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Which Linux?
« on: February 13, 2010, 04:33:07 PM »
I have a dell inspiron 1501 lapto with a sempron 64bit processor and 4 gb of ram.

I am fed up on vista 64bit running sooooo slow and using 100% cpu time doing simple things.

Which distro of linux whould people suggest.

it should be

64bit
easy to use
be able to be installed with vista still there

what are your thoughts.

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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2010, 04:38:07 PM »
Ubuntu fits your criteria.
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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2010, 04:38:20 PM »
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Which distro of linux whould people suggest.

it should be

64bit
easy to use
be able to be installed with vista still there
If your not a hardcore Linux user and just want a clean easy going OS then a Ubuntu based OS should do fine and fits your needs you posted. :)
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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2010, 04:42:43 PM »
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If your not a hardcore Linux user and just want a clean easy going OS then a Ubuntu based OS should do fine and fits your needs you posted. :)


its a done deal....Ubuntu!

Easiest, Fast and not too bloated.
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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2010, 04:44:26 PM »
Just checking it out now, but the download link on their site says 32bit
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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2010, 04:45:04 PM »
but on their site download link says 32bit ?
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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2010, 04:45:49 PM »
ignore me, should look properly before posting :)
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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2010, 05:13:11 PM »
there're lots of buntu flavors there, I'ld personally recommend Xubuntu for a little bit less eye candy for better performance.
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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2010, 05:44:22 PM »
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you should try the msconfig in visa first it is my understanding that visa boots normally into 1 core so tell it to use all cores and memory at start up. Doing this you should see a big speed increase.


huh?....
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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2010, 05:47:56 PM »
I've been trialling Suse 11.2 on my main PC. What advantages does Ubuntu have over it?

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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2010, 05:56:15 PM »
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).
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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #11 on: February 13, 2010, 06:03:08 PM »
Make sure you select dual boot install. I'm running Ubuntu and it takes a while to get use to configuring it.
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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #12 on: February 13, 2010, 06:06:27 PM »
I use both Ubuntu 9.10 32bit and on a 2nd drive Linux Mint 8.0 Helena 64bit.

I find both are good and use far less memory and are both a site faster than Vista.

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Re: Which Linux?
« Reply #13 on: February 13, 2010, 06:10:13 PM »
Ubuntu is a good safe bet to start with
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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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