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I have a 13" Macbook Pro 2010. Should I download the 32-bit version or the 64-bit version of Ubuntu?

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The way you work this out is by looking up what sort of CPU you have and then looking up that CPU to see what it supports. In your case:

  1. The 2010 MBP uses a Intel Core 2 Duo P8600
  2. The P8600 has a 64-bit instruction set

64-bit should be fine. 32bit will also work.

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According to Google, your MacBook has 4GB of RAM memory. The rule of thumb to use is that you should install the 64-bit version of Ubuntu if you have more than 3GB of RAM and if your CPU supports a 64-bit OS. Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs support 64-bit OSs, so you should choose the 64-bit version of Ubuntu.

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