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On 07/22/11 23:07, Mark Knecht wrote: |
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> On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 6:53 PM, CJoeB <colleen.beamer@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> Hi everyone, |
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>> Because this will be a new computer and I may essentially void the |
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>> warranty if I alter the pre-configuration, I seriously thought about |
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>> leaving the status quo and putting up with Windows 7. |
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>> What would you recommend that I used for the iso an stage 3? As a |
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>> reminder my computer is a Dell XPS 8300 with an Intel Core -i7-2600 |
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>> processor. I'm a little confused between the choices x86 (which seems |
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>> to only apply to Pentium 4 systems and only utilizes 32-bit processing), |
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>> amd64 and ia64. |
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>> Regards, |
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>> Colleen |
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>> Registered Linux User #411143 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org |
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> Hi Colleen, |
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> I'm not sure I understand the warranty issue so take this with a |
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> grain of salt but most of the pre-configured Windows machines I've |
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> received in the last couple of years had some disk space left over |
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> outside of the Windows C drive. I'm sure you could install Gentoo on |
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> one of those and not void anything, assuming you have one. |
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The thing is, I don't want Windows on the computer at all. My laptop is |
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4 years old and it was booted into Windows once and that was only |
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because I didn't hit the F2 key fast enough to get into the bios to |
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change the boot order. Then, Windows got removed completely. |
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The computer I am getting is a desktop for home use and everything I |
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need is in Linux. I don't want to have to put up with all the "pain in |
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the ass" stuff Windows puts you through. I have to put up with Windows |
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all day at work and it's like a breath of fresh air when I can come home |
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to my Linux system. |
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> William's comment about running Gentoo in a VM is very valid. |
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I've never installed a virtual machine so wouldn't even know how to go |
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about it. |
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> There really aren't any specific 64-bit things I'm aware of that |
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> you need to choose. It's all pretty generic these days, at least with |
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> the Intel processors. I've not used an AMD processor in a while. Boot |
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> from pretty much any Linux Live CD and then do the stage 3 install and |
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> you should be fine. ia64 isn't TTBOMK knowledge something you need to |
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> pay attention to. All my Intel i5 & i7 machines are amd64 stable with |
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> a few ~amd64 packages. |
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So, if I choose the amd64 iso and Stage 3, it doesn't have to be on an |
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AMD machine? |
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> One note about the Sandy Bridge processor is reight now it does |
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> require a specific CFLAG setting to get everything to build correctly |
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> due to a gcc bug. |
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So how do I know if it's a Sandy Bridge processor? Nothing in the specs |
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that I read says it's anything more than and Intel i-7. |
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> As for any other distro, once you use Gentoo you won't be happy |
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> elsewhere. ;-) Stick with Gentoo, most especially since you have all |
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> the hardware power you need to build code at world class speed. |
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I *have* tried other distros - first Redhat, then Fedora, then Kubuntu |
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and you're right ... I wouldn't be happy with anything but Gentoo! I |
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started my Linux journey in 2000, went to Gentoo in 2004 and have always |
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been happy with it. |
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The question is not really whether I will install Gentoo, but more about |
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choosing the correct iso and Stage 3 because I don't want to get into a |
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pickle that I can't handle. |
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Regards, |
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Colleen |
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Registered Linux User #411143 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org |
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