On Thu, 06 Sep 2012 23:28:25 -0700, T Elcor wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- >> Hello, I would like to know which version of Debian 6 I would download >> for installing on iMac with specifications shown below. >> >> Model Name: iMac >> Model Identifier: iMac8,1 >> Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo > > amd64 or i386 both should work, I would go with amd64 (see > http://www.debian.org/ports/amd64/ ).
I'm usually in favor of 64-bits but when it comes to Apple products I would first ensure all their "special" hardware have the corresponding drivers available for 64-bits. > I would also install Debian 7 (wheezy) as Debian 6 will probably be > deprecated soon. Installing Squeeze shouldn't be much problematic given the computer is ~3/4years old and there's still the bakported packages, should needed. OTOH, Debian 6 has (more or less) one year and a half of support (when Wheezy is out -and that should happen around February, 2013- Squeeze will become then the "oldstable" and will receive security fixes and patches until Jessie comes to play or a year later). Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/k2d0le$bte$7...@ger.gmane.org
