whether my system is 32 bit o 64 bit?

[Linux Tyro]

On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Hakan Koseoglu <hakan at koseoglu.org> wrote:

AMD invented the 64 bit extensions to the old 32 bit CPUs and Intel
> copied it afterwards and it is the same. The honour of the real work
> goes to AMD hence the amd64 extension. They are interchangeable for
> the common user.
>
> Intel has a separate 64 bit CPU called Itanium, which is also commonly
> called Itanic since, just like Titanic, it sank with all at hands.
> Itanium architecture is known as ia64 to make matters more confusing.
> Hence amd64 makes more sense.
>
> To cut the story short: use it, that's the one you are looking for.


Ah, thanks, I really didn't know this.



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