Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit Recommended by Canonical

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Last week, during the Ubuntu Developer Summit event for the upcoming Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system, Canonical decided to recommend the 64-bit edition of Ubuntu, by default. This announcement comes right after the shocking news that the ISO image of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS will not fit on a CD anymore, instead USB sticks are recommended for installation. Yes! Finally! This is what most of us were waiting for, as we are close to the year 2012, with amazing technologies around us, and most of the CPUs are 64-bit compatible. It is true that most of us already use a 64-bit version of a Linux distribution for quite some time now, because it was the first operating system to provide x86_64/AMD64 support. It is also a known fact that Canonical always recommended the 32-bit edition of Ubuntu to support all the existing hardware in the world. That's not the case anymore, as the 64-bit technology is very common these days and it's much faster than the 32-bit one. Not to mention that apps such Adobe Flash Player 64-bit and OpenJDK 64-bit are already available.
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Comment #1 by: SANDEEP SUBHASH on 10 Nov 2011, 05:03 UTC

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i use 64bit version on DELL vostro 3500. It works fine.
Easy and rugged hardware support for printers and scanners is needed for making any distribution a success. Which has been provided till now by Canonical in LTS version. Am most thankful.
Waiting for 12.04 eagerly.
Can consider giving a lite version for those who would like to download the packages seperately or even a buffet counter - pick the package mix and download the installers.

Comment #2 by: Swarup on 26 Apr 2012, 12:50 UTC

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As I recall in the past, mac users had to run the 32-bit version of Ubuntu on their computers. But now I have several completely new apple computers in my home office, and would like to run Ubuntu virtually on all of them, utilizing the "parallels" software. Can I install 12.04 at 64-bit? I would prefer that. Or is it still the case today that only 32-bit versions of Ubuntu run smoothly on apple computers?

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