![]() ![]() Some of the bugs of the 32-bit installation persist. I could, if I wanted to, install Chromium, which also is 64-bit-only. If there are benefits under the hood that I can’t see, so much the better.Īnd now, with a 64-bit OS, I have installed Steam, which I could not do with a 32-bit OS. Performance appears to be, at first look, no different – that is to say, every bit as snappy and responsive – as it did with the 32-bit installation. There’s been no meaninful change in the system operating temperatures. I just haven’t decided whether to pull it.Īn update, for the possible benefit of anyone else who may have this same question: So, for now, I have the 64-bit installation locked and loaded, and my finger is on the trigger. I’m not a gamer, but I would like to install Steam to access some of the low-wattage, old-guy games that I would enjoy revisiting, but Steam requires 64-bit. I know Chromium requires 64-bit, but I don’t use Chromium and prefer Firefox anyway. The current, 32-bit setup has some quirks: Trackpad performance is very poor the Gedit text editor is stuck in always-on-top mode (opening or clicking another window does not send the text editor behind the selected window) and there were the aforementioned problems with UB’s software app failing to install the Google Play Music desktop player.īut again, I don’t know if any of those issues have any connection to 32- or 64-bit OS modes. ![]() ![]() I have reasons to think switching to a 64-bit setup might be beneficial. Or maybe not? I’m too much of a noob to know whether 32- or 64-bit makes any difference in that regard. And I worry that installing the 64-bit distro of UB would introduce stress that would push the temps back up into the danger zone. Anyway, whatever I do, I don’t want to return to the days of 85C temps. Now, as I type this, my system is running very comfortably (and quietly) at 53C – even though Budgie, like Kubuntu, is built upon Ubuntu 18.04. The keyboard would be almost too hot to touch. Doing almost nothing at all with software, temperatures in the componentry would routinely hit 80C-85C, and the fan would be in overdrive constantly. And, very important to me, the machine operates at a much cooler temperature than before.īefore I installed UB, I was running the 32-bit distribution of Kubuntu 18.04. Everything I touch has a snappy response. System bootup is the fastest I’ve ever experienced. So far, the current 32-bit installation runs great. My system is 1st-gen XPS, and there is a lot to like about this machine, but when it comes to Ubuntu Budgie, it seems to occupy a performance gray zone: It has 165 percent of the memory needed to run 32-bit UB, and 83 percent of the memory recommended to run 64-bit UB. You say my system is adequate to run 64-bit UB distribution. So, thank you for that.Īnd now I have a 64-bit UB distribution on a bootable USB stick, ready to go. It took your answer to finally lift the fog for me. Op-mode(s): 32-bit or 64-bit, your choice I had assumed it was preconfigured at the factory to be only one, only the other, or – somehow, mysteriously – both at the same time, i.e. It simply never occurred to me that it was left to me to determine whether my system should operate in either 32- or 64-bit mode. once you spelled it out, I had one of those “of course” moments where I slapped my forehead. Features like Instant Mix is also present in this unofficial desktop player.At the risk of hijacking my own thread. Once you log in with your Google account, you can find all the music tracks in your account accessible here. You can change the theme with colors of your own choice. But you don’t have to compromise with the default looks. It provides a sleek interface that is similar to the original Google Play Music interface. This open source application is available on Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. Google Play Music Desktop Player, as the name itself is evident, is a desktop player for Google Play Music. ![]() But if you are not fond of Nuvola and you are only focused on Google Play Music, I have another great open source software for you. While Google doesn’t care for the desktop application, we have open source application Nuvola that integrates several streaming services into one desktop player. It’s really up to personal preference if you are okay with the web interface or if you like to have a desktop application. Desktop player gives you the option of using media keys, desktop notification etc. Google Play Music can be accessed via the web browser on any device but using a desktop application is a superior experience, in my opinion. While its competitor Spotify has native Linux client, Google has not bothered to develop a desktop application for Google Play Music, not just Linux but any platform for that matter. If you are an Android user, there are high chances that you might be using Google’s streaming music service Google Play Music. ![]()
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