Can anyone recommend which 64bit linux Distribution to use?
Can anyone recommend which 64bit linux Distribution to use?
Specs:
Q6600 G0, Thermalright Ultra 120, ABIT IP35 PRO, 4GB Corsair DDR2, Trusty old Tagan 480u, BFG 8800 GTS 512, Samsung F1 750 GB.
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
Albert Einstein
that question is entirely unanswerable.Originally Posted by grand_witch
For one, don't let 64bit be a requirement (unless you have a CPU that doesn't execute 32bit code). There are much more important questions.
Give a lot more information about your expected use, your experience with Linux or even the command line.
dgr
Gentoo.
Use: Learning experiance.Originally Posted by dgr
Experiance: Last time I used Linux was about 4-5 years ago. I guess I probably need to start as a noob again.
Specs:
Q6600 G0, Thermalright Ultra 120, ABIT IP35 PRO, 4GB Corsair DDR2, Trusty old Tagan 480u, BFG 8800 GTS 512, Samsung F1 750 GB.
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
Albert Einstein
I ran gentoo 64 for a few months a little while ago. The community is good and the documentation is fine. But my laptop has a load of fiddly issues and not all the drivers have 64 bit alternatives.. i.e. I was waiting for the radeon 64 bits to arrive and got bored in the process (they are out now).
If you can find drivers for all your hardware, and do not mind compiling your linux then I can recommend gentoo. I switched to an x86 install for the time being.
Great thing is linux is free, and you can download as many flavours as you want.
www.lnuxiso.org will link you to the install disks for most big distros.
another one with the 64 bit hardon.
dgr's post was the most sensible response I've seen on this topic for a while
It is Inevitable.....
Originally Posted by ikonia
Could one person sound more superior if they tried? And no I am not aware I have a hardon.
Seems crazy if you have got the hardware not to use it.
Last edited by grand_witch; 21-04-2005 at 12:43 PM.
not sounding supiror at all.
If you read through a ton of threads there seems to be a bizarre "need" for 64 bit Os's with (from reading the threads) little understanding of what it can/will do for them.
your sort of right on this in my opinion, more a case ofSeems crazy if you have got the hardware not to use it.
If you've got something to exploit the hardware why not use it.
At the present time for most home users 64 bit computing could actually go much slower than 32 bit computing.
Also driver/hardware support is still very early and by no means complete. Industry has been using 64 bit technology for years because it has the "use" for it.
64 bit could actually really cause you problems unless you have a need for it. The best example I can offer is when the dual CPU workstations first came out years ago, I know gamers who bought them because 2xPii's would be quicker than 1xPii. In pretty much every case, they where massicly slower, due to how the OS delt wth dual cpu and the fact that gaming code at that time could not use the dual cpu's well and actually cause bottle necks.
this was why I found this quote
really refreshing.
For one, don't let 64bit be a requirement (unless you have a CPU that doesn't execute 32bit code). There are much more important questions.
My system is bi-arch as I only need the 64 bit stuff for developing 64bit apps, trying stuff, but %70 of the normal system use is 32 bit as its quicker to run 32 bit than 64.
Not being elitest or having a go, but if you look at a lot of the 64 bit threads in it, must people havn't done much research and just want it to be cool
(hence the hardon comment)
It is Inevitable.....
Some might enjoy the adventure into 64bit or simply want to try stuff too!![]()
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