...refers to the architecture as x64, which is a very Microsoft thing and a bit of a misnomer. No, it is not. Various Linux distributions even refer to it as "

...refers to the architecture as x64, which is a very Microsoft thing and a bit of a misnomer. No, it is not. Various Linux distributions even refer to it as "x64" in various places: https://access.redhat.com/ecosystem/software/1474383 https://access.redhat.com/ecosystem/software/1474383 https://developers.redhat.com/products/openjdk/download https://developers.redhat.com/products/openjdk/download https://support.quest.com/download-install-detail/6109808 https://support.quest.com/download-install-detail/6109808 With that said, I personally use "amd64" which coincidentally, is the same thing Microsoft refers to it various places including Windows packaging itself: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/midl/-amd64 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/midl/-amd64 This is definitely not a Microsoft thing.