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digimars wrote:
> bruce89 Wrote: 
>> On i386, use -k7-smp, on AMD64, -k8-smp, as you have a dual core
>> processor.
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> 
> 
> Please forgive my lack of understainding, I'm still learning this stuff
> as I go along here.  By using a -k8-smp version of the Kernel, I would
> still operate within a 32 bit operating system environment right? 
> (That's my preferred choice until there's better all around support for
> a 64 bit Linux distro).
> 
> 
> 
> And if so, what are the steps involved in installing a different
> kernel?  Would it reak havoc on my Dapper Drake setup, or would the
> applications not even notice a difference?


Install linux-image-2.6.15-25-k7 using synaptic and it will be added to 
your grub menu. It doesn't remove your current kernel, which should 
still appear on the grub menu, so you can easily go back to that if the 
new one doesn't work.

SteVe