I want to do a fresh install on my computer. I have an intel 64 bit CPU. I am wondering can I install this version: ubuntu-14.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso
I really want to install the 64 bit version. But the name contains amd, so I am not sure if it's compatible with my machine. Thank you!
AMD64 is the same as x86-64, just another name for the same architecture - it doesn't have to do anything with actual cpu vendor.
Quoted from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64:
x86-64 (also known as x64, x86_64 and AMD64) is the 64-bit version of the x86 instruction set
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The original specification was created by AMD, and has been implemented by AMD, Intel and VIA. Various names are used for the instruction set; prior to the launch, x86-64 and x86_64 were used, while upon the release AMD named it AMD64
Quoted from https://askubuntu.com/a/84775/150504
It's merely a convention due to the fact that AMD created the 64-bit extensions to the x86 (Intel 386/486/Pentium) instruction set. At that time, Intel was pushing Itanium as the only 64-bit solution, and Intel didn't copy AMD's extensions until it was clear that AMD had created something that was being used widely. The #define AMD64 was used to distingish this 64-bit instruction set from Intel's Itanium instruction set.
Yes, you can install it - amd64 (sometimes called x64) is the name of the architecture and it's not made specifically for AMD CPUs.
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