Re: differences among amd64 and i386
On 12/14/23 13:54, fuf wrote:
Good day!
Near a half month ago I bought a comp. made into 2011 year and didn't knew
which Debian12 to put: i386 or amd64?, chose i386 as thought that old comp.
didn't take amd64.
What is the make and model of your computer? Processor?
i386-netinst Debian 12 was being installed perfectly,
Good. :-)
and later I could to
read a disk owned to the comp.:
CPU
Support Processor Intel Sandy Bridge (Dual core / Quad core) (optional)
TDP 35W / 45W
Core Chips
PCH Intel® HM65
Memory
Technology
DDR3 1333 MHz
Memory DDR3 SO-DIMM X 2 slots
Maximum 8 GB
In BIOS I had read: Memory 2GB, Processor Speed ~2GHz, Disk 320GB.
I have a 2007 Dell Inspiron E1505 laptop with an Intel Core 2 Duo T7400
processor (2.16 GHz, 64-bit), 2 @ 1024 MB DDR2-666 memory modules, and
an Intel SSD 520 Series 60 GB 2.5" SATA SSD. It works fine with Debian
amd64 and the Xfce desktop. I must be careful with applications that
can consume a lot of resources, notably Firefox and high-definition video.
I installed amd64-netinst Debian 12 but the bare base (for speed) hoping
after to add all necessary. Of course nothing couldn't . Third time I
have installed Xfce and all to be suggested.
A bare base install can make sense for a headless server. But, I
suspect yours is a laptop or desktop computer and a 320 GB disk drive
has plenty of capacity, so I would install the Xfce graphical desktop
environment.
Now comp. is having 3 Debian 12 and 1 swap partition 4GB.
I don't notice differences among amd64 and i386 but think to pick among
this. Give advice, what better please?
A 32-bit operating system is supposed to consume less memory than a
64-bit operating system, but I run 64-bit operating systems on all of my
64-bit capable computers because I want 64-bit services, applications,
and programming tools.
I will add memory if the spare slots
are, but maybe all busy? There are 2 slots only.
I suggest that you visit the web sites of the various reputable memory
manufacturers and use their "memory finder" page to determine what
"matched pair" memory module kits are supported on your computer. You
want a "matched pair" kit so that the processor can access memory in
dual channel mode.
But before you touch any memory modules, buy an anti-static wrist strap.
Wear it and take your shoes off whenever you handle bare electronics.
Also, is there any simplest way to increase the font at the "bare base" at
once after login?
Thanks all.
--fuf
I am unsure of how to change the resolution and font size of the
graphical login screen.
Once you have logged in to Xfce, use Menu -> Settings -> Display to set
the screen resolution. Then use Preferences in the Xfce Panel and the
various applications to set their font sizes.
David
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