64bit on OLD laptop

[rokytnji]

Can you use 64 bit. Without a

Code:

inxi -Fxz

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It is hard to say. My Intel Atom single core N270 touchscreen Netbooks require 32 bit isos. They have 2 gig of ram. They were built in 2009.

I do all kinds of unaccepted linux installs that other users may not  think of because of miss-informed ideas/assumptions . Like this

Code:

$ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: biker Kernel: 4.10.1-antix.1-686-smp-pae i686 (32 bit gcc: 4.9.3)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8 Distro: antiX-15-V_386-full Killah P 30 June 2015
Machine:   Device: laptop System: LENOVO product: 2347DS2 v: ThinkPad T430
           Mobo: LENOVO model: 2347DS2 UEFI [Legacy]: LENOVO v: G1ET41WW (1.16 ) date: 05/25/2012
Battery    BAT0: charge: 21.4 Wh 97.3% condition: 22.0/56.2 Wh (39%)
           model: SANYO 45N1001 status: N/A
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i5-3320M (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
           flags: (lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 10375
           clock speeds: max: 3300 MHz 1: 1238 MHz 2: 1488 MHz 3: 1212 MHz 4: 1682 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: modesetting,fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: [email protected]
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Ivybridge Mobile x86/MMX/SSE2
           GLX Version: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel 7 Series/C216 Family High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.10.1-antix.1-686-smp-pae
Network:   Card-1: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection
           driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k port: 5080 bus-ID: 00:19.0
           IF: eth2 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] driver: iwlwifi bus-ID: 03:00.0
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 320.1GB (24.6% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: HGST_HTS545032A7 size: 320.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 7.6G used: 5.4G (76%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: /home size: 68G used: 4.0G (7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 4.19GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda3
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 43.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 0
Info:      Processes: 176 Uptime: 51 min Memory: 382.5/15936.6MB
           Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.9.2 Client: Shell (bash 4.3.301) inxi: 2.3.21

using 32bit os on your 64bit processor is like having a beast encaged..

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Oh really?  Mine flies like the wind.  Different strokes for different folks and all that stuff. This laptop is 64 bit capable. But the hard drive came out of a broken IBM Z61 32 bit Laptop. So Instead of reinstalling. I just inserted it this beast. Put a PAE kernel on it. Done. I have no use for Google-Chrome browser or other 64 bit only capable applications. Like you need , I guess.

. I do a very small 32 bit  Linux install on a 128MB SD card < It was junk to everybody else >  that can be ran on any laptop .

https://forums.solydxk.com/viewtopic.php?t=1858

So here is a idea for you. If wanting a answer. Give a link to your gear specs from site online. Here is mine for example.

https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2356335,00.asp

Good luck maintaining the arabic section of the forum. This team can use the help.

you will require at least 4GB of ram for 64 bit. (I believe)

Not really. Depends on what the distro has on it mostly. I am not sure about Linux-Lite. Since my Linux Lite installs have more than enough ram for anything. 64 Bit or 32 bit. A KDE heavy or Gnome Heavy distro may fall into that requirement. But I can't really say about Linux-Lite.


Edit: I see you forgot to include this readout in your question?

https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/tutor...n#msg36249