Re: 32-bit Kernel on 64-bit CPU?

[berenger.morel@neutralite.org]

Le 17.01.2013 20:53, craig@gtek.biz a écrit :
> On Thursday, January 17, 2013 13:13, berenger.morel@neutralite.org 
> said:
>
> > > can anyone point me to anything that might help me
> > > understand how to get a 64-bit kernel?
> > >
> > > Regards, Craig
> >
> > SImply download the correct arch, which is named amd64 (it is ok for
> > intel proc too)
>
> Didn't know that (ok for intel)! So you're saying to just install the
> linux-image-3.2.0-4-amd64 package? That's certainly easier than 
> compiling
> a Kernel.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
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Hum... this might be an option, but the easier is to install from the 
amd64 iso, since with only the kernel using amd64, you will not have 
benefits from your x86_64 arch.

I am not even sure that installing that kernel is hard.

About compiling, modern linux distributions need really few compiling, 
and only for very rare cases (rare softwares, enabling a specific 
option...). Except for source distros like gentoo, of course.