Hmm, thanks for all the responses! I think, as I tend to be rather conservative with other people's machines, that based on what I've read here, I'll go 32 bit for this one. I'm not a guru, just someone who's comfortable setting Ubuntu up, so I'll go with what seems to be the path of least resistance. Thanks a lot for all your advice -- from me & my favourite book shop! :) Doug.
On 24 July 2010 13:40, John Stevenson <j...@jr0cket.com> wrote: > On 24 July 2010 12:34, doug livesey <biot...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi -- a local shop got sold a Dell with 1gig RAM running a 64 bit version >> of Windows a couple of weeks ago, and they are saying that it is running >> really slowly. >> As it's an independent shop I use lots & want to support (support your >> local bookshop!), I've offered to set it up as dual-boot with Ubuntu to see >> if they prefer that, and then to either return it to M$ or convert fully to >> Ubuntu depending on which they prefer. >> My question is, should I go with the 32 or 64 bit Ubuntu? The Ubuntu page >> recommends 32 bit for most users, and it's not a high-powered machine, but >> it is already running a 64 bit OS (albeit one that could be part of the >> problem -- I don't know enough about these things). >> Oh, and I've told them to have a think about everything they use it for, >> but from an initial conversation everything is easily do-able in Ubuntu, >> and, more importantly, easy for me to show them. >> Any & all advice appreciated, >> Doug. >> > > If its a brand new machine, I would be tempted to use 64bit Ubuntu, > especially if the shop plan to keep the machine for several years (for the > same reason mentioned by Allan Bell) > > However, if the shop are likely to want to buy support from Ubuntu, I am > not aware if it makes a difference if its 32bit or 64bit desktop (hopefully > not), so you might want to check that out. > > -- > John Stevenson > Lean Agile Consultant / Coach > jr0cket.com | leanagilemachine.com > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > >
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