Re: 64-bit linux?

From: Ayden <whitty@reeve.com>
Date: Mon Nov 08 2004 - 14:38:15 AKST

Only if you want 64bit capabilities, right? Otherwise, a regular
distribution should run,
correct?

whitham

On Nov 8, 2004, at 8:11 AM, Greg Madden wrote:

> On Sunday 07 November 2004 05:06 pm, Keeper Nott wrote:
>> Does anyone know if the newer releases of mandrake linux work with
>> the amd 3500+ 64-bit processor? I noticed that mandrake offered a
>> "10.0 official amd 64-bit edition", does that mean that mandrake will
>> not run on a 64-bit processor unless I buy a copy specifically
>> configured to do so? If amndrake doesn't run on 64-bit, then what
>> versions of linux do? I am really new to 64-bit and a lot of it is
>> really vague to me so any help would be much appreciated.
>
> You need a distro specifically for amd64. Suse come this way, both i386
> & amd64 on sparate media, in the Professional edition. I don't know if
> Mandrake does this but a quick visit to their web site should help.
>
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> Greg Madden
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