Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] 64-bit install?

2010-06-04 Thread M. Daub
Hi Andrew, hello *, I know, that the packge manager pull down the 64-bit version, if they exist. But I assume, that the package manager will get the 32-bit version if this is the only one of the package. So to be more precisely: 1.) Does all the maintainers of the various packages needed for

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] 64-bit install?

2010-06-04 Thread Andrew Woodhead
The packages in the metapackage will be available in both 32bit and 64bit. On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 10:37 AM, M. Daub m.d...@web.de wrote: Hi Andrew, hello *, I know, that the packge manager pull down the 64-bit version, if they exist. But I assume, that the package manager will get the

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] 64-bit install?

2010-06-04 Thread Phillip Whiteside
Hi, we seem to have lost where lubuntu 10.04 actually got up to. Stable == Not crashing every 5 minutes. Beta == Not a finished product. As it was not even launched as 'RC' (Release Candidate) The reason you say it behaves as a 'beta' is because that is exactly what it is. IMHO, considering

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] 64-bit install?

2010-06-04 Thread CAD Outsourcing
I feel humbled by your eloquent way of defusing a situation that threatens to get out of hand. A bright mind you are. BTW, we can use the term windoze on the forums and anywhere else we please, because the trademarks that Microsoft has the rights to are MS, XP, Microsoft, Windows and the like,

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] 64-bit install?

2010-06-04 Thread PCMan
Here are my two cents: 1. Compiling for 64-bit will make executable binaries bigger and takes more disk space 2. because of #1, 64-bit apps uses more memory, but the difference is minimal 3. the performance of most apps are bound to I/O and mainly affected by speed of hard drives and internet

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] 64-bit install?

2010-06-04 Thread Bob Trevithick
On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 10:51 PM, PCMan pcman...@gmail.com wrote: snip 3. If a program runs well in 32-bit OS, but fail to run in 64-bit one, this is not an architecture problem. It's a bug. Please report it instead of complain of 64-bit. One example I found when playing with the Mini CD

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] 64-bit install?

2010-06-02 Thread Bob Trevithick
Hi Phill, Sorry this took so long! I'm happy to report that doing the install with the 64-bit Mini CD worked just fine. I haven't had time to try everything, of course, but I've found zero problems so far. Just one note on the install instruction; one step is to do a sudo apt-get dist-upgrade.

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] 64-bit install?

2010-06-02 Thread Phillip Whiteside
Hi Bob, thanks for getting back, you are still the first one to confirm it works. The apt-get dist-upgrade could well be a bit of over-kill, but I'd rather it spend a few moments working out all is well in the world than miss it out and find out it is needed in certain circumstances :-) What,

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] 64-bit install?

2010-06-02 Thread Bob Trevithick
On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Phillip Whiteside phi...@phillw.net wrote: Hi Bob, thanks for getting back, you are still the first one to confirm it works. The apt-get dist-upgrade could well be a bit of over-kill, but I'd rather it spend a few moments working out all is well in the world

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] 64-bit install?

2010-06-02 Thread Steve
On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:54:31 +0100, Phillip Whiteside phi...@phillw.net wrote: Hi Bob, thanks for getting back, you are still the first one to confirm it works. The apt-get dist-upgrade could well be a bit of over-kill, but I'd rather it spend a few moments working out all is well in the

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] 64-bit install?

2010-05-22 Thread Andrew Woodhead
Yes thats on way to get 64bit Lubuntu. You want a minimal amount of stuff installing to then install the metapackage. Your networking will need to be workable from command line too. On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Bob Trevithick bob.trevith...@gmail.comwrote: If I were to use the Ubuntu 64-bit

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] 64-bit install?

2010-05-22 Thread Bob Trevithick
On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 9:34 AM, Andrew Woodhead andrew.woodhead...@googlemail.com wrote: Yes thats on way to get 64bit Lubuntu. You want a minimal amount of stuff installing to then install the metapackage. Your networking will need to be workable from command line too. Thanks. Will this

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] 64-bit install?

2010-05-22 Thread Andrew Woodhead
Well if you want it now then the minimal ubuntu install is the way to go to get 64bit Lubuntu. Depends if you can wait or not :) On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Bob Trevithick bob.trevith...@gmail.comwrote: On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 9:34 AM, Andrew Woodhead andrew.woodhead...@googlemail.com

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] 64-bit install?

2010-05-22 Thread Phillip Whiteside
Hi Bob, if you could try using the instructions at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/DocumentationHelp#Minimal%20Install Just go get the 64 bit instead of 32 bit mini-iso from http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/ I'd be grateful if you could

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] 64-bit install?

2010-05-22 Thread Bob Trevithick
Hi Phill, I'll be happy to just as soon as I get the 64-bit machine running again. :) I hope that's within a week or so. Bob On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Phillip Whiteside phi...@phillw.net wrote: Hi Bob, if you could try using the instructions at