Hi Paul, paul.sz...@sydney.edu.au wrote: > Dear Sedat,
>> ... it really makes sense to switch to x86_64 >> (amd64) architecture when you have a modern computer. >> Switching makes even more sense when you have more than 4GiB RAM. > > You seem to say that one should switch to amd64 (if hardware allows), > even with less than 4GB RAM (where 32-bit non-PAE HIGHMEM4G kernel would > work fine), and that one should definitely switch with over 4GB RAM. > There would be no need or use for PAE kernels, which should be dropped. > > I think I agree. Yes, on 64-bit CPUs the 64-bit kernel is pretty much always the better choice. Unfortunately some existing systems use 32-bit CPUs. Hoping that clarifies, Jonathan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
