Questions tagged [cpu-architecture]
Running or compiling binaries made for CPU architectures different than the host system
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What are the differences between 32-bit and 64-bit, and which should I choose?
What is the difference between 32-bit and 64-bit Ubuntu? I've heard the 64-bit platform performs better and can detect more than 4GB of RAM. Also, while some apps haven't ported to 64-bit yet, ia32-...
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How do I run a 64-bit guest in VirtualBox?
I would like to have an Ubuntu 11.04 64-bit test environment. When I try booting the Ubuntu 11.04 64-bit installation CD in VirtualBox, the following message is displayed by VirtualBox:
VT-x/AMD-V ...
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Getting Processor Information
I have just ran lshw to get some information about a machine I know nothing about, and I just wanted to confirm something.
Does this basically mean it is a dual core 64 bit processor that is ...
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Is my system able to run 64-bit OS?
I am using 32-bit Ubuntu 14.4 LTS. How can I tell if my computer can run a 64-bit os? I am confused between architecture and CPU op-mode.
An excerpt from /proc/cpuinfo:
$ grep " lm " /proc/cpuinfo
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Architecture - 32-bit handling 64-bit instructions
tomasz@tomasz-lenovo-ideapad-Y530:~$ lscpu
Architecture: i686
CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit
Byte Order: Little Endian
CPU(s): 2
On-line CPU(s) list: 0,1
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