[TriLUG] Debian 7 - 32 or 64

[John Mitchell]

You can load Debian 32 on a 64 bit CPU, it works fine.

You didn't say how much memory your Thinkpad has. A 32 bit OS will only see
approx 3.2 Gig of memory, no matter how much memory your box has (well, not
if you have 2 Gig).
If your Thinkpad has more than 2 Gig of Ram, go with the 64 bit OS.
VirtualBox will be much more happy with more Ram also.

john mitchell


On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 9:33 AM, Carl Crider <c.crider at gmail.com> wrote:

> The T7300 is a 64-bit CPU.
>
> http://ark.intel.com/products/29760/
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 9:18 AM, Grawburg <grawburg at myglnc.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm going to load Debian 7 on a Thinkpad T61 (Core2Duo) and wonder which
> I
> > should choose  - 32-bit or 64.
> >
> > I will be installing Virtual Box to run WinXP and OS/2 (eCS 2.1) if that
> > make any difference.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Brian Grawburg
> > Wilson
> >
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