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r0b0t

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From: /tmp

Registered: 2009-05-24

Posts: 505

x86 based laptop but processor Intel core 2 duo

Hi, i'm a linux user and i want to install archlinux..
I have a Intel core 2 duo processor T7200 @ 2ghz
But it says that the architecture is x86 bassed.
I don't want to spend to much time with hardening , problems etc sow what shod i do?
Sorry about my english.

kumyco

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From: somewhere

Registered: 2008-06-23

Posts: 153

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Re: x86 based laptop but processor Intel core 2 duo

i assume you're asking if it's a compatible processor, yes it is, (it's x86-64 based)

tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: x86 based laptop but processor Intel core 2 duo

You can install either the 32-bit or the 64-bit version of Arch on a core2duo machine. Does that help you?

quetzyg

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From: /home/quetzyg

Registered: 2006-08-03

Posts: 130

Re: x86 based laptop but processor Intel core 2 duo

Hi r0b0t,

Your CPU can run both Arch i686 and x86-64. Pick the one you like, and go for it.
About the hardening and problems that you speak, what do you mean by that?

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r0b0t

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From: /tmp

Registered: 2009-05-24

Posts: 505

Re: x86 based laptop but processor Intel core 2 duo

Wow, thank you guys, extreme support, thank you very mutch again..
Sow it is compatible with both of them, i will go for i686
For the problems, i have some experience with slackware, and it have some problems with my ATI radeon after configuring (with all right, xorg.conf editing etc) sow after some weeks X don't want to start, and strange but it was slow..
Now i'm running fedora and its pretty god but i want something more , you now,... Linux
I am a CS student and love assembly sow i want something more programmer oriented, but otherwise i have exams and i'm a little afraid about playing around with bash and dedicating the time only for fixing problems with arch, type compatibility with Wpa2 enterprise - TLS, or, ati support, or, spim \ prolog \ lisp etc...
Btw, will install on a 32 g ntfs partition winshit, only for this programs, i don't like to much virtual machines...
Yep, this is all i think

Thanks again, it's just amazing finding this ALIVE community.

quetzyg

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From: /home/quetzyg

Registered: 2006-08-03

Posts: 130

Re: x86 based laptop but processor Intel core 2 duo

spim \ prolog \ lisp etc...
Btw, will install on a 32 g ntfs partition winshit, only for this programs, i don't like to much virtual machines...

You can run all those compilers/interpreters using native Linux versions.

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salo9000

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Registered: 2009-01-24

Posts: 7

Re: x86 based laptop but processor Intel core 2 duo

Hi r0b0t,

Hey, you said you had problems with ATI card on 64bit?? Could you please check my post at:

ATI graphics card overheatingheat on 64bit? [SOLVED](for 32bit only) by salo9000

I had similar problems and they finiched when i moved from 64bit to 32bit Archlinux. Have you any clue about the bad performace on 64bit??

Cheers.
Salomon.