32 or 64 bit Linux ?

Montala

Montala

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I think it has been firmly established that the 64 bit version of Windows 7 is the preferred option on a new high end desktop system, but does this also apply to Linux?

No reason why it shouldn't, I suppose, but the emphasis does rather seem to be on 32 bit versions from most of the distros.

Linux Mint 12 rather appeals to me, but I just thought I would ask the question first! :)
 
Thanks for the encouraging replies! :)

My only concern now is how to transfer my emails, currently in Windows Live Mail, from a 32 bit Windows 7 PC over to a new one running a 64 bit version of Linux Mint?

PS: In reply to Essexraptor, it is not all that cold, but very windy here at the moment! We have gone the other way and have gradually moved from Surrey up to Herefordshire over a number of moves... and what a beautiful county it is too!

We now live in a completely refurbished 300 year old Grade 2 listed thatched cottage!
 
Hodders said:
I was brought up in Herefordshire in a village called Dorstone. Where abouts are you Montala ?
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I live in Luston, a small village three miles north of Leominster, although having only been here for just over 5 years, we are still looked on as newcomers!

Until last Friday I had never heard of Dorstone, but at a Broadband seminar I heard all about their community led "Front Room" which has recently been established there.

Trying to keep slightly on topic here, I suppose I could always try accessing my emails via a web browser, but I have about six different accounts, all of which are still in use, but were originally set up with a variety of companies which no longer seem to be around, although they do all still work which is something.

I have got used to having them all together (but separate!) in Windows Live Mail, which I have got used to using, so I suppose it is time for me to start doing a bit of research first into alternate means of acess, as I am sure the more recent ones are probably stored on various email servers around the world!

As I mentioned earlier, I will probably eventually end up with Windows 8 anyway, but am loathe to spend £75 or so on an OEM copy of 7, which will be superceded in a few months or so anyway.

I currently use the latest release of Ubuntu on my netbook, but have read good things about Mint 12, of which I have so far only run in 'live' mode.
 
I have always tended to use POP settings, so probably don't have any emails stored on the servers anyway.

It is important for me to be able to 'import' ones for the last month or so though, which is why I would hoping their might be some way to easily export, or transfer, them.

Presumably Thunderbird wouldn't work in a 'live' environment, where I was just working off a DVD, and in memory, prior to a full instalation, so that I could then check a few accounts out first... or would it?
 
Thanks guys... I think I now have the answer to my original question, which (without a shadow of a doubt!) is to go for 64 bit!

I have now prepared my bootable USB stick containing the 64 bit DVD version of Linux Mint 12, so reckon I am ready to rock and roll.

Have got a fairly full day planned for today though, so I plan to leave it until I can give it my full concentration for an hour or so, and then to check out all the new hardware etc... after applying the latest updates of course!
 
MasterPlan1 said:
You'll be able to export everything into a PST then import that into whatever, PST is pretty much universally read by most\all modern day email clients.
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Just picking up on this one, I think I might dig out a copy of Microsoft Outlook to install on my Windows PC, and do a copy from Live Mail into that.

I will then have a PST file, which will hopefully be recognised by Thunderbird... won't it?
 
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