<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000">
I like and use Ubuntu on all my desktops and servers. The reason I use
Ubuntu are because it was the hot Linux distro of the day, the package
system is nice (thx 2 Debian), has a handy dialog for proprietary video
drivers, and supports all sorts of hardware including quad core cpus.
I'm sure the latest version of CentOS, Fedora, OpenSuse, etc are on par
with Ubuntu.<br>
<br>
If time isn't an issue, wait 3-1/2 weeks for Ubuntu 8.10 to come out.
Otherwise you can try 8.04 and upgrade later. The upgrade process is
really, really easy.<br>
<br>
-Chris<br>
<br>
<br>
Dan Smith wrote:
<blockquote
id="mid_156904000810060835tc1d8d75k4226a875c3ab3a15_mail_gmail_com"
cite="mid:156904000810060835tc1d8d75k4226a875c3ab3a15@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">
<div dir="ltr">As naturally as it would happen in the MS world, I had
my Quad Core System<br>
running Vista and with the most recent Windows Defender Security
Update, it<br>
hosed my system. I was able to save my data, due to keeping on
another<br>
drive seporate from Windows.<br>
My question to the group is, I am alooking for a nice distro that
has alot<br>
of packages, is light with the GUI (Not ready for text only..), and<br>
something that supports the Multiple processor package (Since I'm
assuming<br>
thats how Unix/Linux will read a quad core Phenom running at
2.5ghz). I<br>
currently have 4gb's of ram in the system and it's my goal to keep
that<br>
memory in the box.<br>
Can someone please help reccomend a strong distro with X86_x64
support?...<br>
Once I have looked at are Cent OS 5, and OpenSuse 11.<br>
Thanks,<br>
Dan</div>
<pre wrap="">
<hr size="4" width="90%">
_______________________________________________
TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:tclug-list@mn-linux.org">tclug-list@mn-linux.org</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list">http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list</a>
</pre>
</blockquote>
<br>
</body>
</html>