[Klug-general] Distro Wars

[Athon Solo]

i686_64 is completely different. To run programs compiled for i686_64 
you'll need a 64-bit processor such as the AMD Athlon 64

Allen

Peter wrote:
>                     For     Against
> Mandrake              7
> SUSE                  2
> Ubuntu                1         1
> Gentoo                2         1
> Fedora                1         2
> Debian                2
> Novell Desktop        1
> 
> Many thanks to everyone who has responded to my queries.
> 
> The poll was fun and shows that Mandrake is the most recommended for 
> beginners so I'm picking up a copy of version 10.1 tomorrow.
> 
> Unless I strike lucky with the printer on Mandrake I think I'll let 
> Father Christmas sort it. (I hope!!!!!!!). I've installed Windows 
> versions of Mozilla and OpenOffice on friends computers as well as the 
> Windows side of my machine so I can get round the problem.
> 
> One last question - if my machine is an i686, is that compatible with 
> i686_64 or are they completely different. It seems to be a major 
> weakness of Linux that it's so dependent on chip architecture.
> 
> Peter.
> 
> Paul Littlefield wrote:
> 
>> I've voted 1 for Mandrake and 1 for Gentoo.
>>
>> I started with Mandrake 2 years ago and is perfect for beginnners, 
>> then moved to Gentoo when I had enough experience.
>>
>> My wife's machine has had Mandrake 10 for the last year, but will be 
>> changeing that to Gentoo over Xmas.
>>
>>  
>>
> 
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