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 <redbaronqu...@gmail.com > 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 >
