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On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:50:28 -0400 David Kramer <[hidden email]> wrote: > I installed F7 on the new server. Actually, I installed F8 rc3, which > died horribly when RPM cyclical dependencies, and my attempt to fix > them, broke XWindows and some other functionality. F7 also had some > dependency problems that caused me to uninstall packages, install new > packages, then reinstall the first set. That bit of frustration is a > topic for another post, though. > > I do a lot of java stuff. I've never had much luck with the gcj stuff, > and I always end up installing Sun's java. Ironically, they have a 64 > bit J2SE, but not a 64 bit J2EE. But java is just the latest problem. > > Before I waste more time tracking down problems caused by running > x86_64, I need to decide if it's actually worth it. From what I > understand, the only advantages of 64 bit over 32 bit are access to more > than 4GB RAM (not a problem for me, since I only have 2GB), and memory > mapping large files (not an issue for the same reason). Am I missing > something?
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