RE: Switching from Debian i386 to AMD64
>Now that I know that I'm 64 bit capable. Would I see any benefit in
>switching?
I would switch to AMD64 if you are comfortable with reinstalling Debian. You
will see a performance increase, even on a minimally spec'd system. (I'm not
sure its possible to convert a live install from 32-bit to 64-bit).
Phoronix did some testing with Ubuntu 32-bit vs 64-bit, and even with a low
amount of ram, the performance difference was substantial. This benefit
*should* apply to Debian as well. This test was several years ago, as well.
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu_x86_1304&num=4
As for software compatibility, even with AMD64 Debian installed, you can
still execute 32-bit code.
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