[ale] Ubuntu for AMD64

[Jay Goodman]

I have no answer for wine, but google "nspluginwrapper".  It's primary
function is to allow you to use standard 32bit plugin bins in your 64bit
firefox, that is if you use firefox.  It has been rock solid with flash on
my FC6 installs.


> On Sunday 06 May 2007 11:48:55 am runman wrote:
>> Has anyone installed and used/is using the Ubuntu version for AMD64 ??
>> It
>> seems like a little under-developed as compared to Suse for example.  I
>> am
>> trying to find a distro that works really well on a dual Opteron
>> computer
>> and that will dual boot with Windows 2000.  I have used Suse for this
>> several versions ago but am not familiar with OpenSuse.
>>
>> Thanks for any comments, hints, recollections, etc.
>>
>>
>
> I have been using ubuntu on an Athlon 4000+ in 64 bit mode since Dapper
> Drake.
> There have been ups and downs with it.  I am currently using Feisty Fawn
> and
> it is still working very well.
>
> The biggest problems that I have are related to x86 specific things.  Wine
> for
> example hasn't work very well, I have to use cross over office to get wine
> support.  I have not been successful in getting the flash plugin to work
> in
> mozilla, I have to use the flock browser if I want to view a flash enabled
> website.  Overall I have been pretty happy with it but there are some
> occasionaly gotchas with it.
>
> Dan
>
>
> $ cat /proc/cpuinfo
> processor       : 0
> vendor_id       : AuthenticAMD
> cpu family      : 15
> model           : 7
> model name      : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 4000+
> stepping        : 10
> cpu MHz         : 1000.000
> cache size      : 1024 KB
> fpu             : yes
> fpu_exception   : yes
> cpuid level     : 1
> wp              : yes
> flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca
> cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 syscall nx mmxext lm 3dnowext
> 3dnow
> up
> bogomips        : 2010.87
> TLB size        : 1024 4K pages
> clflush size    : 64
> cache_alignment : 64
> address sizes   : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
> power management: ts fid vid ttp
>
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