[AuckLUG] questions - best PC setup (Chris Marshall)

[Michael McCallum]

java binaries can be installed directly with apt (via synaptics or otherwise) 
now no need to download them independently...

On Monday 15 January 2007 14:01, Terri Lomax wrote:
> Chris wrote:
>
> I have a Pentium II, 350Mhz, 128M RAM with Windows 98.
> I am about to buy a dual core Athlon or Pentium Dell PC, 1G RAM, 160G
> hdd, Windows XP.
>
> ****************
> Can I recommend Studio 64 - there is a 32 bit version and a 64 bit
> version, and is Debian with extra multimedia patches and fixes.
>
> I am running the 32 bit version on a dual pentium pro with 512 meg RAM,
> and the 64 bit version on a dual opteron with 2 gig RAM. The SMP kernels
> install automatically if you have the hardware. M-Audio sound cards seem
> to be automatically configured, as do Nvidia video cards.
>
> It installed and ran on both machines without any fuss whatsoever.
>
> You'll find the download here.
> http://www.64studio.com/
>
> the 32 bit version loads very little software by default - the 64 bit
> version loads a complete suit of digital content programs.
>
> You need to set up the repositories in the synaptric package manager
> (find suitable sites from the list of debian mirror sites).
>
> Set up Apache (with php, mysql etc) using the synaptic package manager -
> along with any other software on the debian repositories. it all just
> installs and runs.
>
> I found updating (apt-get update) also works flawlessly.
>
> To get SUN Java and other SUN software installed,  install "bc" and
> "Xterm" (not installed by default), reboot, and then install the sun
> software in a console (root) session.
>
> regards
>
>
>
>
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