I wish to move from Fedora to Mint because I've read online that many people have successfully been able to view CNBC videos using the Mint distro.
But I'm confused by the LiveCD versions. There is a 32-bit option, and the 64-bit option is described as AMD64. Does that mean that I must use the 32-bit configuration for my 64-bit Intel machine and that the 64-bit version only works with AMD's processors?
Thanks
My processor is 64bit, but Intel, not AMD
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My processor is 64bit, but Intel, not AMD
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Aging Technogeek
Re: My processor is 64bit, but Intel, not AMD
The amd 64 version will run on Intel hardware. I'm typing this on a Dell computer with an Intel Quad core processor running Mint 9 amd 64. The amd in this instance does not refer to the AMD CPU but is only a naming convention.
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Witwicki
Re: My processor is 64bit, but Intel, not AMD
Be that as it may, all Mint releases prior to 9 named their 64-bit distributions "x64" (which has no processor brand connotation). I find this deviation a little unsettling.
I wouldn't have given it a second thought had there been some explanation on the downloads page after clicking "amd64" (or even a list of system requirements).
-W
I wouldn't have given it a second thought had there been some explanation on the downloads page after clicking "amd64" (or even a list of system requirements).
-W
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Re: My processor is 64bit, but Intel, not AMD
AMD64 is an industry standard name. Historically Intel came up with 64-bit, but it all but faded since folks didn't want to abandon the i386 (x86) instruction set, so AMD lead the way by creating a 64-bit chip compatible with i386 (x86). Not to be left behind, Intel adopted AMD's technology and called it EM64T. It is 100% compatible with AMD64.Witwicki wrote:Be that as it may, all Mint releases prior to 9 named their 64-bit distributions "x64" (which has no processor brand connotation). I find this deviation a little unsettling.
I wouldn't have given it a second thought had there been some explanation on the downloads page after clicking "amd64" (or even a list of system requirements).
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http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=X86-64&gwp=13
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Witwicki
Re: My processor is 64bit, but Intel, not AMD
Understood. I wasn't questioning compatibility or correctness of the name "amd64", but rather Mint's lack of documentation (and inconsistency) in their naming schemes.
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Re: My processor is 64bit, but Intel, not AMD
It's Mint converging on a standard.Witwicki wrote:Understood. I wasn't questioning compatibility or correctness of the name "amd64", but rather Mint's lack of documentation (and inconsistency) in their naming schemes.
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The linux world seems to be using AMD64, whereas Windows is using x64. x64 is really a poor choice since it's the x86 instruction set (not x64).
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