Charlie, I know that the 64 bit stuff has always been finicky. I usually tell people to just run the i386 version and be happy - only if they want pain should they go 64.
As for kubuntu-desktop, the same trick works on older machines to install xubuntu (the xfce version) which is now quite usable on slower machines. Cheers, Vern Rob Ludwick wrote: > I realized that if you only had an ubuntu disk and wanted to upgrade to > kubuntu, you can just install plain old ubuntu and then: > > sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop > > Also if you're running the gnome desktop in ubuntu, (not sure about KDE) > you can do: > > Applications->Add/Remove... > > That's a menu item I overlooked for months, possibly because it made too > much sense. > > > --R > > On Sat, 2007-04-14 at 21:45 -0400, ChasJTurner wrote: >> Re: My question after last week's meeting about Adept broken, but >> Aptitude worked on Kubuntu 6.10, I started from scratch, first with >> Kubuntu 7.04 amd64, and I got repeated disk read errors just trying to >> run the live CD. I then tried the i386 iso (this is on my Fujitsu laptop >> with Turion64, and the install worked perfectly (of course, with passing >> the acpi=off param during the boot to live running, which then appears >> to pass that to the install, and Adept now works! And so does Aptitude, >> just like before. Just for grins and giggles, I went ahead and did a >> sudo apt-get install synaptic (I don't remember the exact magic >> incantation, but my confuser told me what to do when I tried to run >> Synaptic from a term), and that's it. I am converted! While Synaptic >> isn't quite as easy (for me, at least) as YaST or smart, it rocks!!!! >> Adept and Aptitude suck, blow, and spew by comparison. Oh, by the way, >> Feisty sure does boot fast on this laptop (32 bit install). I don't know >> whether my problems with Adept not working vs Aptitude, which did work >> were because of the 64 bit install vs a 32 bit install, or a borked >> library in the 64 bit install, or a borked encryption key, but who >> cares? My laptop is now running ggggggggggreeeeaaaaaaaaaaaatttttt. >> (Apologies to Tony the Tiger). So, for now, if someone is running an >> Amd 64 laptop(not sure about desktop or server motherboards) and prefers >> KDE, I would recommend installing the i386 version, and installing >> Synaptic the very first thing. Just my $0.02 USD, and worth every penny >> someone might pay for it. >> ct >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Fwlug mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Fwlug mailing list > [email protected] > http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org -- This time for sure! -Bullwinkle J. Moose ----------------------------- Vern Ceder, Director of Technology Canterbury School, 3210 Smith Road, Ft Wayne, IN 46804 [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 260-436-0746; FAX: 260-436-5137 _______________________________________________ Fwlug mailing list [email protected] http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org
