Ubuntu amd64

[Minarwan]

Karl,

Did you mean you also change your laptop (to the one with AMD-64 processor?).

I have just upgraded my laptop from Gutsy to Hardy too (same laptop,
i386, but a clean install because I got myself into a problem during
my online upgrade therefore I had to switch my laptop off. I think the
problem was because I browsed around using Firefox while my laptop was
being upgraded and since the memory of my laptop is not much,
everything just froze).

Anyway, looks good so far (except losing all my data really annoys me,
but it was my fault). My laptop is an old Compaq Presario 700, AMD
Duron 900 MHz, with only about 360 MB of memory, without a battery.
Enough for basic use, such as listening to internet radio, reading
news, checking email, writing documents and so on.

It is now connected to the internet by way of Belkin Wireless USB
Adapter. I haven't tried to install Skype and other fancy things yet.

Cheers,
Min

On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 3:14 AM, Karl Bowden <karlbowden at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey guys,
>  Just a quick note for those interested, I upgraded my laptop from
>  gutsy-i386 to hardy-amd64 (clean install).
>  Firefox brings up a plugin search box on a flash supporting page and
>  installs flash rather easily.
>  I have not tested java support in firefox.
>  skype needed a ignore tag from memory when installing the deb, but
>  runs great. vmware amd64 runs great too.
>  And acidrip times have mildly improved.
>  Nvidia video driver was as easy as going to the restricted drivers box
>  and enabling it. Wine work as normal too.
>
>  So far, really happy. 4gb of ram in the laptop really helps with a few
>  vm's open too.
>
>  - Karl
>

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