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  1. Bug #585940
  2. Comment #80

Comment 80 for bug 585940

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Miroslav Hadzhiev (xtigyro) wrote : Re: Text reads "not recommended" for 64-bit

The message is not correct and proper but it's true.

Every desktop-oriented user uses Firefox and Adobe Flash. And Adobe Flash is not supported on 64-bit systems so it has to be emulated through wrappers in order to work on 32-bit systems.

Well, Adobe Flash is a piece of software of very poor quality even on 32-bit systems but on 64-bit it is AWFUL, BUGGY AND EXTREMELY DISTURBING EXPERIENCE.

I've Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 (2 x 2 GHz) and nevertheless, I DOWNGRADED to the 32-bit Ubuntu version. And I really did NOT WANT to do so. However, I'm a true desktop-oriented only user. I use Firefox and Flash all the time.

I believe that there should be a different message pointing out why 64-bit Ubuntu is not fine for desktop use. There should be a notice that Adobe Flash does not provide 64-bit support and that's the main reason why the whole 64-bit Linux is not recommended for desktop use.

After all we and the Ubuntu developers and contributors complain about the poor Adobe Flash quality but does NOT want to state it clearly. However, this is the right way to make Adobe reconsider its politics.

Common Canonical, common Ubuntu! DO NOT BE AFRAID!