[ubuntu-us-in] Ubuntu-us-in Digest, Vol 40, Issue 7
Phil Buckler
buck2825 at gmail.com
Tue May 10 17:01:18 UTC 2011
I would image because it will work on every machine and all software will
work with it. unlike 64 bit. my laptop is a Dell D620 from 2006 time frame
and only supports 32 bit. but having a hyper threaded 1.6 ghz processor and
4 gb of ram i never see a performance issue.
On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Scott D Howard <scottdhoward at gmail.com>wrote:
> I think you have a good point. I really don't know of any good reason to go
> with 32 bit kernel on a 64 bit architecture. Not really sure why Ubuntu
> still shows "recommended" next to 32 bit on the website anymore.
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>> I do have it plugged into the network and I have ran the "additional
>> drivers" I tried several different things which different blogs told me to
>> try but nothing seemed to work. I do know that I was running 32 bit distro
>> on 64 bit architecture and had no other problems for the couple of weeks I
>> have been running it. However, last night I reinstalled with the 64 bit
>> distro and the wireless works great with and without the "additional
>> drivers". I notice a performance boost and everything else seems to be
>> running quite well. I am a happy camper.
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>> > I am really enjoying 11.04, better than any previous version. However
>> the
>> > only issue I have is that my Dell laptop with a Broadcom wireless card
>> is
>> > not working with 11.04. Hopefully this will be fixed soon.
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>> > > Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 11:27:24 -0400
>> > > From: "Jeremy L. Gaddis" <jlgaddis at gnu.org>
>> > > To: Ubuntu's Indiana Local Community Team
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>> > > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-us-in] A Natty Day To You All
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>> > > "Mark C. Miller" <mmiller at millermc.net> wrote:
>> > > > I'd love to try the switch over, but the new meatier graphics
>> > > > requirements for Unity are stopping me. I have some old P4 HT
>> > > > machines that have been running ubuntu since I first started with
>> > > > 8.04. Now, I'm dead-in-the-water. Good thing I tested it with a
>> > >
>> > > I'm not an Ubuntu-on-the-desktop user, but 11.04 has both xfce[0] and
>> > > awesome[1] (my choice) according to packages.ubuntu.com. Both will
>> have
>> > > *much* lower resource requirements.
>> > >
>> > > Being a CLI junkie and "mouse-hater" I find that awesome works quite
>> > > well for me on those instances when I do need a GUI (mostly just for a
>> > > browser).
>> > >
>> > > Perhaps one of those might be better suited for your older machines?
>> > >
>> > > [0]: http://www.xfce.org/
>> > > [1]: http://awesome.naquadah.org/
>> > >
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>> > Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 09:33:36 -0400
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>> > On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 8:59 AM, Scott D Howard <scottdhoward at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> > > I am really enjoying 11.04, better than any previous version. However
>> the
>> > > only issue I have is that my Dell laptop with a Broadcom wireless card
>> is
>> > > not working with 11.04. Hopefully this will be fixed soon.
>> >
>> > So the Broadcom isn't working? That's been one constant pain since I
>> > started working with Linux. If something fails on a laptop, it's
>> > usually the Broadcom.
>> >
>> > I imagine you've tried plugging in on the wired interface, and
>> > checking out the System -> Administration -> Additional Drivers
>> > dialog?
>> >
>> > I thought I heard that they're released information, or something, to
>> > allow the creation of a working, open source driver,
>> > recently...hopefully something comes of that.
>> >
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>> > Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 09:56:21 -0400
>> > From: Keith Karnafel <keith at karnafel.com>
>> > To: "Ubuntu's Indiana Local Community Team"
>> > <ubuntu-us-in at lists.ubuntu.com>
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>> > I have a Broadcom wireless card also you need to connect with with
>> > your Ethernet cable then Ubuntu will download the driver and you can
>> > activate it through "Addition drivers" under system menu.(If it doesn't
>> > bring it up on its own.)
>> >
>> > On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 8:59 AM, Scott D Howard <scottdhoward at gmail.com
>> > >wrote:
>> >
>> > > I am really enjoying 11.04, better than any previous version. However
>> the
>> > > only issue I have is that my Dell laptop with a Broadcom wireless card
>> is
>> > > not working with 11.04. Hopefully this will be fixed soon.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
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>> > >> Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 11:27:24 -0400
>> > >> From: "Jeremy L. Gaddis" <jlgaddis at gnu.org>
>> > >> To: Ubuntu's Indiana Local Community Team
>> > >> <ubuntu-us-in at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> > >> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-us-in] A Natty Day To You All
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>> > >>
>> > >> "Mark C. Miller" <mmiller at millermc.net> wrote:
>> > >> > I'd love to try the switch over, but the new meatier graphics
>> > >> > requirements for Unity are stopping me. I have some old P4 HT
>> > >> > machines that have been running ubuntu since I first started with
>> > >> > 8.04. Now, I'm dead-in-the-water. Good thing I tested it with a
>> > >>
>> > >> I'm not an Ubuntu-on-the-desktop user, but 11.04 has both xfce[0] and
>> > >> awesome[1] (my choice) according to packages.ubuntu.com. Both will
>> > have
>> > >> *much* lower resource requirements.
>> > >>
>> > >> Being a CLI junkie and "mouse-hater" I find that awesome works quite
>> > >> well for me on those instances when I do need a GUI (mostly just for
>> a
>> > >> browser).
>> > >>
>> > >> Perhaps one of those might be better suited for your older machines?
>> > >>
>> > >> [0]: http://www.xfce.org/
>> > >> [1]: http://awesome.naquadah.org/
>> > >>
>> > >> --
>> > >> Jeremy L. Gaddis
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>> Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 12:19:40 -0400
>> From: Sim?n Ruiz <simon.a.ruiz at gmail.com>
>> To: "Ubuntu's Indiana Local Community Team"
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>> On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 8:35 AM, Scott D Howard <scottdhoward at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > I do have it plugged into the network and I have ran the "additional
>> > drivers" I tried several different things which different blogs told me
>> to
>> > try but nothing seemed to work. I do know that I was running 32 bit
>> distro
>> > on 64 bit architecture and had no other problems for the couple of weeks
>> I
>> > have been running it. However, last night I reinstalled with the 64 bit
>> > distro and the wireless works great with and without the "additional
>> > drivers". I notice a performance boost and everything else seems to be
>> > running quite well. I am a happy camper.
>>
>> Interesting.
>>
>> Is there still any reason to prefer a 32 bit kernel on a 64 bit processor?
>>
>> I used to prefer it due to Flash, but I haven't had any issues with
>> that in a good, long time, now...
>>
>> Sim?n
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