Author: Chris Dennis Date: To: users Subject: Re: [bitfolk] 64 or 32 bits?
On 18/11/15 10:46, Chris Dennis wrote: > Hello BitFolk People
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> I'm about to install Debian on my shiny new SSD-based BitFolk VPS, in the standard configuration with 1GB of RAM and 10GB of disk space.
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> And the first question is: Should I, in 2015, go for 64 bits or 32 bits?
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> * The BitFolk rescue environment supports 64 bits now.
> * Addressing 1GB of RAM is not an issue.
> * Will a 64-bit system run faster? Or slower?
> * Will 64-bit executables waste precious disk space?
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> For a long time, running 64-bit systems involved various hacks and workarounds and 32-bit libraries for software that was not yet compiled for 64 bits. Is the opposite happening yet? -- i.e. is it becoming necessary to allow for software that no longer supports 32 bits?
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> Thanks to all for the varied replies.
It seems to boil down to:
* a 64-bit system might run a bit faster
* a 64-bit system might use a bit more RAM (and therefore possibly do more swapping and run a bit slower)
