Folks, We just purchased a dual Intel quad core system. I am considering Fedora Core or Ubuntu distribution. We plan to run VMware server, and also do Java development on this system. We have several versions of Red Hat linux running in out company, but I keep hearing good things about Ubuntu also. I use kubuntu at home and like it. Which one would you recommend? If fedora then should I go with FC 6 or FC 7? If Ubuntu then which version? Where do I get 64-bit version of the above distributions? Thanks. -- Hemant Shah /"\ ASCII ribbon campaign E-mail: NoJunkMailshah@xnet.com \ / --------------------- X against HTML mail TO REPLY, REMOVE NoJunkMail / \ and postings FROM MY E-MAIL ADDRESS. -----------------[DO NOT SEND UNSOLICITED BULK E-MAIL]------------------ I haven't lost my mind, Above opinions are mine only. it's backed up on tape somewhere. Others can have their own.

While stranded on information super highway ray wrote: > On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:53:17 +0000, Hemant Shah wrote: > >> >> Folks, >> >> We just purchased a dual Intel quad core system. >> I am considering Fedora Core or Ubuntu distribution. > > There is no Fedora Core anymore - it is simply Fedora. > >> >> We plan to run VMware server, and also do Java development on this >> system. >> >> We have several versions of Red Hat linux running in out company, but I >> keep hearing good things about Ubuntu also. >> >> I use kubuntu at home and like it. >> >> Which one would you recommend? >> >> If fedora then should I go with FC 6 or FC 7? > > Again, there is no FC 7 - it is Fedora 7. > >> If Ubuntu then which version? > > I would not jump on Ubuntu 7.10 yet - it has just been released. Wait at > least a few weeks to see how it shakes out. Otherwise, 7.04 seems quite > solid. > >> >> Where do I get 64-bit version of the above distributions? > > Pretty much the same place you would get the 32 bit versions. I looked at Ubuntu web site, they have iso image for amd64 only, will it work on Intel XEON E5345 Quad Core? > >> >> Thanks. > > Since you already have corporate experience with RedHat - you might > consider going with Fedora or with the commercial RedHat Enterprise Linux > - I think in your situation the later would be my choice. > -- Hemant Shah /"\ ASCII ribbon campaign E-mail: NoJunkMailshah@xnet.com \ / --------------------- X against HTML mail TO REPLY, REMOVE NoJunkMail / \ and postings FROM MY E-MAIL ADDRESS. -----------------[DO NOT SEND UNSOLICITED BULK E-MAIL]------------------ I haven't lost my mind, Above opinions are mine only. it's backed up on tape somewhere. Others can have their own.

ray <ray@zianet.com> did eloquently scribble: > I would not jump on Ubuntu 7.10 yet - it has just been released. Wait at > least a few weeks to see how it shakes out. Otherwise, 7.04 seems quite > solid. >> >> Where do I get 64-bit version of the above distributions? > Pretty much the same place you would get the 32 bit versions. Indeed. most of them autodetect what your cpu is and offer an install menu appropriately, so you can choose. They don't tend to do 64 bit only anymore cos they've got the 64/32 bit installation sorted. -- ______________________________________________________________________________ | spike1@freenet.co.uk | "Are you pondering what I'm pondering Pinky?" | |Andrew Halliwell BSc(hons)| | | in | "I think so brain, but this time, you control | | Computer Science | the Encounter suit, and I'll do the voice..." | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------