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I am installing CentOS5 for practice for the first time. Which version should I get? I am on a Macbook pro planning to install via VMWare. i386/ or x86_64/ What's ...
  1. 04-06-2010 #1
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    Which OS to install?

    I am installing CentOS5 for practice for the first time.

    Which version should I get? I am on a Macbook pro planning to install via VMWare.

    i386/

    or

    x86_64/

    What's the difference?

    Those version were listed for download at this link:
    mirror.centos.org/centos/5/isos/



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    Quote Originally Posted by zcarter View Post
    i386/

    or

    x86_64/

    What's the difference?
    i386/ = 32-bit linux

    or

    x86_64/ = 64-bit linux
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    If you are doing it for the first time or for practice you should probably stick with the 32bit (i386) as there are some programs that still have problems with 64bit (although this is becoming less of an issue). You would really only need 64bit if you want to use more then 4GB of RAM.
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    This might give you a little info: http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/lin...bit-linux.html
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