64 bit linux

[David A. Bandel]

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Regurgitating the prose of Richard R. Sivernell "Richard R. Sivernell"
<res005ru at verizon.net> on Fri, 19 Nov 2004 13:33:47 -0600:

|List
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|  a couple of weeks ago someone talking of a 64 bit system. I will be
|  doing the
|same next month and want to know what tips and traps to avoid. I would
|really like to have a couple of sata drives and put oracle on this
|system. I was looking around Suse and did not see a 64 bit Linux. I
|would prefer not to use Debian, the users attitude was very
|antagonistic the last time I was there. What is the best Linux to use
|cheers

First, regardless of what distribution you use, you'll get the answers
here (without all the antagonism).

Second, linux is linux is linux.  What are your druthers?  Do you like
RPM, DEB, TGZ or compiling everything that moves?

If you don't want Debian (or any of its derivatives like Libranet,
etc.), then I'd personally recommend Slack (although I think that's only
32-bit for the moment).  But if you like Slack, you can install Fedora
or Libranet, etc., and rip out /etc/inittab and all the SysV startup
stuff and replace it with Slack's inittab and their BSD startup stuff. 
No problem.

What are you using/comfortable with now?

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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