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Should I choose 32 or 64 bit for Linux?

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Mar 15, 20262999 views
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I own a Linux workstation which currently has 4 GB of RAM and planning to go for 8 GB in the near future. CPU is a . Should I install a 32 or 64 bit variant of Linux?

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Fix for: Should I choose 32 or 64 bit for Linux?

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You should install 64-bit linux. Even though there are ways for the 32-bit kernel to address more than 4 GB the applications will still have a 3 GB limit.

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