Thanks Douglas Knapp; you rock! _________________________________________________________ <div class="gmail_quote">2009/6/4 Knapp <<a href="mailto:magick.crow@gmail.com">magick.crow@gmail.com</a>> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div></div><div class="h5">On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 8:25 PM, Steven Susbauer <<a href="mailto:steven@too1337.com">steven@too1337.com</a>> wrote: > Fernando González Díaz de la Serna wrote: >> Hello to everybody! >> >> 1. I want to assemble my own computer. >> >> 2. I want to use an Intel Desktop Motherboard >> >> 3. I want to use an Intel core duo quad processor >> >> 4. I want to install Ubuntu 9.04 amd64 on this computer >> >> *Two questions:* >> >> a. Can I use Intel for the motherboard and processor even though the the >> Ubuntu version for 64 bits specifically says AMD? >> >> b. Is choosing the 64 bit Ubuntu version really a good choice, or will I >> have a lot problems running certain programs? >> >> Thanks a lot to whoever takes the bother to answer and help me, >> >> > > If the processor is 64 bit, you would use the amd64 system, even though > it says AMD. > > B is up to you. You may have some issues, in general there are few. </div></div>This amd64 title is really stupid but the reason is because AMD invented 64 bit and Intel copied it, so AMD64 means any system based on the AMD standard, which includes all the intel chips. I have been running 64 bit for years now and no problems at all for about a year and before that the only problem was java and that media viewer, both problems where fixed by running a 32 bit browser but now you don't even have to do that. The key point is that if you MUST you can also run 32 software under the 64 bit system provided you have all the 32 bit libs that go with it. This can mean having the same lib 2 times (32 bit and 64 bit) in your system thus eating into your TB hard drive and taking all that room you really need for something else. (joke) Short of it is, no problems at all, go for it. -- Douglas E Knapp Why do we live? -- <div><div></div><div class="h5">ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </div></div></blockquote></div> -- Fernando Díaz de la Serna <a href="mailto:fernando2358@gmail.com">fernando2358@gmail.com</a> _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ In a world without walls and fences, who needs windows and gates? Conoce el sistema operativo Ubuntu Linux: <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/804features/">http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/804features/</a> <a href="http://start.ubuntu.com/8.04/">http://start.ubuntu.com/8.04/</a> <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/community/ubuntustory/philosophy">http://www.ubuntu.com/community/ubuntustory/philosophy</a> <a href="https://shipit.ubuntu.com/login">https://shipit.ubuntu.com/login</a>