[DC LoCo] 64 bit question

[Luke Faraone]

On Saturday, July 25, 2009, Marti Martinson <arthur.martinson at verizon.net 
 > wrote:
> Since I do NOT see x6_64, my OS is 32 bit.

Correct.
>
>
> I AM NOT VERY TECH/ADMIN inclined, but just get by.....I am assuming
> there is no step-by-step (fairly easy) method of getting to 64 bit
> OS...without wiping and installing again?

Also correct. By the way, 64 bit doesn't offer any tangible benefits  
to the user (IMHO) unless you are using more than 2 gigs of RAM.

> Second ?, then I stop: the 64 bit Ubuntu downloads have amd in the
> filename. My CPU is Intel.....is 64 bit AMD = 64 bit Intel? (Probably
> stupid, I apologize.

Don't worry, your question isn't stupid. This branding has been a  
source of confusion to many.

amd64 was a processor architecture created by AMD, but later adopted  
by Intel. Intel also has their own arch, the ia64, but it was very  
unpopular, lacking backwards compatibility with i386, Intel's 32 bit  
line. (most modern 32bit procs are running i686, but they are close  
enough for our purposes)

So yes, an amd64 download will (probably) work on your machine,  
assuming it is 64bit.

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