> Comments, updates? > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Brian Chase <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 14:32:44 -0500 > Subject: Re: my new superdesktop... > I've tried numerous distro's for my dual Opteron Tyan S2882 board, each > with their own shortfalls. > > Not real happy with my choice for AMD64, mainly because the availability > of software is quite limited, and things like java and flash are either > difficult to get working, or unavailable for the platform.
Ive had no problem with software availability except from that of flash but I didn't had flash installed on my older athlon box. As for java, things work the same as in other debian ports: look for blackdown java packages. They are easy to install and java is working flawlesly here. > Understanding that my main use will be a terminal server, I'm kinda > regretting not getting a dual Xeon for just a nice robust 32 bit box > that runs everything and gives me lots of choices. Even though I've > really come to like Debian, the AMD64 port is difficult to install when Mmm my experiences are: Fedora Core 2 didn't boot my system (the same goes for SuSE, but i was able to solve this problem with suse, but then i found that SuSE was a bit unstable. The first Linux i got to work here properly was Gentoo, the second one Debian. The installer worked perfectly. I love Debian installer and debootstrap, it let's you install debian in every machine on every situation. > compared to Redhat based x86-64 or Suse distro's and it won't be > released into "stable" for at least a couple more years, a snails pace > compared to other Linux distro's release schedule. > I'ts just a mather of names. Soon you will be able to choose between Debian Sid and the new testing (i can't remember wich name it's gona get) or in other words, top noch versions, or a more conservative, more stable and up to date version. I think almost anyone uses stable (aka woody and soon sarge) for a desktop system. And by the way, testing and even unstable from debian are more stable than fedora and mandrake. If still in doubt, use ubuntu. > The only reason, IMHO, to run out and grab a AMD64 platform today is for > simulation or some other VERY computationally intensive task, like a Or because you don't want to waste money buying some old fashioned technology. I've found AMD64 to be a good alternative to pentiums either in price and in performance. So I've bought it for normal desktop use (music, videos, a bit of ripping, latex editing, some mathematic calculus, and from time to time to program in java, c or python). > QualNet Network Simulation, high end database server or something. > Interested in hearing others' experiences along these lines. > If you are not shure about 64 bits, you can stilluse it in 32 bit mode. Performance difference is not quite noticeable for desktop use. (Although in a near future, it will make the difference). I'm proud of my machine, the only one thing i dislike is my graphic accelerator... an ATI (poor silly of me). This pice of crap is not going to have support for linux amd64 never!!! And when it has, it will be so poor that cheaper cards from other vendors will outperform you... ahhhh that really was like throwing my money to trash. Those are my experiences with my amd64 Aritz Beraza [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___________________________________________ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
