[NTLUG:Discuss] Which Server Distro?

[Joe Torma]

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From: discuss-bounces at ntlug.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at ntlug.org] On Behalf
Of Michael Barnes
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 3:22 PM
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Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Which Server Distro?

On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Kipton Moravec <kip at kdream.com> wrote:
>
> I would go just the opposite way. :)
>
> Since you do not need the latest and greatest, I would go with Ubuntu
> Server 8.04 LTS and then upgrade a couple months after the next Ubuntu
> LTS is released.
>
>
> So I would go with the 8.04 LTS server. Stick with something you know as
> opposed to a different distribution which may do things a little
> differently. KISS
>
> Kip
>

I've pretty much decided on this route.  The Dell 2850 has a pair of
Intel dual-core Xeon 3.2Hz processors (4 total cpus). Their
architecture is supposed to be x86_64.  I've never fooled with 64-bit
stuff before.  When I looked for Ubuntu server isos to download, the
64 bit ones all say "ubuntu-8.04.3-server-amd64.iso".  Is that only
for an AMD processor?  Should I try to find an iso for the x86_64?


Thanks,
Michael

AMD64 is the common name of all 64 bit x86 distributions since AMD was first
to market with an x86 instruction based 64 bit processor.
ubuntu-8.04.3-server-amd64.iso will work fine for you on the 2850   

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