xubuntu xfce 64 bit installation in virtualbox

[smartcatxxx]

Hi,

I have installed the XUbuntu 14.04 beta2 in VirtualBox. I made sure I have selected a Ubuntu 64 bit machine in VirtualBox when I have created the new virtual machine. I have downloaded and installed the xubuntu-14.04-beta2-desktop-i386.iso (which is supposed to install either 32 bit or 64 bit OS). However when I execute uname -a from the console it does report:

Linux vbxu14 3.13.0-19-generic #40-Ubuntu SMP Mon Mar 24 02:37:00 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux

i686 indicates that it did install the 32 bit version, not 64 bit.

Does uname -a report the wrong 32 bit vs 64 bit, or I need to do something special, or there is something wrong with the installer, or virtual box?

Any suggestion/help appreciated.

Thanks,

cat

[steeldriver]

The ISO you downloaded is 32-bit - the 64-bit image would be xubuntu-14.04-beta2-desktop-amd64.iso (don't be put off by the amd part - it's just historical)

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/14.04/beta-2/xubuntu-14.04-beta2-desktop-amd64.iso

[su:bhatta]

i386, is the 32 bit operating system for X86 systems.

Get the AMD64 from the link provided by steeldriver.

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[smartcatxxx]

Thank you steeldriver and bhattabhishek for taking the time to reply. Indeed the amd64.iso did the job. The description and the names of the 2 isos on the xubuntu download page confused me, I got the impression that the amd iso is only for AMD processors, and my computer has an Intel 64 bits processor.