On Wednesday 19 July 2006 07:14, Dan LaBine wrote:
> SnapafunFrank wrote:
> > By the way, this laptop ( sorry ~ Notepad ) has the Turion64 - MT34 cpu.
> > Any use looking at 64bit at this stage ?
>
> It's certainly an option, but IIRC only the kernel and a few of the
> programs would be 64 bit at this point while the majority are still 32 bit.
>
> In any case, 64 bit stuff is coming out everyday, but it will probably
> still be a while before there's a full 64 bit version of every standard
> Linux app.
>
> As for Diskdrake in PCLinuxOS, it can set up the normal partitions that
> you want (although, IIRC, it doesn't have a separate /usr partition
> showing in the installer) and there's a lot of great help regarding
> multi-booting, you'll still need to install Windows (IF you really think
> you want it) first, and then add the Linuxes (Linuxi?) of your choice i
> whatever order you want.
>
> The PCLinuxOS forum is loaded with people who've got several OS's on
> their systems and the developers are always providing good support. Look
> for the users 'texstar' and 'ikerekes' when looking for top-level
> answers for your support questions.
>
> Also, keep in mind that once it's installed, you can modify the
> partitions like an interior designer on steroids. I always set up an
> '/Archive' partition (with a capital 'A' so that it's right at the top
> of the list in Konqueror), on all my systems (including those of my
> clients) and I keep a local set of configs, rpms and their personal data
> there, just in case someone seriously borks the main folders or partitions.
>
> Either way, I add those after the install is done. Going one step
> further, I often create user-owned folders in /Archive and put their
> documents and email (thunderbird) profiles in there.
>
> That way, if they're going to dual-boot with Windows and the /Archive
> partition is formatted using FAT32, they can use the same documents and
> emails regardless of the OS they're running at the time.
>
> Occasionally, I have to have the custom partitions mounted after the
> bootup sequence (fstab can be cranky sometimes), so I usually add them
> to the /etc/rc.d/rc.local file like this;
>
> mount /dev/hdaX /Archive
>
> Where the 'X' is the partition device number and then it automatically
> gets mounted without causing fstab to go postal.
>
> Hope some of this info comes in handy Snap. Have fun 'playing'!
>
> DL
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I tried the 64 bit on a desktop and found it a bit flaky. Not ready for prime
time so to speak. Also, I could not see an advantage as yet, for speed or
function. My 2cents,
Dennis M.
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