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Re: 32-bit with bigmem or 64-bit debian, which is better?



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Umarzuki Mochlis wrote:
> My hardware is Presario CQ40-115AU
> It have AMD Turion X2 processor, 4 GiB RAM (2 X 2 GiB)
> 
> Since 32 bit Debian have more packages I'm thinking of going back to 32-bit
> with bigmem kernel. The questions are:
> 
> Does running 64-bit debian will boost the performance compared to 32-bit on
> my machine?
> 
> Will it hinder (using bigmem kernel) my work which mostly related to
> virtualization using virtualbox?
> 
> Any other pros and cons?

I would go for a 32 bit Debian system with a 64-bit kernel. (I have
sometimes problems with certain `flashy' web sites or digitally
restricted pdfs on my amd64 system).

This way you are running a 64-bit system with a 32-bit userland.

Cheers,
Johannes

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