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[ILUG] Suggestions for best 64 bit Linux distro?

[ILUG] Suggestions for best 64 bit Linux distro?

Rick Moen rick at linuxmafia.com
Wed Jun 22 20:33:35 IST 2005


Quoting Paul Biggar (paul.biggar at gmail.com):

> Debian x86_64 wasn't an official release, so I didn't think I could
> expect the full support that I thought I'd get with gentoo, and which
> I'm happy to say, I have gotten with gentoo. Some high points and
> low-points:

Gentoo's really good on x86_64, and may people are very happy with it. 

I should mention, though, that the Debian "sarge" release (current
"stable" branch), although technically still "unofficial" through the
current cycle as a question of Debian bureaucracy^Wgovernance, is
functionally very well supported.

Debian 3.1r0a images are here:
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/sarge-amd64/iso-cd/  
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/sarge-amd64/iso-dvd/




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