Are there still general problems using the Ubuntu 64bit version ?
I heard that most of the programs do not work out of the box?
Will I notice a significant speed-boost? Until now I have always used Ubuntu 32 bit.
I heard that most of the programms, does not work out of the box ?
No this is silly. Everything works for me — and has for many years — on more than one computer.
The two things that have been an issue in the past are Java (works completely fine now) and Flash (now has a native plugin and while that doesn't get as much love from Adobe as its 32bit version, still does the job just fine).
Will I notice a significant speed-boost ?
Significant? Probably not significant but notable. You'd get a much better speed improvement by say switching to an SSD or doing a general upgrade.
I'd still say if you've got less than 3GB of RAM (and you won't upgrade to 4 or more), stick with 32bit. 64bit does use more RAM so if you're already squeezed, that won't help.
If you do have 4 or more, this should be a no-brainer. 64bit works. There probably are some very insignificant issues but I don't think I've found anything that has actually stopped me.
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