Re: instalation issue
On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:44:54 -0400, Jordan Metzmeier wrote:
> I am currently running i386 with 8gb of RAM using the -bigmem kernel. As
> I understand, each process becomes limited by 3GB or so of RAM.
With a PAE enabled kernel, you (applications) can bypass that limit by
using memory mapping (mmap) so there could some apps that will benefit
for accessing over that 3 GiB on a per process basis.
> I can't really comprehend why any *desktop* user would need/want 64bit
> at this time.
As long as physical memory increases (beyond >8 GiB), there are
performance penalties while using a 32 bits PAE kernel. It's said is
better to switch into a pure 64 bits OS.
> Although, 64bit doesn't have the java and flash issues it had not
> long ago, I would not be surprised if there is still some hassle
> involved.
Today there are a few (none?) issues at all. Although there are still
some counted applications that require a 32 bits OS to work.
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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