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My processor is 64-bit - does that mean I need the amd64 image?
And should I be reluctant to try and install it on a laptop with an intel processor + 6G RAM? (Probably a silly question, I know because I don't NEED the 64 bit edition, but I'm hearing if I want to utilize all the available RAM I can't be content with the 32.) But I can't shake the sneaking suspicion that I'm overlooking something important.
amd64 is a description of the chip architecture, like x86 (or i386) was for 32-bit architectures. AMD developed and released 64-bit chips before intel, and iirc, intel actually liscensed the AMD technology to use in their chips.
In short, this is the correct version for your 64-bit machine.
Nothing to worry about. Is just because AMD was the first to build processor with 64bit architecture, hence the name amd64. It is the correct version for 64bit Intel processors too.
