Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/11

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Subject: [Leica] OT: buying a Windows laptop for my son
From: jbm at jbm.org (Jeff Moore)
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:08:28 -0400
References: <B71F173C-49E0-408D-935E-2DB1AC57FC35@frozenlight.eu> <F0237067-5B07-4216-8037-50B6BE2DFFA9@droolassicpark.com>
 
2009-07-11-05:06:30 Charlie Meyer:
> BTW, anyone have suggestions for which Linux flavor is best for AMD
> based laptops?

I bow to anyone who actually knows better, but I'm not aware of
significant support differences between AMD and Intel-based machines.

I used to be a Red Hat user for years and years, but after they chose to
get entirely out of the non-corporate market, I had to look elsewhere.
I've been through several generations of Ubuntu (on small servers, and
on a wee Eee), and while my fingers still find Debian-style package
management and a few other config issues unfamiliar, every time I've
recently revisited the question of whose Linux packaging to install,
Ubuntu has come back out on top.  I just installed 64-bit Ubuntu 9.04 on
a little server, and am pleased to report that 64-bit Linux seems to be
mainstream and no particular trouble now.

 -Jeff
Replies: Reply from leica at rcmckee.com (R. Clayton McKee) ([Leica] OT: buying a Windows laptop for my son)
 In reply to: Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] OT: buying a Windows laptop for my son)
Message from charlie at droolassicpark.com (Charlie Meyer) ([Leica] OT: buying a Windows laptop for my son)