On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 7:06 PM, unsolicited <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:unsolicited@swiz.ca">unsolicited@swiz.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Insurance Squared Inc. wrote, On 09/24/2009 1:33 PM:<div class="im"><br>
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To run 64 bit installs of linux, do I need 64 bit hardware? I tried to install on a Xeon machine and it objected that the hardware was only 32 bit. (It's a 32 bit machine for the same reason I drive a Chrysler. All I could afford at the time :) ).<br>
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In the same vein, if I install a 32 bit install of say Mandriva on a machine with 8 gigs of ram, would one expect that the kernel being installed will address all 8 gigs? i.e. do distro installs check for that stuff automatically these days?<br>
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For the group: But 32-bit apps will run on a 64-bit install?<br></blockquote><div><br>If you rely on a comprehensive repository such as Debian/Ubuntu, then the applications will all be available in 64 bit, and you do not worry about what<br>
is 32 and what is 64.<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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For Glenn: So, given the replies, are you sure you want to run a 64-bit distro? You have a large SQL server?<br>
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So, better question for the group: What sorts of apps make running a 64-bit install worthwhile?<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br>I have been running all my servers, and all clients on 64bit for a few years now. These are LAMP applications, and everything Just Works (TM).<br><br>You don't worry about memory limitations, a server with 4GB will work. Servers with less, can be upgraded without having the pain of an upgrade/re-install.<br>
<br>Just a few weeks ago when I got a new laptop, I switched to 64 bits Kubuntu 9.10, and so far, everything I care about works. There are no 64-bit annoyances at all.<br>The annoyances that I do face are caused by KDE 3.5 to KDE 4.x, and are unrelated to 64 bits.<br>
<br>Today, I am reinstalling one of my daughters' laptop with 64 as well.<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
- I'm guessing Apache will run very well either way. e.g. on 32-bit with bigmem / PAE.</blockquote><div><br>Yes. It is cross platform, from Windows, *BSD, and several UNIX flavors, so it does work whichever way.<br><br>
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