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2008/10/22 Ray Smith <rjsmith@xxxxxxx>: > After finally getting ubuntu hardy to install I am thinking of trying a 64 > bit version on my athlon amd64. > Is it just a case of downloading the correct iso ? > Yup. Grab the live or alternate amd64 ISO image. > I read flash doesn't come in a 64 bit version. Is that still the case or > could gnash be installed instead ? > Proprietary Adobe Flash works on 64-bit Ubuntu via a wrapper in Firefox. So you can still view flash content. > I'm worried about other gotcha's as well. > For instance, can 32 bit drivers or programs be installed on a 64 bit linux > os (as in windows) if 64 bit versions are unavailable, or must it always be > 64 ? It is possible to run 32-bit code on a 64-bit system, yes. Cheers, Al. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html