Like what I've said (written) previously, Ubuntu's version of x86_64 is AMD64. Both are the same. I cannot give/show you a link, but Ubuntu's people have confirmed this.

You'll find that one is suitable for you more. Some people love to manage their system totally, some prefer modifying it after installing, and other let machine do installation for them.

in the old time, it took me a month or so to find out how to install my OPL3sa (ISA) driver in Slackware. Lol.

Btw, why installing just the two? You can have more. By the time you finished installing them, you have some knowledge you cannot gain it just reading from the manuals.

That's right. IMO, you need Slackware to learn BSD init style, Gentoo for gentoo init style, Ubuntu for upstart init style and Fedora or the rest with system V.

You need also Slackware for learning source-only no-package management system. Gentoo / Arch advanced package management system from sources, others (Ubuntu, Fedora, etc) for binary package management system.

somebody CMIIW.

Sounds good to me.

Although it is true that nVidia have better hardware support at the moment since AMD bought ATI there has been a drive to release open source drivers that by all accounts have been progressing well.

nVidia are still way out in the lead with there propriety drivers but AMD/ATI free(as in speech) drivers are streets ahead of the free(as in speech) nv drivers


Still all are free as in beer and I went for nVidia because I wanted the performance and dont mind (would prefer to avoid) binary blobs.

I spose my point is if your RMS or one of his staunch followers buy ATI. If you want a card with decent performance go nVidia.

I also had better experience with nVidia under windows but this was 4 or 5 yrs ago and things change quickly

Is this project completed now? If not, what is your total budget?

Shingoshi

I'm afraid it is, but I put it together for < 800

specs:
NVidia GeForce GTS 250 1GB DDR3 by sparkle
Core 2 duo Q8400 Intel currently clocked at 2.66 GHz
4 GB DDR3 1333
500GB western digital HD

all on a gigabyte Mobo and corsair 750 wat PSU

That's funny! I'm looking at a board (http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog.php?b=2062) that costs more than your whole project.

Although, my current system which is running now, is my "budget system".
My specs:
Intel Q9400 @2.9GHz
Geil 8GB Black Dragon DDR2 quad-channel
EVGA 730i motherboard
Samsung F1 1TB RAID1
Thermalright AXP-140 heatsink
Scythe Kaze Maru @1900rpm fan
Antec Sonata III/500 case

Shingoshi

You can see some of my other work here: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog.php?b=2071

Shingoshi
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i would recommend slackware or gento and debian, or some flavor of bsd.....but if you are new to linux..i might suggest something easier , then migrate to some of the harder ones..as i suggested. good luck in your double major, math and computer science, i also tryed that once..but it was a bit too hard for me....i did fairly good in math in high school...but college was very difficult.....trig ....