You'll want the AMD 64 version of Linux. It should have a kernel module that supports SMP AMD 64s. The i386 version will run, too.

I think.

Just got 2 copies of Ubuntu 7.10 in the mail today
 

I requested them a few weeks ago when I was having trouble burning a new copy. Fortunately, I was able to upgrade from my current version without depending on the disks.

If anyone in the Philadelphia area wants to borrow them, feel free to ask.

Ubuntu 8.04 was just released
 

Well, ok, it was released two weeks ago.

But I just got the free CD I requested delivered. It turned out not to make a difference since the automatic upgrade worked fine.

Since they send me Ubuntu stickers with each release, I have begun to place them on my laptop, laptop case, disk organizer.....

Well, you know that they say. Linux users are all crazy fundamentalists.

Andit says so right there on the link.:lol2:

I'm evaluating Mandriva off a boot CD now.
Seems to run ok, but the update function froze the computer, forcing a hard reboot. Next will be a day long tweaking session, then the real test.

And then I do it again for each of four total Linux-ses.
OpenSUSE I think will be next to see what the GNOME interface is like. KDE seems pretty familiar tho.

B, there's always Kubuntu: Ubuntu plus KDE.

I upgraded to Fedora 9 this week and learned that KDE 4.0 is, like, not ready for prime time. It's just horrible! I'm appalled - I had a great desktop environment and they shat all over it!

I can see how it will come around and be a really impressive thing, as people work on it, and 4.1 may be a giant improvement when it's released in July. But for now - AVOID.

Now this is not a problem for most people because Fedora is absolutely meant to be a cutting-edge thing -- they just say, hey, here's the very latest and greatest of every piece of software running, so expect it to be buggy. This is a good thing, because it gets early and beta software out in the world where people can bang on it, break it and submit bug fixes. But it's definitely not for people who just want to get stuff done. So for the time being I'm recommending Ubuntu.

Kubuntu is not on my list at present.

I still have to try GNOME before I choose one desktop over another. As a default, anyway. I know I can change them whenever I want.

Currently, I am going bald trying to figure out multimedia and package management. I kinda already miss wizards...

BrianR,

You really would like Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron, I think.

I'm running that in a VM at work, and really like it :).

Mitch

I might. I'm still getting tha hang of the command line interface and trying to figure out file hierarchy and esp dependencies!. What I need is a good primer book.

Got any suggestions?

Isn't all the information for those open source programs online?

Tons and tons of it. It's wading through it all that's daunting.

Linux System Commands
 

Brian,

Linux System Commands by Patrick Volkerding worked for me :).

It may be a little dated, but it works for me.

http://www.amazon.com/Linux-System-C...1769520&sr=8-1

Mitch

been booting Mandriva from CD lately and I seem to like it.

I have Linux desktop now, it's full of info but seems to be a bit difficult to understand.