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1. According to:
https://www.debian.org/ports/amd64/"Debian 7.7.0 amd64 supports up to 64TB of RAM", which is much more than even the 192GB limit for w******.
Kindly confirm.
2. According to:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ubuntu-spyware.htmlIt appears to me that some GNU OS has this annoying problem, how about
Debian 7.7.0 amd64?
3. According to:
https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.htmlIt appears to me than
some of the features in the firmware/repository are not free. Therefore, during installation of
Debian 7.7.0 amd64,
a.
"the installer in some cases recommends these nonfree firmware files for the peripherals on the machine." Will I be given the choice not to install those nonfree features?
b. If I do so, i. Will it affect the performance of the OS?
ii.
Will the maximum supporting RAM remains 64TB? iii. Will I still benefit from ALL advantages amd64 offers, as described in "A complete 64bit userland" of
site https://www.debian.org/ports/amd64/?
4. According to http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/7.7.0/amd64/iso-dvd/ ,
There are 5 isos (which I am downloading)
"Debian-7.7.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso 2014-10-18 15:39 3.7G "
"Debian-7.7.0-amd64-DVD-2.iso 2014-10-18 15:39 4.4G "
"Debian-7.7.0-amd64-DVD-3.iso 2014-10-18 15:39 4.4G "
"Debian-update-7.7.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso 2014-10-19 02:16 4.2G "
"Debian-update-7.7.0-amd64-DVD-2.iso 2014-10-19 02:19 1.6G "
Which of them is/are mandatory for installation of
Debian 7.7.0 amd64?
(Note: Please do NOT direct me to the net-installer! I need a robust DVD file than enables me to install it offline! Moreover,
this compute-server may not be connected to the internet)
5. Some Server OS (such as w****** server standard), supports only few (e.g. less than 4) CPUs.
Some others (such as w****** server datacenter), supports "infinite" CPUs.
So how about
Debian 7.7.0 amd64?
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Hope to hear from you soon.
Regards
Quek