[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Servers

[Rob Beard]

Simon Wears wrote:
> I went down to MicroDirect earlier today, and bought myself a shiny new 
> Intel Quad Core Q6600, clocking at 2.4Ghz per core. I was so happy to be 
> finally replacing my 2.6Ghz Celeron (single core), which struggles to 
> even do 2+2 it seems. I got back into my flat, and replaced the CPU, 
> only to find out that although my motherboard supported Quad Core CPU's, 
> it seemed to support every one but the Q6600. Needless to say, I was 
> very unhappy to have wasted my money.
> 

Have you checked to see if there is a bios update available?  Might be 
worth having a look if you haven't already.  You never know.

> Now, I've put it into a MSI P965 Neo board (which hates linux when you 
> have both SATA and PATA drives plugged in) and it runs incredibly well. 
> My load average is 0.05, 0.06, 0.03. Big shock for me, I'm used to load 
> averages of 2.00+ ! Now, I'm going to install Ubuntu Server on this new 
> machine, and I was wondering what is recommended for this CPU. It's 
> 64-bit, so should I get the 64 bit server, or the 32 bit server? I seem 
> to recall reading that the 64 bit desktop is kinda buggy, but the 64 bit 
> server is fantastic.
> 

How much memory are you running in the server?

> Also, is their any significant difference in the 8.04 and 8.10 servers? 
> I'm more swaying towards the 8.04 Server, since its LTS, but if Intrepid 
> server is more awesomer then I'll go for that.
> 
> So, long story short:
> 
> 32 bit or 64 bit server, and 8.04 or 8.10?
> 
> Cheers, Simon.
> 

Well if it's over about 3.5GB memory in there it'll have to be 64-bit to 
be able to make use of it, otherwise I'd say 32-bit unless you have a 
good reason to go 64-bit.

I'm running Ubuntu Intrepid 64-Bit on my desktop and it runs fine. 
Hardy 64-bit was also fine before that. (My desktop has 4GB memory!).

Rob