[Tfug] distro question - x86_64

[Matthew Patenaude]

Thanks. I think I'll try Ubuntu 6.06. At least at first. My other laptop has
XP on it, but SP1. I refused to "upgrade". :) I can't stand the little
"defender"/firewall and whatnot on SP2.

I'll write again if I have problems. Thanks.
Matthew

On 2/14/07, Michael Schultheiss <schultmc at cinlug.org> wrote:
>
> Matthew Patenaude wrote:
> > Thanks, that helps a lot. I appreciate the info. Does anyone know what
> > the latest Knoppix version is? I have been working overseas and just
> > got back. I didn't have a good internet connection, so all I have is
> > Knoppix 3.7. I saw that 4.something was on the Knoppix site with a
> > 5.something as a *.de.iso available. Is that only in German. I am
> > afraid that if I use too old of a distro it might barf at the new
> > hardware. Any ideas?
>
> If your distro of choice barfs, feel free to ask questions on list.
> Some of us might have already dealt with the issue.
>
> According to the Knoppix BitTorrent site
> (http://torrent.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/), the latest version is 5.1.1 which
> is available as a DVD or CD ISO in English or German.
>
> > I like Ubuntu as well. I am waiting for CDs to come in the mail. I
> > ordered the 6.06 stable. Is that as reliable as the previous stable
> > Ubuntu?
>
> 6.06 is the first LTS (Long Term Support) version of Ubuntu.  It's
> supported for 3 years from initial release on the desktop and 5 years on
> the server.  I've heard of stability problems with 6.10 (although I use
> it myself daily and haven't encountered any issues) but 6.06 should be
> extremely stable.
>
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