Why not use 64-bit as first distro?

I'm checking our Railo right now and it runs fine on Ubuntu x64.  Not sure what limitations it might have compared to an actual CF server though.Dave > > Only point I could see is if you didn't have the big enterprise version > of CF, standard doesn't come in 64 bit, only 32 - which I think is > stupid, but whatever. > > Aside from that, every distro has 64 bit versions of apache, mysql, and > java - so it's not really such a big deal anymore. > > Where it gets tricky is when you try to compile your own stuff, even > then it's not that big of a deal. > > > > -- > Jeff Schoby > Unix/Network Admin > City of Columbia, Missouri > 573.874.6320 > > > >>> David Henry <davidhenry@coldfusionpowered.com> 4/27/2009 11:05 AM > >>> > > Adrian, > > I discourage /inexperienced /users from jumping on 64 bit because the > directions for CF, Java, Apache, MySQL, and most others are written > 32-bit first and 64-bit as an afterthought.  The smallest difference in > > path, url, version, or command arguments can leave the new user > completely derailed from their tutorial in unfamiliar waters.  With a > CLI and an error message the user will either become a Linux guru very > > quickly or will declare that all Linux sucks and give up. > > If you need 4GB+ memory, go for 64bit.  If you need 100% accurate > directions without extra steps because you've never done this Linux > thing before, use 32bit. > > ...then again, perhaps the day has finally come to leave 32bit behind. > David > Adrian Moreno wrote: > > In order to not clutter the other thread, my question to David Henry > and > > everyone else, is why not try a 64-bit distro as your first Linux > > experience? > > > > I used 64-bit RedHat ES3 on an Intel Itanium a few years ago where > there > > was no 32-bit backward compatibility. Other than compiling a few > programs > > on a 64-bit compiler, I saw no differences between the 64-bit and any > > > 32-bit distro I'd used to date. > > > > I use 64-bit Ubuntu at home and had no problems installing CF, et. > al. on > > it either. > > > > What problems would you expect a new linux user to run into dealing > with > > 64-bit vs. 32-bit? > > > > Curious, > > > > Adrian > > > > > > > > > > > > > >