Mike C wrote:
> 
> Just so you know - "standard" Linux (for i386 (a.k.a. IA-32)) will be 32-bit
> Linux, just like your Windows.  For Linux on 64-bit, you'll need a variant,
> e.g. a *SPECIAL* Linux for the so-called "IA-64" architechture (which means
> 64-bit processors).

This is wrong.  It would be a good idea not to pretend knowing things if 
you don't.

There is no 'standard' linux platform and what's needed for AMD64 CPUs 
is not 'IA-64' but 'x86-64' support.  This is available from nearly all 
up-to-date distributions (for example Redhat/Fedora, SuSE, Debian, 
Ubuntu, Gentoo, Knoppix).

> A lot - but there is no official 64-bit Linux POV-Ray binary, and the native
> compiler for Linux isn't as efficient as the official POV-Ray binary's
> compiler 

This is completely wrong as well.  The official binary is built with 
plain stock gcc.

> I should also mention that POV-Ray's linux installer is command-line based
> (it's a historical thing; IIRC usually programs are installed from the
> command-line as a "super-user" and there's no graphical desktop - usually
> done for security reasons)

This is absolute nonsense.  I know no one who would not run a GUI 
program as root for security reasons.

Christoph

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