Dear All My name is Quek from Malaysia. I am now downloading Debian 7.7.0 amd64.
Right now my workstation uses w****** 7 ultimate 64bit, with one(1) CPU (Core i7-4770K), and 32GB of RAM. I need your help! Before I decide to install it for my upcoming "compute-server" and possibly even my current workstation, I need to confirm with ALL the following: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. According to: https://www.debian.org/ports/amd64/ It appears to me that Debian 7.7.0 amd64 supports up to 64TB of RAM, which is much more than even the 192GB limit for w******. -------- Kindly confirm. 2. According to: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ubuntu-spyware.html It appears to me that some GNU OS has this annoying problem, how about Debian 7.7.0 amd64? 3. According to: https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html It appears to me than some of the features in the firmware/repository are not free. Therefore, during installation of Debian 7.7.0 amd64, a. "the installer in some cases recommends these nonfree firmware files for the peripherals on the machine." Will I be given the choice not to install those nonfree features? b. If I do so, i. Will it affect the performance of the OS? ii. Will the maximum supporting RAM remains 64TB? iii. Will I still benefit from ALL advantages amd64 offers, as stated in "A complete 64bit userland" of site https://www.debian.org/ports/amd64/? 4. According to http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/7.7.0/amd64/iso-dvd/ , There are 5 isos (which I am downloading) "Debian-7.7.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso 2014-10-18 15:39 3.7G " "Debian-7.7.0-amd64-DVD-2.iso 2014-10-18 15:39 4.4G " "Debian-7.7.0-amd64-DVD-3.iso 2014-10-18 15:39 4.4G " "Debian-update-7.7.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso 2014-10-19 02:16 4.2G " "Debian-update-7.7.0-amd64-DVD-2.iso 2014-10-19 02:19 1.6G " Which of them is/are mandatory for installation of Debian 7.7.0 amd64? (Note: Please do NOT direct me to the net-installer! I need a robust DVD file than enables me to install it offline! Moreover, this compute-server may not be connected to the internet) 5. Some Server OS (such as w****** server standard), supports only few (e.g. less than 4) CPUs. Some others (such as w****** server datacenter), supports "infinite" CPUs. So how about Debian 7.7.0 amd64? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hope to hear from you soon. Regards Quek