Comments on: Which Ubuntu for a Core 2 Duo?

By: billy

billy — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:35:23 +0000

this is funny because i tried installing the AMD64 version of hardy on my laptop (intel core 2 duo) and i could not get it to install. It said my laptop was not 64 bit… i just couldnt get it to install. Any tips so i can be prepared when Intrepid comes out?

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:35:37 +0000

There should be differences - more memory can be addressed, though 3GB is more than enough with plenty to spare for most users - but a choice of 8,16,32 bit and now 64 bit words can be used to save time shifting loading and reading your memory. I remember fixing a digital RADAR back in 1980, 16 but chips in there, and people getting excited about the mathematics of 64 bit supercomputers… and later with the Nintendo 64…

Calculating factorials ( try 100,000! in your calculator ) is about twice as fast with 64 bits.

You cannot load a 4GB file using memory mapping with 32bit, because you can’t address that much. 4GB files aren’t too uncommon now, but to be quite honest with you - at home juz stay with the 32 bitz and you won’t lose anything - not yet, not for a while.

By: yaanai

yaanai — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:45:54 +0000

hi,

will amd 64 (ubuntu 8.04.1) work on my intel centrino core 2 duo T5750?
have tried x86 image files and they are not working.
thanks

By: Arunabh Das

Arunabh Das — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:44:26 +0000

The AMD64 version installs on my Core 2 Duo.

- Arunabh Das

By: Adam Monsen

Adam Monsen — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:05:33 +0000

I’ve been very happy with the performance of Ubuntu on my Core 2 Duo laptop. I’m told the software project I’m working on builds faster on Ubuntu than on identical hardware running Windows!

Sorry in advance for the following newbie questions…
Why did you want to run in 64-bit mode? Does stuff seem faster? Are certain applications more responsive? If so, which ones?

By: byte

byte — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:39:31 +0000

@dave: Sure, if you’re running the amd64 version, sure.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:30:15 +0000

Hi: out of curiosity I’ve run the Live CD Ubuntu 7.04 on my Core Duo machine.. it appears to be running fine. A (possibly dumb) question: is this now authentic 64 bit computing?

By: byte

byte — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 21:39:29 +0000

@amy: apparently Ubuntu runs really well on the MacBook’s.

Though you might just consider running it under Paralles.

RHEL is meant to have support (as is Fedora), but at last check, there might have been problems with sleep. This might /also/ plague Ubuntu, but from what I gather, thats whats better for laptops these days

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 03:22:01 +0000

I posted this on another one of your categories - sorry if I’m doubling!:

Hey guys I don’t know how cool it is to also ask a question in response to a question, but here goes, and by a person who already has a system but looking for linux:
I just got a Macbook and would like to install a version of Linux on it. It has an 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. Anyone have any suggestions? I was thinking Red Hat or Ubunutu or Gentoo…
Thanks,
Amy

By: byte

byte — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:29:41 +0000

@cos: my issue seems to be with can I intertwine with 32-bit userspace (say like flash)?

@simos: t7200, intel.

@cameron: thanks! first deterministic answer for a desktop user. congratulations! Even the folk on #ubuntu are out to confuse one, then recommend i386 ;-)

@chris: no evolution for me anymore…

So I’m still wondering, 64-bit kernel, but 32-bit app support is not an apt-get away? Hmm. Then again, even on Fedora, I don’t bother with Flash, proper… Choices, choices.