The use of amd64 is generic for 64bit (they *were* first), this should 
work on any proc.

Better off just googling "virtualbox ubuntu ppa", install the repo and 
apt-get install virtualbox-4.2 it.  Make sure to get the extension pack.

-mb



On 08/31/2013 05:24 PM, Trent Shipley wrote:
> Ubuntu's universal 64 bit download is labeled blah-blah-AMD-blah
>
> I have an Intel machine.
>
> VirtualBox refuses to install Ubuntu thinking it is tailored to AMD
> machines.
>
> Although I'd like to stick to what I am used to, are there any other
> distros suitable for casual desktop use? (Preferably Debian based.)
>
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