[NCLUG] PC for Linux (Ubuntu)

[Ben West]

Renaissance phail.   should do fine, not sure why you would run 64-bit, I
have never seen a performance advantage from it -- it just seems to
complicate things, but what do I know...

The hardware config looks good to me also.

Ben

On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 9:51 PM, Wirt Wolff <wirtwolff at comcast.net> wrote:

> William Greger wrote:
>
>> To all:
>>
>>  I just purchased a PC (from Computer Renaissance) that I want to dedicate
>> to Linux (Ubuntu).
>> The PC has
>> - MOBO: ASUS M2N-MX SE PLUS
>> - CPU: AMD Athlon X2 4800+
>> ....
>>
> Yeah, that should run ubuntu *very* well, got an almost identical machine
> with a much smaller HD churning out foldingathome workunits and as a backup
> desktop.
>
> I also recommend 64 bit, flash has worked fine on almost all sites for me
> (with a little tweaking.) Java in web browsers has been a pain on 64bit, but
> I only use that once a year for taxes.
> ---
>
> Ignore the ff. if your computer boots from the CD, and the problem is
> elsewhere:
>
> But if it won't even boot from the cd... Can't remember so long since last
> boot, but I think <esc> key let's you choose boot device. BIOS might be set
> in strange order or for net boot or something.
>
> If esc gives no choice (and might be worth making sure BIOS is reset to
> defaults anyway if just bought used) hold down <del> key while boot and
> choose boot from CD then HD then whatever save exit.
>
> If CDROM tries to read but doesn't.. Did you verify that your disk
> downloaded and burned correctly?
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation has links to about Burning
> and also verifiying integrity.
>
> regards
>
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