The following information might help you decide whether to install 32-bit or 64-bit Linux on a 64-bit-capable processor.

• EM64T/AMD64 processors can run either version of Linux equally well.

• A 64-bit distribution allows each process to address more than 4 gigabytes of RAM.Larger address space is the biggest advantage of a 64-bit distribution. It is typically useful only for certain engineering/scientific computational work and when you are running multiple virtual machines.

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