Ia64 Platform Download !!exclusive!! Guide

Unlike Windows or HP-UX, Linux has always had decent IA-64 support. You can still find these builds:

You are most likely to see the "IA64" option when downloading older development tools or system updates from official repositories: ia64 platform download

Updates for older server OS versions, such as Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems , specifically use the IA64 tag. Unlike Windows or HP-UX, Linux has always had