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What does PAE mean in a Linux ISO file title?

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Keith

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Dec 21, 2011, 10:38:07 AM12/21/11
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I am downloading a Linux ISO from a ftp site and it has this in the
file name:

fubar12.12.1-i686-pae.iso

what does PAE stand for?

Google searched turned up an ISO standard.

TIA.

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richard

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Dec 21, 2011, 3:45:28 PM12/21/11
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On Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:38:07 -0800, Keith wrote:

> I am downloading a Linux ISO from a ftp site and it has this in the
> file name:
>
> fubar12.12.1-i686-pae.iso
>
> what does PAE stand for?
>
> Google searched turned up an ISO standard.
>
> TIA.

http://www.all-acronyms.com/PAE

Take your pick.

Mike Easter

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Dec 21, 2011, 4:36:17 PM12/21/11
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Keith wrote:
> I am downloading a Linux ISO from a ftp site and it has this in the
> file name:
>
> fubar12.12.1-i686-pae.iso

Clonezilla does that naming.

> what does PAE stand for?

wikipedia: In computing, Physical Address Extension (PAE) is a feature
to allow (32-bit) x86 processors to access a physical address space
(including random access memory and memory mapped devices) larger than 4
gigabytes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Address_Extension


Generally, 32bit OS have been limited to 4G, but the PAE trick allows
them to go way bigger. The article explains that Mac and linux OSes go
right at it, but MS doesn't do it so well.


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Desk Rabbit

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Dec 21, 2011, 10:44:51 AM12/21/11
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On 21/12/2011 15:38, Keith wrote:
> I am downloading a Linux ISO from a ftp site and it has this in the
> file name:
>
> fubar12.12.1-i686-pae.iso
>
> what does PAE stand for?
>
> Google searched turned up an ISO standard.
>
> TIA.
>

Full explanation here http://bit.ly/vl8JmD

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