32 bit vs 64 bit

[Robin Humble]

On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 03:18:32PM -0400, John Mcgregor wrote:
>        Earlier this week there was a discussion about using the 32 bit
>version of Linux on 64 bit machines. I have an Acer laptop with a Turion
>processor on which I would like to do just that. Is it just as simple as
>downloading and burning a 32 bit distro, or is there some sort of
>parameter that I have to pass  at the initial boot as well?

just install from a 32bit distro.

no idea why you'd want a 32bit distro on a 64bit machine though.
it'll be slower.

cheers,
robin
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