Kubuntu - AMD 64 bit installation newbness

[Nigel Ridley]

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?
> 
> 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?
> 
> 3. Can I run 32bit apps from the repos? I mean I don't know how far the
> 64bit compiling has gone. Is KDE in a 64bit version, or is it only the
> kernel that goes 64 while the apps kinda catch-up randomly?
> 
> 4. I guess I just am totally unsure about which repos to use and if they
> can be mixed.
> 
> So, any suggestions. I really hope I have not goofed with the
> chip-choice. I might have a day to change the order still ...
> 
> /d
> 
> 

I've been running Kubuntu on AMD64 for about a year and a half now. The only thing 
I don't have is Flash - but it doesn't bother me.

Everything else is in the repos.

Blessings,

Nigel

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