Thursday, April 17, 2008
Prepping for Debian
Progress report: I've downloaded and burned the 3x AMD x64 installation DVDs and have also decided to completely drop the 64-bit version of Vista in favor of the more widely-found 32-bit version.
My PC actually shipped with the 32-bit version pre-installed - and now I know why. The 64-bit version isn't ready for prime time. Not only does Microsoft have some really serious problems ìn understanding the basics of USB peripheral support (with a functional keyboard and mouse being pretty essential, I'd say) but also my Netgear toaster ain't never going to work with 64-bit. So I'll sacrifice the performance gains in favor of the simpler backup path.
Therefore, the next steps are:
My PC actually shipped with the 32-bit version pre-installed - and now I know why. The 64-bit version isn't ready for prime time. Not only does Microsoft have some really serious problems ìn understanding the basics of USB peripheral support (with a functional keyboard and mouse being pretty essential, I'd say) but also my Netgear toaster ain't never going to work with 64-bit. So I'll sacrifice the performance gains in favor of the simpler backup path.
Therefore, the next steps are:
- Backup everything from Vista (provided that I have the luxury of being able to use my keyboard and mouse) ready for the 64-bit version to bite the dust
- Clear some space on the primary drive ready for the Linux partition
- Install the 32-bit version of Vista
- Install Debian
Labels: Debian
# posted by Nesjo : 10:50
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