Re: Etch on X86-64
- From: Alan Ianson <alianson@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:33:33 -0800
On Sun January 28 2007 15:58, Ananda Samaddar wrote:
Hello there,
my desktop computer recently bit the dust and I'm thinking of getting a
Core 2 duo system. What is the status of Debian on the X86-64 platform?
Is it usable? I'd love to hear from people using this particular port and
their experiences. I've heard various things here and there e.g. Linux
doesn't use both CPUs on the Core 2 duo. Is this a load of nonsense?
I've been using the amd64 version since the release of sarge. Sarge worked
very well for me although I understand there is some new hardware that needs
etch. The differences between amd64 and i386 are few and far between at this
point, they were a bit more noticable when sarge was released. I think
(though my facts are few) that multimedia is still a little behind i386 but
leveling out now. It's vey usable, I've been using it 1 1/2 years now.
I only have a single cpu myself but from what I have read dual the core/cpu is
well supported. In sarge you need to be sure you have an appropriate kernel
installed but in etch it is always supported (if available).
$0.02 :)
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