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   Subject: Re: Ubuntu 32 to 64 bits   
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   BlackTopBum wrote:   
   > MCR was all like, you know, and then said something like a ...   
   >    
   >> Damn, I was waiting for someone to answer to see if there was a positive    
   >> answer.  Could I download the next version of Ubuntu as a 64bit version    
   >> and upgrade using that version?   
   >    
   > From one stand point the answer has been positive - we have saved you   
   > time.   
   > As of now, from what I have both read and accomplished myself, there   
   > is no direct upgrade path. Save your user, plus any config files you have   
   > customized, and do a new install to 64 bit. Although, I went back to 32bit   
   > as many things I like were no longer useful and, for the average home   
   > user, 64bit will bring nothing worth the effort of changing.   
   >    
      
   Thank you for your honest and informative reply.  I really want to like    
   64bit computing, I really do.  I have heard so many bad things, whether    
   it is XP 64bit or Ubuntu.  Its a shame, I'd like to have over 4GB of RAM    
   and add some more storage, but it seems it isnt worth the headache.   
      
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