AMD Athlon 64bit processors and 32bit Linux distributions

From: Stelios Georgoulas (S.Georgoulas_at_eim.surrey.ac.uk)
Date: 10/04/04

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    Hi!
    I am wondering, is it possible to install a 32bit linux distribution
    (more specifically Mandrake 10.1 Community release) on a laptop with
    an AMD Athlon 64bit processor? (the way that the 32bit version of
    Windows XP does)
    Cheers!

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