Getting the correct Feren OS for your machine

Checking your system architecture to find the correct Feren OS

Different machines have different ‘architectures’ in it. These architectures decide a lot about what can run on your machine(s) and what cannot. Therefore, the same applies for what version of Feren OS can run on your machine.

Different Operating Systems have different ways to tell you what architecture your system is using. As a general rule of thumb most modern hardware is 64-Bit, however it is best to be certain before you potentially waste an ISO download downloading the 64-Bit version of Feren OS only for your machine to be incompatible.

Finding out the architecture in Microsoft Windows XP and older

Unless you are using the 64-Bit Edition of Windows XP, you are running on a 32-Bit Operating System.

Therefore, you should download Feren OS Classic 32-Bit for your machine.

Finding out the architecture in Microsoft Windows Vista - 8.1

To find out the architecture of your system, go into Control Panel ‣ System & Security ‣ System. From there look for a label saying “System type”.

If the label says “64-bit Operating System”, you should download either Feren OS or Feren OS Classic 64-Bit for your machine.

If the label says “32-Bit Operating System”, you should download Feren OS Classic 32-Bit for your machine.

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Finding out the architecture in Microsoft Windows 10

To find out the architecture of your system, go into Settings ‣ System. From there look for a label saying “System type”.

If the label says “64-bit Operating System”, you should download either Feren OS or Feren OS Classic 64-Bit for your machine.

If the label says “32-Bit Operating System”, you should download Feren OS Classic 32-Bit for your machine.

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Finding out the architecture in Apple macOS

A general rule of thumb is that the modern macOS releases are 64-Bit only. Especially if you are running Catalina or newer, you’re very likely on 64-Bit hardware meaning that you should download either Feren OS or Feren OS Classic 64-Bit for your machine.

To be sure, open a Terminal window and run ‘uname -a’ in there. An x86_64 string in the output of that command means you’re on 64-Bit macOS. Similarly, an i686 string in the output of that command means you’re on 32-Bit macOS, meaning that you should download Feren OS Classic 32-Bit for your machine.

Finding out the architecture in Linux

To check the architecture in Linux, open up a Terminal and run ‘uname -i’ in there.

If the output says ‘x86_64’ then you should download either Feren OS or Feren OS Classic 64-Bit for your machine. However if the output says ‘i686’ then you should download Feren OS Classic 32-Bit for your machine.

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What version of Feren OS is right for me?

The correct version of Feren OS for you depends on your system and your preferences.

If you have a 32-Bit system, then Feren OS Classic is the best option for you. However, if you have a 64-Bit system, it all depends on preference between the following:

  • Feren OS is the leaner, more polished version of Feren OS. It’s the defacto Feren OS meaning that it is guaranteed to get the most maintenance done to it and that it is guaranteed to be maintained longer than Classic will, with an indefinite maintenance time until a possible desktop environment switch some time in the future.
  • Feren OS Classic is the original Feren OS experience with the Cinnamon Desktop. It is heavier than Feren OS on resources by default however it has seen more development time overall and is more stagnant with updates than Feren OS due to its maturity.

I’d recommend Feren OS for newcomers to Feren OS because of its defacto status and its overall higher levels of polish, however the choice is always yours in the end.