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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. Obligatory joke by stigmato · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I for one, welcome out 64bit Etch overlords... provided they can overtake Red Hat and company.

  2. Re:Great! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Sure, except for the fact Alioth (64-bit native Debian) has been out for years. Are you sure you're not confusing a 64-bit native OS (Alioth) with a kernel compiled for a 64-bit processor. There's a world of difference which I'll leave to your voyage of discovery.

  3. Sweet by Achilles2.0 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Excellent, great to see such a great server distro getting even more support ^^ Anything to lure people away from the evils of the Microsoft Server edition.

  4. Re:Not a big deal by Katanasensei · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Actually you also get bigger and more registers, so there's an increase in performance.