On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 10:27:31PM +0200, David Baron wrote: > Should I go to a 64-bit kernel? Benefits vs. Risks? > Will 64bit enable kvm functionality on this box? I've made these arguements on this list here before: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2010/05/msg01055.html In terms of enabling hardware virtualization, check the flags in /proc/cpuinfo. % egrep '(vmx|svm)' /proc/cpuinfo > Will this work with existing packages which could then be changed to 64 bit > piecemeal or if taking the plunge, must/should redo everything? If you make the move to 64-bit, then you will need to reinstall your operating system, and pull the packages from the amd64 repository. -- . o . o . o . . o o . . . o . . . o . o o o . o . o o . . o o o o . o . . o o o o . o o o
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