RE: ubuntu - 32 or 64 bit?

2010-06-11 Thread Sisk, Kris
several thousand in just a couple clicks. Really though it can do anything Windows or Mac can. Heck, you can even do gaming on it now that Valve's released a Linux version of Steam. -Original Message- From: Matthew P. Smith [mailto:m...@smithwebdesign.net] Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010

Re: ubuntu - 32 or 64 bit?

2010-06-11 Thread Robert Munn
On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 8:03 PM, Matthew P. Smith wrote: > > The site says it recommends 32 bit for everyday use, but I'm rocking win 7 > 64 and 6  gigs memory. > > Oh, and, what the heck should I do with Ubuntu now that I have it?  I'm just > giving it a try for now, what should I explore, try

Re: ubuntu - 32 or 64 bit?

2010-06-10 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
with 6 gig, I'd do the 64bit. Drivers are not an issue when it comes to 32 or 64bit linux. As for what to do with it? What do you want to do with it? I use mine as a development workstation every day. I program in ruby, bash, python, some perl (If I have to), etc. I use gimp to do my graphic

ubuntu - 32 or 64 bit?

2010-06-10 Thread Matthew P. Smith
Just made some space on my main partition for it. Would like to mention how nice it is that windows 7 will now resize a partition without having to buy software. Anyways, do I want 32 or 64 bit for unbutu? Old school windows had issues with getting drivers for 64 bit, not sure how that is in Li