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- | ====== AMD 64 - 64 bits ====== | ||
- | When you have a 64 bits processor you can use a 64 bits version of linux for taking advantage of the full possibilities of your processor (all distributions have a 64 bits version). | ||
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- | However there are some differences with 32 bits distributions, | ||
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- | ===== Flash ===== | ||
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- | Unfortunately there is no 64 bits flash plugin. | ||
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- | The first possibility was to install 32 bits binaries of firefox to use 32 bits plugin. The problem is that it is possible to launch simultaneously a 64 bits and 32 bits version of firefox, so that you had the choice between using always the 32 bits binaries (which is a little bit frustrating), | ||
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- | But now there is a solution : '' | ||
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- | Moreover, it is difficult to make simpler : | ||
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- | emerge nspluginwrapper | ||
- | nspluginwrapper -i / | ||
- | </ | ||
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- | I tested it with flash7 and it works perfectly, and it is said that it works very well with beta flash9 too. |