You might be right but I'm not the only person that wants to do it. A few years ago the recommendation (on the Ubuntu site) was to install the 32bit version bu

You might be right but I'm not the only person that wants to do it. A few years ago the recommendation (on the Ubuntu site) was to install the 32bit version but now the stability and performance gains of 64bit builds make the trade off different. The box doubles as my home MythTV box (with uptime requirements to keep my family happy) and general home server including running as a test server.