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this post was submitted on 04 Nov 2023
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Probably yes. As long as it's 64 bit, it will run without issue, hardware dependant. For 32 bit machines, you have to be more careful. The 32 bit core duo and pentium m CPUs don't support pae.
Edit: First Gen Pentium M don't show pae support as a flag but they do.support it. You have to set forcepae for some distros. I read the page incorrectly. Pentium M laptops that have 5 in their model number, like the 735 are second gen Pentium M
The 32 bit core duo and pentium m CPUs DO support pae, as every intel compatible 32-bit CPUs since Pentium Pro.
They don't show pae support so some OSes have issues. This is specifically for the first generation. I have a Pentium M 735 laptop which shouldn't have this issue but for whatever reason PAE enabled OSes such as 32 bit Ubuntu won't boot. I probably screwed something up. It currently runs bunsenlabs helium as it doesn't require PAE. I'll amend my previous comment