[mythtv-users] Upgrading from 32-bit to 64-bit and maybe a distroswitch?

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On 19 Jun 2009 at 0:37, Jarod Wilson wrote:

> Are people really still afraid of 64-bit? I've had my head in the sand
> with respect to this list for, well, a while... But my myth backend
> has been running a 64-bit install for nearly four years now, if memory
> serves. My primary frontend has been 64-bit for around three years off
> and on (was a 32-bit Mac Mini for a while, currently a 64-bit Dell
> Studio Hybrid, with a high probability of being replaced by something
> that is 64-bit and nVidia graphics sooner than later...). Not to
> mention my workstations at home and at the office, as well as my laptop
> that are all running a 64-bit install.
> 
> -- 
> Jarod Wilson
> jarod at wilsonet.com

Nice to see you back on the list, Jarod.

All my MythTV boxen (5 of them) have been running 64-bit versions since 
the moment I upgraded the hardware from 32-bit CPU's. Switched from 
MythDora to MythBuntu when Dennis showed a reluctance to build a 64-bit 
spin of MythDora and move to a DVD, but being a RedHat/Fedora/CentOS 
guy I feel just a little lost. Might move back at the next release.

Just as a side note: I had difficulty installing MythBuntu from the MythBuntu 
spin, but no problem installing MythBuntu as an application onto 8.10 and 
9.04 systems.

I'm looking at Fedora 11 now, and I notice that with each release Fedora 
acts a little more like Ubuntu. Why is that?

Marvin