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Debian to Run on AMD64

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-etched-in-stone dept.

dark-br writes to tell us TechWorld is reporting that the next Debian release will be able to run native on AMD64 processors for the first time. From the article: "The GNU/Linux 4.0 operating system, also known as "Etch," is planned for release in December, the group said. It will also have new security features, including encryption and digital signatures to ensure that downloaded packages are validated."

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  1. GNU/Linux 4.0 ? by MarkByers · · Score: 3, Funny

    Stupid question: What does the 4.0 mean?

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    I'll probably be modded down for this...
  2. As an AMD64 User by SFSouthpaw · · Score: 5, Funny
    I'm just etching to try this out.

    *joke rimshot*

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    ---southpaw
  3. Very good try at free advertising by Neo-Rio-101 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Perhaps you'd like to name drop a few more companies while you're at it!

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    READY.
    PRINT ""+-0
  4. Re:Great! by lord_rob+the+only+on · · Score: 2, Funny

    I do like to run software written in this century :)

    Don't worry, I'm sure you won't have this problem anymore in the future ;)