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Offline Boudicca

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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #14 on: February 13, 2010, 06:26:24 PM »
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Ubuntu is a good safe bet to start with

Thats an understatement ;) so much so, apart from debian (which ubuntu is a spur of) is anyway a less safe bet if there is such a thing), I haven't been persuaded that there is anything better.
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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #15 on: February 13, 2010, 06:49:42 PM »
PC Linux gets good reviews, I personally like Gentoo, but I'm a bit of a hacker, and Gentoo is a hackers Linux.

Dream Linux tries to look like OS X out of the box.  

There ain't nothing better than Puppy on older/low spec equipment....
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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #16 on: February 13, 2010, 06:55:43 PM »
I'd also recommend Ubuntu (or possibly Mint, which is an Ubuntu variant).

I would question why you want 64-bit tho.
If you need it, great.    If you have an app(s) that will take advantage of it, fine.

But if not, 32-bit can save you some headaches involving libs and compatibility.

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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #17 on: February 13, 2010, 07:15:49 PM »
@JJ

Ubuntu is your best bet!

http://www.ubuntu1501.com/

PS- that site is a bit outdated .... download the 9.10 ISO from the official Ubuntu sites

Ps2 - erm .... forget that site .... is more confusing than helpfull :-)
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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #18 on: February 13, 2010, 09:07:45 PM »
@JJ

What do you need a 64 bit system for?  Personally I see no much advantage in a 64 bit Linux 'xcept for some apps not working.  Besides 64bit system is against Amiga philosophy :-)

Anyway go Ubuntu or Kubuntu that both have nowadays commercial (best) background or/and support.  If you prefer stability, go for Ubuntu.  If you rather like tip-top and up-to-date UI (which KDE is, but less stable), go Kubuntu.  I got Kubuntu 9.10 installed on my HP 530.  It has no problems at all in seeing the existing Windows Vista/7 installation (both GRUB1 and GRUB2).

But remember that best Unix you can ever get (possessing all or most Linux features) is MacOS Leopard (or Snow Leopard).

BTW if you want to check which linuxes are "supported at all", go here.

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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #19 on: February 13, 2010, 09:18:18 PM »
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I would question why you want 64-bit tho.
If you need it, great.    If you have an app(s) that will take advantage of it, fine.

But if not, 32-bit can save you some headaches involving libs and compatibility.

headaches such as?

Even flash is 64-bit these days... there really is no reason to stay 32-bit anymore.
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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #20 on: February 13, 2010, 09:25:27 PM »
Ubuntu
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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #21 on: February 13, 2010, 09:57:21 PM »
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headaches such as?

Even flash is 64-bit these days... there really is no reason to stay 32-bit anymore.

Well, personally, we have have issues with certain agents (Acronis, TrendMicro) on some of our 64-bit dual pathed environments.

While we have workarounds for most, I wouldn't recommend that type of thing for someone looking to replace Windows with Linux.

Having to tell them about 32-bit compatiblity (i.e. This page: http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/534 ) is great, but for someone just wanting something to "work", I'm not sure I see the benefit.

The question is, what is he going to run that will really want/need 64-bit?

If there is something, then fine.

Of course, I live more in the server world, so YMMV.

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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #22 on: February 13, 2010, 10:33:55 PM »
Like others have already mentioned.  Ubuntu is a good first choice.  I have worked hard over the past couple of years to like linux (;-))and have tested perhaps 8 or 9 different distros.

Ubuntu is probably the easiest to install and is well supported.  However I also like Mint and PCLinuxOS.  I use Fedora on one of my old laptops and have Debian installed on both my dual-booting SAM Flex and A1-XE machines.  I also have an older version of Ubuntu on my Pegasos II.

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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #23 on: February 14, 2010, 12:05:50 AM »
Did someone mentioned Ubuntu?
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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #24 on: February 14, 2010, 12:40:24 PM »
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I would go for Ubuntu. I am definitely not what to call an expert, and still managed to install with ease (although had some problems with wireless network).

tell me about it, spent hours and hours and lots of terminal work and still cant get the wirelss card in my laptop to work.

Also can not get anything to play dvds for some reason.  LInux still as got a long long way to go to catch up with windows and macos to be honest.
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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #25 on: February 14, 2010, 12:43:42 PM »
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@JJ

What do you need a 64 bit system for?  Personally I see no much advantage in a 64 bit Linux 'xcept for some apps not working.  Besides 64bit system is against Amiga philosophy :-)

Anyway go Ubuntu or Kubuntu that both have nowadays commercial (best) background or/and support.  If you prefer stability, go for Ubuntu.  If you rather like tip-top and up-to-date UI (which KDE is, but less stable), go Kubuntu.  I got Kubuntu 9.10 installed on my HP 530.  It has no problems at all in seeing the existing Windows Vista/7 installation (both GRUB1 and GRUB2).

But remember that best Unix you can ever get (possessing all or most Linux features) is MacOS Leopard (or Snow Leopard).

BTW if you want to check which linuxes are "supported at all", go here.

DD

Umm 64bit because I would like to use all the ram in my laptop.  I only run 64 bit os as all my chips are.  why run a slower version of vista/7/linux ???
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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #26 on: February 14, 2010, 12:54:39 PM »
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@JJ

What do you need a 64 bit system for?  Personally I see no much advantage in a 64 bit Linux 'xcept for some apps not working.  Besides 64bit system is against Amiga philosophy :-)

Anyway go Ubuntu or Kubuntu that both have nowadays commercial (best) background or/and support.  If you prefer stability, go for Ubuntu.  If you rather like tip-top and up-to-date UI (which KDE is, but less stable), go Kubuntu.  I got Kubuntu 9.10 installed on my HP 530.  It has no problems at all in seeing the existing Windows Vista/7 installation (both GRUB1 and GRUB2).

But remember that best Unix you can ever get (possessing all or most Linux features) is MacOS Leopard (or Snow Leopard).

BTW if you want to check which linuxes are "supported at all", go here.

DD

Umm 64bit because I would like to use all the ram in my laptop.  I only run 64 bit os as all my chips are.  why run a slower version of vista/7/linux ???
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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #27 on: February 14, 2010, 12:57:06 PM »
pretty much nothing seems to work easily or at all.  would i be better starting again with the 32bit version. is this the best distro for my needs.  Does anyone know of a distro that supports my dell wireless card out of the box without trying for hours and failing to get ndiswrapper to work with the windows drivers
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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #28 on: February 14, 2010, 01:00:25 PM »
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Umm 64bit because I would like to use all the ram in my laptop.  I only run 64 bit os as all my chips are.  why run a slower version of vista/7/linux ???


Physical Address Extension (PAE, built into Windows) will let you use 4GB of RAM on 32-bit Windows.
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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #29 from previous page: February 14, 2010, 01:03:29 PM »
what about linux ?
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