On Thu, 2006-03-30 at 08:02 +1000, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > Would it be better if I install Breezy or Dapper for him? Dapper looks like > it's close to maturation,
Depending on the skills of your friend, this answer can vary :) The safest option, baring a driver requirement is Breezy. He can then safely update to Dapper over the 'net in June. Breezy was a sound release and is the best option for someone you may find yourself supporting remotely. An eight week wait for dapper won't hurt :) > Finally, he has an AMD64 machine. Is it worth installing the 64-bit version > instead of the 32-bit one? If your friend is not interested in doing any specific AMD64 hackery and just wants a Linux Desktop where he can get all the features and functionality he expects from a desktop PC than you cannot go past installing the 32 bit version. > My friend is quite computer literate and a fast learner. His GNU/Linux > experience is mostly GUI-based, but he knows the basics of the command line > and isn't afraid to use it if he needs to. After this, I strongly recommend installing Breezy and upgrading to Dapper when it's released - this is the path of least grief :) -- "There is no way a GST will ever be part of our policy. Never, ever. It's dead, it was killed by the voters in the last election." -- John Howard, telling porkies at Tweed Heads Civic Centre, May 1995.
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