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Which amd64 distros are there?
I know about the ones like fedora, suse, and so on, but I want to know what the more technical versions are, like gentoo and ...
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amd64 distros?
Which amd64 distros are there?
I know about the ones like fedora, suse, and so on, but I want to know what the more technical versions are, like gentoo and more.
Anyone know what distros are amd64, like, a seperate version for it?
Thanks
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Hi.
Table at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_c...ecture_support gives some details ... cheers, drlWelcome - get the most out of the forum by reading forum basics and guidelines: click here.
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And if you are interested in *BSD too: FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD and PC-BSD all have amd64 support as far as I know.
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bacon likes BSD, trust me on that
why don't you try baconix?Here's why Linux is easier than Windows:
Package Managers! Apt-Get and Portage (among others) allow users to install programs MUCH easier than Windows can.
Hardware Drivers. In SuSE, ALL the hardware is detected and installed automatically! How is this harder than Windows' constant disc changing and rebooting?
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debian 4 'etch' supports it out of the box
SLAMD64 is an unofficial slackware port
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Originally Posted by d38dm8nw81k1ng bacon likes BSD, trust me on that
why don't you try baconix?
I do Indeed
And kern, slamd64 does indeed seem interesting, although I was waiting for the official port, because patrick always makes good stuff
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ugh, slackware and ugh debian
Here's why Linux is easier than Windows:
Package Managers! Apt-Get and Portage (among others) allow users to install programs MUCH easier than Windows can.
Hardware Drivers. In SuSE, ALL the hardware is detected and installed automatically! How is this harder than Windows' constant disc changing and rebooting?
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I doubt there will ever be an official amd64 port of slack, pats not interested in per cpu optimizations.
Whats wrong with slackware and debian? I don't really choose to use anything else...
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Everyone has their favorites, and everyone has their least favorites. Take any disparaging comments with a grain of salt. I'm not a fan of Slackware either, but it's mostly for philosophical reasons. Originally Posted by kern Registered Linux user #270181
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i use slackware almost exclusively but i have my problems with it as well sometimes. but kern what moe said was right. i am going to play with debian soon mainly to see if i can do a net install onto a notebook that is 50 years old, exagerated of course, and hopefully i can have a bit of fun in the process.
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