64bit possibility's for every version of ubuntu

Ubuntu 9.04 has a 64-bit version. You can get it from the link below:

http://nl.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/9.04/

All Ubuntu releases since 5.04 have 64-bit possibility

My request for Ubuntu 9.04, 64-bit version is solved.

Thank you for your support and orientation.
Regards.
Filip Ciklevski

Can i have the 5.04, 64-bit links for downloading and installation.

Thank you in advance.

Ubuntu 5.04 is no longer supported. All currently supported versions of Ubuntu are available from:
http://releases.ubuntu.com/
though judging by your Launchpad user page,
http://mk.releases.ubuntu.com/
may be better for you. Follow links for 6.06, 8.04, etc.
64-bit versions have amd64 in their filenames.

Hi :)

I would really recommend staying with the 32bit versions. Usually you need 64bit versions of OSs for things that were already included in 32bit versions of Ubuntu. So there is hardly ever any reason for using 64bit

Just use the normal download page but click on the link
"Alternative download options, including Ubuntu installer for Windows"
just under the big green button. Then the 64bit option is on the right-hand side of the page.

In 2 days time the 10.04 LTS 64bit edition will be released so it might be well worth waiting for that :)

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

Then, like you said to my, i will wait for the 10.04 LTS, like i understand that is the latest version. Is that the latest versions are always better or?
Can i ask the links for downloading 10.04 LTS 64bit, i apology, i am so disorientated that i have hard times to find the normal download page.
Thank you very match, i think that, this will solve my problem.

Regards.
Filip Ciklevski

When you open the first link as suggested from Marc Stewart, you'll the header
>> Ubuntu Releases
>> The following releases of Ubuntu are available:
## here is the listing ##

including 10.04 LTS, which is at the moment 'Release Candidate'.
http://releases.ubuntu.com/lucid/

again in the link above you'll find
>> 64-bit PC (AMD64) desktop CD
and further below
>> 64-bit PC (AMD64) alternate install CD

> hard times to find the 'normal' download page

isn't finished yet
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/1004
because
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidReleaseSchedule

Erratum:
When you open the first link as suggested from Marc Stewart, you'll see the header

Hi,

Best thing right now is to wait for 3 days before even trying anything! Then the new release will be out properly and the web-pages that we link you to will all settle down.

Yes, with linux it is always best to use the latest stable release. Try it first as a LiveCd (bootable Cd) and if it doens't work then try a different distro, such as Mandriva, openSUSE, sliTaz and see if one of those works better. Sometimes that helps you understand why the first attempt with the first one didn't work. Sometimes you end up preferring one of the other choices for a while. All the different versions (distros) all work very much the same and usually use all the same packages such as OpenOffice or AbiWord & FireFox.

When dual-core and multiple cpu's on the mbord (or even on the same chip) still seemed like a new idea a couple of years ago Windows 32bit editions couldn't use more than 1 cpu. So everyone started using the their slightly quirky 64bit editions which could then use all 4 cpu's or however many. But multiple cpus was something that was played around with in the 1970's so it wasn't really a 'new' idea at all. Back then machines were huge and ran custom made operating systems which eventually led to Unix being developed. So Unix was designed to operate with multiple pretty much everything, drives, cpus, users. Linux was developed from Unix so when multiple cpus were suddenly a 'new' idea again it was found that linux could use all the cores/cpus quite easily even in their 32bit editions. Windows did eventually manage to catch up and i think most of their 32bit versions can now cope with more than 1 core/cpu.

Regards from
Tom :)

Thank you. You now i'm not a big connoisseur of informatics.

What is dual-core?
multiple cpu's?
the mbord?
cpu?
cores/cpus?
core/cpu?
And the differences between 32bit and 64bit is in the speed or?

Thank you in advance for your answer.
Regards.
Filip Ciklevski

Hi

I was just detailing why 64bit is not such a big advantage nowadays. Stick with 32bit, it's easier and there is not a huge difference in speed anymore. There never really was much difference in linux but Windows used to be a lot slower with 32bit.

core = cpu, usually use core when there talking about more than 1 cpu in a system
dual core = 2 cpu on a single chip. It begins to get confusing to talk about so each of the cpus is called a 'core' and the entire chip is still referred to as a "cpu". Sadly inaccuracies creep into language because we try to make things easier to understand and then the rug gets pulled from under our feet. In this case because no-one expected home-computers to get more than 1 core on a chip! There was some experimentation done with thousands of Z80 chips all working in parallel but those machines were rather more expensive than the average house!

mbord = "motherboard" which houses the cpu chips & almost everything plugs into the motherboard. Things like Ram, graphics cards, hard-drives, cd/dvd-drives, the on/off switch, power-supply are all plugged into the mbord.

cpu = "central processor unit". Almost everything your machine does has to pass through a cpu at some time. So having 2 or more doing stuff made machines a lot faster.

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

> And the differences between 32bit and 64bit

Comprehensive info
http://www.bit-tech.net/bits/2007/10/16/64-bit_more_than_just_the_ram/1
http://www.pcguide.com/index.htm

Hi :)

Perfect. Try both versions as a LiveCd
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD/
and see for yourself how much difference you notice. LiveCds are a little slower than proper installs so trying a LiveCd of each should make the comparison fair.

Linux is about exploring for yourself and sometimes listening to other peoples advice just to wonder "Why not?" or "What happens if i try the other way?". Theory is great but only 1 machine can show you how something will behave on that machine.

I am not a guru but i have noticed that a lot of people are kind of forced or brow-beaten into installing 64bit without really having a clear idea of why. The 64bit is great for people that really know what they are doing but 32bit is a lot easier.

Regards from
Tom :)