Re: Debian for AMD64

[Matthias Julius <lists@julius-net.net>]

"David A. Parker" <dparker@utica.edu> writes:

> Have most packages been ported to the amd64 architecture, or is there
> a limited selection?

Check out http://buildd.debian.org/stats/

Yes, most packages have been ported.

> I found the amd64 "testing" version here:
>
> http://amd64.debian.net/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-amd64/beta2/images/
>
> But I wasn't sure if most packages had been ported to use the 64-bit
> OS. Any problems there?

AMD64 is now an official Debian port.  At least unstable should be as
usable as any other port.  AFAIK testing is still not completely
built.

Matthias