VMWare

[Bart Silverstrim]

Scott (angrykeyboarder) wrote:
> Bart Silverstrim spake thusly:

>> Will VMWare work on the 64 bit version and use 
>> more than 4 gig of memory, or is VMWare on 64 bit ubuntu treated like a 
>> 32 bit application and will be limited in memory use?
> 
> Well there is a 64-bit Version of VMWare Server in the Canonical
> Commercial archive (in fact it's the only 64-bit app in said
> archive)[1]. I don't see why it won't use all of the memory you assign
> to it.
> 
> [1]
> http://archive.canonical.com/dists/feisty-commercial/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Second stupid question...seeing that these are labeled amd64, I'm 
assuming that these would only function on an AMD processor?  I was 
hoping to use it on an Intel (personal preference), but if canonical 
only has 64 bit builds for the AMD processor this would affect 
purchasing decisions...

I didn't know if the AMD build is taking advantage of something that 
would only work with that processor.