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From Hannes Dorbath
Subject Re: Install on 32 or 64 bit Linux?
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In response to Install on 32 or 64 bit Linux?  (Ralph Smith <smithrn@u.washington.edu>)
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On 28.08.2007 23:21, Ralph Smith wrote:
> Are there any indications whether 32 or 64 bit Linux would be preferable?

If you have 64bit hardware, use a 64bit OS. Running IA32 on EM64T/AMD64
is pointless and requires you to use crappy hacks such as PAE.

For virtual machines, consider if OS level virtualisation is not more
what you want. OpenVZ is a good example.


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Regards,
Hannes Dorbath

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