Re: Debian 32-bit or 64-bit

Yes, I'm using PAE enabled kernel at the moment. So from your replies and
from the stackexchange url, I understand that using 64 bit Debian is better
and having better performance than 32-bit. Unless there is a good reason to
use 32-bit OS. So I would like to go for a 64-bit Debian installation. What
is the minimum required RAM for a 64-bit Debian ?

Regards,
Jos Collin

On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 5:34 PM, Aleksandar Atanasov <[email protected]
> wrote:

>
> ​Hi, Jos :)
>
> Well, in order to produce 64bit binaries you would need a 64bit system
> (although maybe with QEMU you can omit that but it's not worth it).
> RAM-wise it's no problem to stay with 32bit because of the PAE (physical
> address extension) that is a feature of the Linux kernel that you either
> already have with your current one or need to add (by downloading a
> PAE-enabled kernel image). For more information on PAE you can read at
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Address_Extension. Your CPU has to
> support this extension (from what I've seen at
> http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Core_2/Intel-Core%202%20Duo%20Mobile%20T7700%20LE80537GG0564M.html
> in the section *Other features* at the bottom it does support it). You
> can also check http://unix.stackexchange.com/a/12071 on a discussion
> whether to use 32bit with PAE enabled or pure 64bit OS.
>
> Regards,
> Alex
>