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ssls6
August 16th, 2008, 10:07 AM
I downloaded the 8.04.1 amd64 release of ubuntu and installed it on a dell d630 (965gm graphics, broadcom minilan, ...)

when I do o uname -r I get 2.6.24-19-generic

Why don't I see a amd64 in the kernel name? My laptop is a core2 duo. The software installer shows other kernel options including

linux-amd64-generic

Should I use that kernel?

Thanks,
Richard