[Novalug] newbie
Sean McGowan
scepticanagramwonk@verizon.net
Thu Feb 12 19:07:37 EST 2009
I originally had the Intrepid build for the x86 architecture installed,
but I opted to reinstall with the amd64 version about a week and a half
ago, to see if it would alleviate a driver (ALSA) issue. It did not. I
am currently running the adobe flash plugin and it seems to be working
fine; however, it certainly hasn't undergone any extensive, rigorous
testing. Honestly, I am really indifferent about which one I am
running, but the x64 architecture does enable all 16 registers and
provide a few other benefits. For what I generally use my desktop for
this is probably not a big deal, and I am currently only running with 3
gig of RAM, which is accessible from both versions. I haven't seen any
issues that I have found to be 64 specific, but I am in the process of
compiling a list of issues that need to be addressed. Hopefully, this
weekend I will have the time to dedicate to this research.
On Thu, 2009-02-12 at 11:56 -0500, Adam Portier wrote:
> About your distro choice; Ubuntu is probably the best one out there
> for getting into Linux without needing a whole lot of spin-up, and
> still giving you control that Linux users enjoy. What concerns me is
> the inclusion of amd64 in your specs. I have a 64 bit processor, and I
> will caution you that running much Linux legacy software is a huge
> headache on a 64-bit distro. Examples of stuff that may not work
> include some legacy drivers, older Linux games and non-FOSS
> applications like Adobe Flash. You can run a 32 bit distro on a 64 bit
> archetecture, which is recommended for beginners to reduce such
> headaches. Did your disk image have (x64) on it anywhere?
>
> On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 10:28 PM, Sean McGowan
> <scepticanagramwonk@verizon.net> wrote:
> Hello all,
> I have been subscribing to this list for about two
> weeks now, and
> attended my first meeting on Saturday. I have been using
> linux on one
> of my desktops since the beginning of December, and I am
> looking forward
> to becoming part of the community. Although I am new to
> linux, I have
> been operating on Solaris at work (satellite ground systems),
> where I
> have worked on both software and hardware sustainment.
> Currently I have
> been running Ubuntu Intrepid amd64. Any thoughts on this? My
> decision
> to choose Ubuntu was primarily due to an easy to use desktop
> that I
> could eventually migrate completely to and also move my
> parents to. In
> addition, I would like to use this platform to grow my skill
> set. I
> have been trying to re-learn C (I was fairly proficient with
> it in the
> 90's, until I took a ten year hiatus from computers), and have
> a
> moderate to above average knowledge of Perl. At work I am
> primarily
> using Perl and Java. I attended University of Mary
> Washington, where I
> received a BS in mathematics, and I would like to get involved
> with some
> developing, although I admittedly have a ways to go with
> solidifying a
> base knowledge of how packages and such are handled.
> Nonetheless, I
> praise google (except for the photo recognition algorithms...
> scary!)
> for allowing me to find a ton of learning resources, and am
> open to any
> advice and/or criticisms anyone can provide. If anyone has
> any comments
> or preferences on distros, or some good ways to get involved
> and learn
> please let me know. I am sure I will compose a few questions
> on issues
> I have been having soon.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> -Sean McGowan
>
> "Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on
> fire, and
> he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
>
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