27 Sep
2010
27 Sep
'10
10:30 p.m.
On 27 September 2010 22:26, Josh Lawrence <hardbop200(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi everyone,
I'm late to the party when it comes to 64-bit machines, so apologies
in advance if I am asking something that should be obvious...
I recently purchased a 64 bit machine and like it a lot, but I've
noticed that some software that is usually available on a 32 bit
machine isn't available in the 64 bit repos that I am using. Can I
install the 32 bit version of my distro (Debian) on my 64 bit machine?
I'm assuming that would give me access to all 32 bit software. It
would also be a performance hit, correct?
Yes, you can install the 32 bit version. From what I have heard, the
performance difference is not significant, but the major benefit of 64
bit is being able to address more than 4 GB of memory, which is the
limit of what a 32 bit OS can use.
Fritz