Debian amd64 vs i386 on netbook?

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santeri2011-05-30 12:35:18

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santeri, 2011-05-30 12:35:18

Hello.
RAM 2GB. Processor AMD K125.
I can't decide what to put. Does this somehow affect battery life?

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Horse, 2011-05-30
@Horse

x86-64 - works faster. All (it seems like exactly almost all) packages are in x86-64.

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phasma, 2011-05-30
@phasma

On two gigabytes it doesn't make sense to use amd64.

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xaker1, 2011-05-30
@xaker1

install i386. With RAM < 4 GB, x64 does not make sense.

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nocedek, 2011-05-30
@nocedek

There was such a question , in principle, my position largely coincides with fenrirgray. But in light of the fact that the system will be installed on a netbook, I would advise you to install x86 because the frame is small and if it runs out, the system will actively use swap, which will lead to unnecessary load on the hard drive. Also saving space and better support for x86.