Kubuntu Amd64

[Gianluca Cerminara]

FX Fraipont wrote:
> manchicken wrote:
>> On Monday 23 July 2007 15:33:34 Neil Winchurst wrote:
>>   
>>> I see that Feisty is available as a version for AMD64 bit. Has anyone
>>> any experience with this please? Any advice gratefully received.
>>>
>>> Neil Winchurst
>>>     
>> I've been using amd64 builds of Kubuntu for some time now.  They work fine for 
>> me.  The only trouble you have is with non-free garbage, and that's easily 
>> worked out with the ia32-libs package.  I've got Firefox installed in both a 
>> 64 and 32-bit version, so I can run Flash and Java plugins for Firefox32.  
>> I've never used Acroread (with kpdf, I see no point in running such filth), 
>> so I can't speak to that.
> This is plain ridiculous.
> 
> I get my bank statements in pdf form.
> 1. With kpdf or ghostscript, the only thing you can do is print the 
> file, there is no save option.
> 2. With kpdf or ghostscript there is no possibility of searching the 
> pdf, which is absolutely vital for me professionaly.
> 
> I've been using various types of linux distros for the years exclusively 
> for 10 years, but it's childish to call every commercial software 
> "filth", particularly when it provides indispensable functionality for you.
> 
> And remember Adobe gives Acrobat Reader for free, you don't even have to 
> pay for it.
> 
> fx
> 

I happily use adobe acrobat on my 64bit kubuntu...and I have no problems 
at all.

Cheers,
	G