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Re: why 32 bit ubuntu can install 64 bit openjdk?

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From	Sven Köhler <remove-sven.koehler@gmail.com>
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Subject	Re: why 32 bit ubuntu can install 64 bit openjdk?
Date	Wed, 03 Jul 2013 19:01:54 +0300
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On 03/07/13 17:53, Jukka Lahtinen wrote:
> Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> writes:
>> On 7/2/2013 3:25 PM, Roedy Green wrote:
>
>>> I would think it plausible an OS installer would automatically choose
>>> 64 bit if there is 4+ MB of RAM.
>
>> That would be very stupid.
>> As a 64 bit Java would not run on a 32 bit OS with more than 4 GB of
>> memory.
>
> There wouldn't BE a 32 bit OS with more than 4 GB of memory, if the OS
> installer would automatically choose a 64 bit version.

Arne understood the comment of Roedy differently: he thinks that Roedy 
meant package manager when saying "OS installer". In result, Arne 
thought was thinking that Roedy was suggesting that the package manager 
should install 64Bit Java if RAM > 4GB.

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why 32 bit ubuntu can install 64 bit openjdk? mcheung63@gmail.com - 2013-07-02 05:16 -0700
  Re: why 32 bit ubuntu can install 64 bit openjdk? Sven Köhler <remove-sven.koehler@gmail.com> - 2013-07-02 15:49 +0300
  Re: why 32 bit ubuntu can install 64 bit openjdk? Silvio <silvio@internet.com> - 2013-07-02 14:54 +0200
    Re: why 32 bit ubuntu can install 64 bit openjdk? lipska the kat <"nospam at neversurrender dot co dot uk"> - 2013-07-02 14:07 +0100
      Re: why 32 bit ubuntu can install 64 bit openjdk? Silvio <silvio@internet.com> - 2013-07-02 16:14 +0200
        Re: why 32 bit ubuntu can install 64 bit openjdk? Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2013-07-02 12:25 -0700
          Re: why 32 bit ubuntu can install 64 bit openjdk? Sven Köhler <remove-sven.koehler@gmail.com> - 2013-07-02 22:30 +0300
          Re: why 32 bit ubuntu can install 64 bit openjdk? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-07-02 21:44 -0400
            Re: why 32 bit ubuntu can install 64 bit openjdk? Jukka Lahtinen <jtfjdehf@hotmail.com.invalid> - 2013-07-03 17:53 +0300
              Re: why 32 bit ubuntu can install 64 bit openjdk? Sven Köhler <remove-sven.koehler@gmail.com> - 2013-07-03 19:01 +0300
              Re: why 32 bit ubuntu can install 64 bit openjdk? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-07-03 22:31 -0400
              Re: why 32 bit ubuntu can install 64 bit openjdk? Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2013-07-04 20:47 +0000
                Re: why 32 bit ubuntu can install 64 bit openjdk? Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2013-07-04 23:08 +0200
                Re: why 32 bit ubuntu can install 64 bit openjdk? Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2013-07-04 21:42 +0000
                Re: why 32 bit ubuntu can install 64 bit openjdk? Jukka Lahtinen <jtfjdehf@hotmail.com.invalid> - 2013-07-05 08:58 +0300
                Re: why 32 bit ubuntu can install 64 bit openjdk? Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2013-07-05 10:54 +0200

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