Debian dual boot with Windows 7

Richard Chonak rac-7q86n6wRh+gPnHn3N7+5xA at public.gmane.org
Wed May 5 21:14:40 EDT 2010


On 05/05/2010 08:42 PM, James Kramer wrote:
> On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 4:40 AM, Jerry Feldman<gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org>  wrote:
>> I would burn a copy of a live CD. Live CDs don't give you all the
>> support you get with a fully installed distro. Ubuntu 10.04 or Knoppix
>> should tell you what is supported. Today there is very little that does
>> not work in a 64-bit environment. GB ethernet has been around a long
>>
> Good idea.  I will try both of them to get a feel for the components.
> I am planning to do things slower than I normally do so I don't screw
> up too bad.  This is my first 64 bit so I am anticipating a learning
> curve even though 64 bit has been out for a long time and should be
> very stable.

Some browser plugins may not be available in 64-bit versions yet, so 
I've continued to run 32-bit Linux.

--RC






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