On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 8:33 AM, Johannes Wiedersich < johan...@physik.blm.tu-muenchen.de> wrote:
> Victor Padro wrote: > > Direct link, DVD version: > > AMD64(if your laptop has more than 3GB of RAM): > > http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/5.0.0/amd64/iso-dvd/ > > > > i386(if your laptop has less than 3GB of RAM): > > http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/5.0.0/i386/iso-dvd/ > > I would suggest using the i386, unless you have specific requirements > for amd64, because it has a better support for certain ('non-free') > software. > > >From my i386's aptitude: > $ aptitude show linux-image-2.6-686-bigmem > [...] > Linux 2.6 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4 > This package depends on the latest binary image for Linux kernel 2.6 on > Pentium Pro/Celeron/Pentium II/Pentium III/Pentium 4 with 4-64G RAM > machines. > > So, unless you have more than 64G of ram you should be fine with i386. > > Cheers, > Johannes > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > > You're right, sometimes I get stuck in my head with Ubuntu kernels. :) -- "It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion." "Todo el desorden del mundo proviene de las profesiones mal o mediocremente servidas"
