[Sussex] Ubuntu 64bit (Paul Howard)

[Desmond Armstrong]

Karl Manning wrote:
> Hi Paul,
>
> I have used 64-bit on a few machines now and the only issue I have found so
> far is BBC iPlayer Desktop. There is a work-around that I  have not pursued
> yet.
>   

There is a 64bit flash available but I have not tried it.

> I had a problem with Google Earth not working on one machine but that has to
> be the on-board graphics I guess as others worked fine. The motherboard is
> Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2H.
>   

Google Earth really need a lot of hardware resource especially graphics 
but as the satellite view of Google  Maps does so much I generally don't 
worry if it won't run.
You can, of course simply plug in a card with better graphics.