[plug] What version of CPU and Linux do people use?

[David Shearer]

Edgy Eft i386 on a Pentium D

Scott Middleton wrote:
> Hi I am wondering what versions of Linux and the CPU architectures people are
> using?
>
> Eg Fedora Core 6 i586 on a core 2 duo.
>
> Do many people use the AMD64 version?
>
> I am also interested on what people prefer if they have a core 2 duo -
> x86(i3/5/686) or AMD64?
>
> The reason I am asking is that most Linux distributions have now brought out a
> AMD64 (used to be x86_64) version. At first I thought this was only for AMD
> processors but now since Core 2 Duo and a few others it is basically the same.
> People using my on line shop (http://shop.linuxit.com.au) often ask which
> version to get and I am generally telling them to get x86 since it is safer from
> my perpective.
>
> While writing this I found this:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_64-bit_Linux_distributions
>
> It seems if you have a Pentium 4 prescott, some versions of them are 64 bit
> capable.
>
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> Kind Regards
>
> Scott Middleton
>
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