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That usage pattern only exists because 32-bit Ubuntu is selected by default and marked as "recommended" on your download page. People I know regularly download
by GeneralMaximus 15y ago
That usage pattern only exists because 32-bit Ubuntu is selected by default and marked as "recommended" on your download page. People I know regularly download the 32-bit version even though I tell them to get the 64-bit version.
Why is 64-bit not the recommended option?
- mappu 15y agoWhy should it be? PAE [1] is reported to work very well, so there's no RAM problem. Plus, things like ndiswrapper go a long way to highlighting Ubuntu's famous 'ease of use', and i imagine it's a huge hassle to get that working on x86_64. 64-bit is a higher number, but it's not instantly better in all situations. Larger pointers = effectively smaller cache, and the extra registers don't always make up for that. _________________ 1. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EnablingPAE https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EnablingPAE