what it means that "linux is a 32 bit operating system"?
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A 32 bit OS means that it can process information 32 bits at a time\n\nie  whatever operation it performs , it does it at a rate of 32 bits at one time
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I run a Pentium 75 Mhz machine with 32mb of ram for a Linux box.
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Why? I run Linux. If I'm going to get a free OS I'll get the superior one, thanks.
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everything that interprets 1s and 0s into something you can use is an operating system, the difference is the architechture, ex:windows is x86
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linux isn't easier to use, and that (no offense) is a dumb reason to switch your operating system.
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The P4 is a 32-bit processor, so you have a 32-bit system.
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It allows you to separate data into different segments for different things...\n\nFor instance, lets say I have a hard disk of 100 Gigabytes. I can partition that drive into three different pieces (assuming I use NTFS)\n\n1) First  partition is 50GB and will be my drive C:\n2) Second partition is 25GB and will be drive G:\n3) Third partition is just under 25GB (because of structure it never is the full 100 GB) and will be my drive H:\n\nThe first partition I can install a windows operating system on. The second partition (Drive G:) I will put on Linux operating system. The last paritition (Drive H) I will use strictly for games and music. So now my system is a dual boot system (I can run windows or Linux) as well as have a drive dedicated to my entertainment.\n\nParitition just allows you to break up the data into logical sections so that they are seen as different hard disks and treated differently. If you are using the FAT32 file system, you will be forced to parition bigger drives because FAT32 doesn't support bigger gigabyte hard disks.\n\nI hope this clarifies it for you. I have included a link below to Wikipedia that talks a bit more in depth about what you can do with partitions. Enjoy!
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They called it Linux because it sounds like Unix.\n\nAs for the logo, idunno.
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Contrary to what the previous poster said, there are advantages to 64bit processing. Sixty four bit processors, as well as applications and operating systems, have been around for years in the server market. The desktop market isn't the only computing market in the world.\n\nThe two MAIN advantages of it are that 64bit computing allows the use of more memory, as well as having thread sizes that are twice as large as those in 32bit computing.
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Not sure what you mean, but if you messed around with system 32 it is probably bad.
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Linux is an "open source" operating system that can run on many different computer systems. "Open source" means that anyone who wants to, can reprogram the operating system to fit their needs. This goes way beyond changing the color of the desktop the sounds it plays when you click an icon. If you wanted to, you could reprogram Linux to run on a Sun, PDA, or an IBM AS/400. "Open source" means that the source code is open to anyone who wants to change it and they don't have to pay any fees or royalties to the original developer.\n\nThe source code for OS/X used by Macintosh is not available to people. Therefore, you can't change it to make it run on your PDA or any of the others listed above. It is closed.
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tHE 64 BIT os IS TWICE AS FAST AS A 32 BIT os
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Linux is a very nice operating system.  It's used extensively by businesses as well as hobbyists, both of which also contribute to development.  Windows works best for most people because we are stuck with it, but Linux is like saying "if you could give up compatibility in order to design an operating system the right way, what would you make..."  In many ways, it's a computer programmer's "dream" system.\n\nTrue, Linux is less compatible than Windows, but it gets more popular every day, and nowadays you can do stuff with it that you could never do when I started using it.  It works on more different kinds of computer than Windows does, and it can even run some Windows apps natively (all Windows apps work if you use a virtual machine, but they run slowly).\n\nThink of Linux as a custom, designer system.  It's made by people who are picky and have a lot of preference when it comes to systems.  If your needs are like theirs, it will be right for you.  If not, then it isn't right for you.\n\nAlso, one last important detail is that Linux is Free software.  I don't mean to say that you can get it without paying (you can pay people to get it, but that's not required to have it), but actually Linux is software that respects your freedom to use the software for your own needs as well as to adapt it to whatever use you want--there are no legal sanctions against you.  Software like Windows is licensed with heavy restrictions on how you are allowed to use it.  Most people think this is no big deal, but thousands of people are breaking the law by violating a license they don't even know about!\n\nIf you are interested in the politics of Free software, I encourage you to read up on it.  If you don't care about the big picture, take it or leave it for what it is.\n\nPS (I put Linux on my girlfriend's laptop, and she absolutely adores it.  She is no computer expert, and is also used to Windows, but she has no trouble using it, and is very pleased that her computer runs faster and is more reliable.  Just make sure your husband knows FOR SURE what he is doing and understands that Linux is really right for you.)
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Ubuntu is a great way to go for a 64-bit system. It is free, and they will even send you free CD's if you can't download it for some reason (if you are asking a question here, I assume you are already online). For me, the best part of Ubuntu is the community. There is a great community of people from around the world, that are very polite and always happy to help answer any questions that you may have: http://www.ubuntuforums.org\n\nEven though Ubuntu is currently on version 5.1 (Breezy Badger), http://ubuntuguide.org which was written for version 5.04 (Warty Warthog), is still a great guide that is very helpful as well.\n\nThe Synaptic Package Manager makes it VERY easy to install additional programs, and most of them are free.\n\nThere is a live CD (which runs from the CD, but is slower), if you would like to try it without having to install it to your hard drive first:\nhttp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu-iso/5.10/\n\nGive it a try, I am sure that you will like it. I installed Ubuntu as a dual-boot about 5 months ago, and I finally removed Windows about two months ago. I am here to stay.
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Linux is the kernel of a free operating system. Linux packaged together with other software is called a "Linux distribution", and complete systems are usually referred to as just Linux for convenience.\n\nThe features most people care about are the ones that come from the software you run on top - the X Window System, plus a desktop environment (usually KDE or Gnome), plus additional packages.\n\nI've given a set of (KDE-oriented, because I'm biased) links to explore some of the features and packages available for users of the typical Linux system.
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Linux is far easier to use in many respects(IMO). I truly believe you will get equal responses on this subject (1&#92;2 Linuux, 1/2 BSD)
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The AMD64 architecture gives you the best of both the 64-bit and 32-bit worlds. That's because, depending on the operating system that you load, an AMD64 processor can run both the "classic" 32-bit versions of Windows, such as Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003, or it can run the special 64-bit extended versions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 that Microsoft is currently beta-testing. \n\nThe real flexibility comes when the processor loads the 64-bit version of Windows; in that mode, called Long Mode, the computer can run both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows applications at full hardware speed. The backward compatibility with 32-bit applications is provided by the AMD64 processor on the hardware side; the operating system handles 32-bit calls by using a special technology called WoW64, for Windows-on-Windows 64, that translates 32-bit pointers and arguments into 64 bits and back again. \n\n(A 32-bit application can find out whether it's running under WoW64 by calling the IsWow64Process function.