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amd64 is the name for the architecture that both intel and amd use in their 64-bit desktop processors. It has that name because it was originally amd that released the architecture (and intel used itanium at the time).
They should consider renaming that ISO to something more affordable - I had no idea that it was compatible with Intel CPUs.
* almost everyone who cares
Is it safe to use this on servers yet?
I've been playing with it on EC2 and it just works.
If you have any issues (in addition to the ones already mentioned by others here), please let me know. If you're interested in buying Thinkpads with Linux pre-installed and fully tested, please sign up here - http://giniji.com/ubuntu_laptops.html
I'm curious, what does selling Thinkpads with Linux pre-installed involved? Does Lenovo sell in bulk as an OEM, OS-less? Other companies have sold Thinkpads running Linux for years (Emperor Linux, IIRC) but at a large markup, such that I assume they're buying in tiny quantities, maybe even retail one at a time, unboxing/installing Linux/boxing/reshipping (pure conjecture, I've never looked into it). Also, any nonfree drivers required?
edit: I should've looked before speculating about Emperor. I gather that they order a machine from the manufacturer when a customer orders http://www.emperorlinux.com/quality/?page=configure but they have some kind of relationship with the manufacturer, not just retail http://www.emperorlinux.com/why/ (see warranty at bottom).
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Yes, it can be, and the next bit says as much. I've pasted in the rest of the bullet point to clarify. I was just disappointed that such a thing has to be enabled manually now.
I find STR reliable, stable, fast and good enough that I think hibernation isn't really needed any more...
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Just signed up. Would love to hear more about your business. It's really a pain to find a laptop that would not suck under Linux for any of the important dimensions (wifi, battery life, external monitor support, working fn keys and etc). I know of System76 and etc, but their hardware doesn't inspire me much (spoiled by Apple).
> It's really a pain to find a laptop that would not suck under Linux for any of the important dimensions (wifi, battery life, external monitor support, working fn keys and etc). I have nothing but good things to say about Dell computers. Of course, I am a bit careful not to choose ATI or Nvidia graphics or anything that seems designed to run only Windows. The v131 I'm using now works perfectly (and came with Ubuntu…
The specs on the Vostro 1440 don't seem much different than the Inspiron 1420N I bought with Ubuntu 5 years ago.
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did you try Gnome-shell ? I dont have multi monitors myself, but I have read reports that it is better.
I use gnome-shell instead of Unity on Ubuntu, and have multiple monitors. I use focus follows mouse not click to focus, so unity's whole app menu thing is ridiculous. I actually measured that I'd have to move the mouse over a metre on screen for my common window layout to get to menus. Sure I could fight all this, but I'd rather use something that is standard across distros and not Ubuntu proprietary. That said, gnom…
If you despise Unity, switch to Xubuntu. A minimal amount of customization allows it to feel just like Gnome 2.
Gnome3 ships with a mode that looks and acts basically identically to gnome2/gnome-panel. I don't understand at all the desire to use gnome-panel, but it's all right there out of box. I groan every time I hear people mention Cinnamon, Mint and Xubuntu because they don't like Gnome-Shell.
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Gnome_shell_software_...
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http://www.linuxatemyram.com/
still, kubuntu 12.04b2 is around 400Mb. I understand cache policy makes comparisons dumb, but I sleep better when my computer has less to manage. That said since it boots as a live cd .. a lot might just be the root fs. selfacepalm
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Homepage hasn't been updated yet. I heard they are shooting for a 12.04pm UTC release, so just about nowish :)
So is it final or still some beta version? I keep seeing beta 2 everywhere. Also, I'm not too familiar with it, so why does it imply that the 64 bit version only works on AMD CPU's? Is there no 64 bit version for Intel?
"After launching the architecture under the "x86-64" name, AMD renamed it AMD64 in 2003; Intel initially used the names IA-32e and EM64T before finally settling on Intel 64 for their implementation. x86-64 is still used by many in the industry as a vendor-neutral term, while others, notably Sun Microsystems (now Oracle Corporation) and Microsoft, use x64."
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Honestly, you'd be surprised. The IT world includes a lot of people who train up from help desk or similar positions, and spend their time very focused on the specific class of problems they're dealing with. Not surprised at all that someone described as the "IT Guy" might be a small company's only tech, trained up from a non-IT position and with no experience at all outside their tiny ecosystem.
This is pretty common. In many cases they are strictly the hands and eyes of the technician. I know a large company 300+ where their IT guy was there only to call someone who knew more. I'm also familiar with a situation at many smaller banks where their IT person is the youngest of the VPs. Of course they use external IT services and audits, but for day to day IT problems you go to the VP of whatever first.