On Thu, Aug 29, 2024 at 05:36:50AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > > Richard Owlett wrote: > > > > > I'm looking for for where *Debian* documents which processors support > > > > > current Debian release. > > > > > > > > > > I have three machines whose processors are 64 bit capable. > > > > > Processors identified by running lscpu: > > > > > > > > > > Machine 1: > > > > > Architecture: i686 > > > > > Model name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 540 @ 2.53GHz > > > > > > > > > > Machine 2: > > > > > Architecture: x86_64 > > > > > Model name: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7300 @ 2.00GHz > > > > > > > > > > Machine 3: > > > > > Architecture: i686 > > > > > Model name: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5300 @ 2.60GHz > > > > > > > > > > Will the OS linked to by https://www.debian.org/ run on all three? > > > > > [For historical reasons I currently run 32 bit on all.] > > > > > > [snip static ;] > > > > > > > > All of these CPUs should run Debian amd64. > > > > > > Weak point there is the word "should". Based on *your* background. > > > I was looking for documentation that *does not* assume the reader > > > has some unspecified expertise. > >
less /proc/cpuinfo that will give you *all* the flags that your processor supports. "amd64 flag /proc/cpuinfo" into a search engine tells you that the flag you need reported is lm That doesn't assume prior expertise, particularly > > Did the documentation tell you to run lscpu and do something with the > > architecture field? > > No *GRIN* But is one of reasons I asked. > Over a half century of real real world experience suggested lscpu would be a > suitable reporting tool. > "What program shows CPU info in Linux" will give you https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatacenter/tip/How-to-check-your-CPU-in-a-Linux-system for example lscpu, /proc/cpuinfo and so on. > > > > FWIW, there isn't any reasonably general x86 OS that maintains a > > comprehensive list of every possible computer model it will run on. > > That was *NOT* the question. > > I ask "What doth DEBIAN require of my CPU?" > "Ask not what Debian requires of your CPU, ask what you require of Debian" and please engage positively with people who are trying to help. With every good wish, as ever, Andy Cater (amaca...@debian.org)
