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Hello there, my name is Maurice and I'm new to Arch Linux.
Before I get started, I have a simple question. Which distro should I get for my laptop with Intel Core Solo [T1300]? Usually I know much about this stuff, but I'm kinda puzzled right now, because I686 is built on x86 architecture. So should I get the I686 version or x86/64 version?
Thanks!
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I think this processor can use either, but may be wrong. Note that it is i686 or x86_64 (32bit or 64bit respectively).
There are many posts here about choosing but, in short, if you have less than 3.2Gb of RAM, use the i686 one.
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the I686 version is for 32 bit processors, and the x86/64 version is for 64 bit processors.
If it's a Core Solo processor, i'd be 95% sure that it's 32 bit.
If you're running Windows, you can check for sure... are you using a 64 bit edition? If so, you've got a 64 bit processor.
have fun with Arch! It's a bit of work configuring, but you learn heaps and it's ridiculously customisable
Edit: Just discovered that Allan beat me to posting Since he's got more experience with this kind of stuff, better off listening to his advice
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the I686 version is for 32 bit processors, and the x86/64 version is for 64 bit processors.
If it's a Core Solo processor, i'd be 95% sure that it's 32 bit.
If you're running Windows, you can check for sure... are you using a 64 bit edition? If so, you've got a 64 bit processor.
have fun with Arch! It's a bit of work configuring, but you learn heaps and it's ridiculously customisable
Nah I'm 100% sure that it's 32 bit version with a 32 bit CPU
But thanks for the help, now I know exactly what the difference is.
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x86_64 is tagged as such because it's not a 'pure' 64 bit architecture.
wiki has some good info on this subject
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