It has a cd-rom, but no dvd drive. I also purchased the retail version of Suse 10 and noticed the 64-bit version is included, but only on the dvd. I'm wondering if it would be worth the money to buy a dvd drive in order to install the 64 bit version? Would the performance increase be that noticable? I also understand that the 64-bit version does not include everything the 32-bit version contains, based on a recent eWeek article.
Matt,
To see how I did the same thing you're looking at doing (installing on a machine without a DVD drive) see the following article I wrote up on my blog:
Another important thing to consider is compatability. Say what you want, but the hardware support on this laptop with 32 bit distros is horrible. The clock runs waaay too fast and nothing seems to be able to slow it down, except those kernel settings that also turn off the on-board LAN. So, I can have network support AND a correct clock OR a fast clock and network support. OR I can run the 64 bit version and I don't have to do anything to make my hardware work correctly. O this laptop, I'll run x64 regardless of the advantages/disadvantages everyone else talks about.