Mandrakesoft delivers Linux 2.6 for 64-bit Xeons, Opterons

A few weeks ago, Mandrakesoft, the Franco-American commercial Linux distributor, announced its Mandrakelinux 10.1 Official release, which is based on the Linux 2.6 kernel. The company was expected at that time to announce a version of that Linux for the 64-bit x86 processors, but it was missing from the announcement.

Now the company has announced that Mandrakelinux 10.1 Official now supports the extended 64-bit architectures embodied in the latest Intel Xeon chips as well as the AMD Opteron processors. The x86-64 release, like the Xeon-64 and Opteron processors, can support legacy 32-bit code.

The updated software also supports the NX (no execute) security features of the Xeon processors through a feature Mandrakesoft calls Enhanced Virus Protection. Mandrakelinux 10.1 for x86-64 is based on the PowerPack implementation of its 32-bit Linux; and costs E119, compared to E79.90 for the PowerPack edition.

So if you want 64-bit support with your Linux, Mandrakesoft is charging a slight premium.

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