Re: Install on 32 or 64 bit Linux?

From: Hannes Dorbath <light(at)theendofthetunnel(dot)de>
To: Ralph Smith <smithrn(at)u(dot)washington(dot)edu>
Subject: Re: Install on 32 or 64 bit Linux?
Date: 2007-08-29 07:23:52
Message-ID: 46D51F08.7010702@theendofthetunnel.de
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On 28.08.2007 23:21, Ralph Smith wrote:
> Are there any indications whether 32 or 64 bit Linux would be preferable?

If you have 64bit hardware, use a 64bit OS. Running IA32 on EM64T/AMD64
is pointless and requires you to use crappy hacks such as PAE.

For virtual machines, consider if OS level virtualisation is not more
what you want. OpenVZ is a good example.

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Regards,
Hannes Dorbath

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