Kubuntu - AMD 64 bit installation newbness

[Matthew Flaschen]

Donn wrote:
> Hello all (take 2 - I'm new to Thunderbird),
> After my recent mother(ed)board meltdown, I have been forced to join the
> 21st Century and get new stuff. A friend helped me get the parts at just
> about cost, so that helped. Anyway, the thing: It's an AMD Athlon 64bit
> CPU (X2) and I have no idea how to .. well anything with 64 bit.
> 
> 1. Can I boot off my previous machine's hard drive? It had Kubu Dapper
> i386 installed (assuming my drives didn't go bang too ...) Will the i386
> version run just like that? Do I have to do some BIOS footwork?

Yes, I think you can run the 386 version, but not with full performance.

> 2. If I decide to go for it and install a 64 bit Kubuntu, is it on the
> original Dapper install CD, or do I have to fetch a special .iso file?

No, there's a separate iso.  See http://releases.ubuntu.com/6.06/

> 3. Can I run 32bit apps from the repos?

You should try to use all 64-bit or 32-bit, I think.

 I mean I don't know how far the 64bit compiling has gone. Is KDE in a
64bit version,

Yes, everything's built for 64-bit.  See http://packages.ubuntu
/cgi-bin/download.pl?arch=amd64&file=pool%2Fmain%2Fk%2Fkdebase%2Fkdebase-bin_3.5.2-0ubuntu27_amd64.deb&md5sum=7b32e73efc5315d65fcc8d937728c279&arch=amd64&type=security

Matthew Flaschen

-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: signature.asc
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 254 bytes
Desc: OpenPGP digital signature
URL: <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kubuntu-users/attachments/20070302/91036795/attachment.sig>