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Debian dual boot with Windows 7



On 05/05/2010 09:14 PM, Richard Chonak wrote:
> On 05/05/2010 08:42 PM, James Kramer wrote:
>> On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 4:40 AM, Jerry Feldman<gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org>   wrote:
>>> I would burn a copy of a live CD. Live CDs don't give you all the
>>> support you get with a fully installed distro. Ubuntu 10.04 or Knoppix
>>> should tell you what is supported. Today there is very little that does
>>> not work in a 64-bit environment. GB ethernet has been around a long
>>>
>> Good idea.  I will try both of them to get a feel for the components.
>> I am planning to do things slower than I normally do so I don't screw
>> up too bad.  This is my first 64 bit so I am anticipating a learning
>> curve even though 64 bit has been out for a long time and should be
>> very stable.
>
> Some browser plugins may not be available in 64-bit versions yet, so
> I've continued to run 32-bit Linux.
>
> --RC

Such as?

I've not come across one that I've needed that wasn't.

DR






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