Riddell can I get the notes on logging into the server so I can do some edits
on it?
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From: Scott Kitterman
Sent: Wednesday, September 4, 2013 10:07 PM
To: Kubuntu Developer Discussion
pansz <[email protected]> wrote:
>For non-technical user, if 32-bit is the default image, the may wonder
>why
>they have a 4GB or 8GB memory computer but they cannot see 4GB memory
>in
>ubuntu.
>
>Then how do you explain they need 64 bit install media?
>
>
>On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 10:46 PM, Scott Kitterman
><[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Jonathan Riddell <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >Should we follow and recommend 64 bit?
>> >
>> >My gut feeling is that most people have 64 bit computers now and I
>> >trust the foundation team to have done the legwork to verify that.
>So
>> >I'm in favour of it.
>>
>> Most do, but there have been stacks of 32 bit only Atom netbooks sold
>in
>> the last several years. Given that we want to be friendly to
>non-technical
>> users, I think we should wait.
>>
>> Try writing out the instructions for a non-technical user to figure
>out if
>> they need a 32 bit image. I'm not sure how to do it.
>>
>> I'd suggest we do this for 14.10.
>>
>> Scott K
>>
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That's easy enough. The amount of RAM is on the box. "If you have 4GB or
more of RAM use this (link to the 64 bit image)". That'll also, I think, take
care of the Atom 32 question since I don't think they were ever sold with more
than 2 GB of RAM.
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