[Nottingham] 64 bit linux

[Richard Street]

Iain Moppett wrote:
> Does any one have any thoughts about which distro is best for a Linux returnee/newbie, just about to install an AMD 64 3200+.    
Have you tried Ubuntu?

I use the 32-but version at the moment and love it, so I see no reason 
why the 64-bit version shouldn't be just as good. It has all the basics 
for those who just want to install it and run with it. Through synaptic 
package manager you have access to loads of pre-compiled apps - or it 
has a noob-friendly "Add/Remove Applications" option that provides a 
cut-down synaptic with nice categories of apps.

My only 2 gripes:

1. There is no 'Development' setup available - you have to hunt down 
gcc, make, autoconf, pygtk, libstdc++ etc,etc when you want to compile 
stuff and it's a ball-ache the first few times.

2. A recent update to (I think) pmount has left me having to manually 
mount and dismount flash disks and other hot-pluggable media. This has 
p***ed me off because it happened to our lass first, and I don't have 
the time to hunt down the answer at the moment - so she is stuck (and 
she 'aint getting the root password - no way!).

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Richard S