i'm sick of windows, especially with the outlook of vista....so i'm looking to switch to linux, but figured i'd ask about a 64 bit linux version first so i could take advantage of my dual processors and also the 4 gig of ram. so i need to know if i can accomplish that on linux. i seem to remember it has alot of command line stuff, and was hoping it had evolved a bit since then. thoughts?
64 bit linyx OS?
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Motoxrdude
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It has gotten a ton better in the past year. Pretty much all linux distros are 64bit. You don't need a 64bit distro to utilize dual cores btw, just the 64bit architecture. Anyways, some good starter linux distros are
Ubuntu
Fedora Core 8
OpenSuse 10.3
PcLinuxOS
They are all very good in their own ways. I would try Ubuntu first, and if you don't like it move down the list until your find one that "suits" you best, but ubuntu is a great distro.
Ubuntu
Fedora Core 8
OpenSuse 10.3
PcLinuxOS
They are all very good in their own ways. I would try Ubuntu first, and if you don't like it move down the list until your find one that "suits" you best, but ubuntu is a great distro.
Irishwhistle
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Yup, many distros have a 64bit version. I suggest you go with Ubuntu http://www.ubuntu.com/
It's easy to use and has great support. Most of the time you won't need to use the command line. It's gottne way better.
It's easy to use and has great support. Most of the time you won't need to use the command line. It's gottne way better.
Motoxrdude
Active Member
Ubuntu has a built in partitioner that will allow you to resize the windows partition and create some free space for ubuntu. You can select what % of your hard drive you want to use for windows and for ubuntu.
Motoxrdude
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You dont have to. You have the option to erase it completely or to keep it.