Ubuntu 32-bit, 32-bit PAE, 64-bit Kernel Benchmarks

[ARTgames]

To start open source software is running the back bone of a lot of commercial grade infrastructure. Also I'm sure a lot of you use fire fox. yes that's open source software.

If any of you have free time just download ubuntu and use it as a live cd. It will never touch your hardrive and give it a try.
http://www.ubuntu.com/

Its not for everyone but its not bad. And no I'm not a Linux hippy. I have windoes on my PC right now, i use itunes for my podcast, i use flash, and play mp3's.

[Scotty]

You can in fact run it off the CD, the only reason I don't recommend that vice running it from a virtual machine, is that you are running an Operating System off a CD... Which can be slower than the speed of smell.

[ARTgames]

its just letting them have a taste.

[Scotty]

Won't argue there!  If they want a taste, give it to 'em!

[Mr Pwnage]

Won't argue there!  If they want a taste, give it to 'em!

Cept if this taste your trying to ensue into our unknowing mouths is Linuxes good performance over windows, and you take that away by running it on a CD, you have just fed me a gourmet dish of air.

[ARTgames]

To start your running the os off a cd. you cant do that easy with windows. You get to see the ui and how it feels. youll be surprised how well it runs of a cd. most of the os goes onto a ram disk for the most part. sients you can install of the live cd you might take to the next level if you like it so far. or in other words it might lead you to a "bite." :P

[Scotty]

Won't argue there!  If they want a taste, give it to 'em!

Cept if this taste your trying to ensue into our unknowing mouths is Linuxes good performance over windows, and you take that away by running it on a CD, you have just fed me a gourmet dish of air.

Use Virtualbox to install it then.

[ARTgames]

yeah but the performance form a vm does not give it justis eather. I used it on virtual PC and virtual box and its ok but does not make it look better than windoes.

[Scotty]

True, the only way to experience the true performance of Ubuntu is to just install it completely, either on a partition or another hard drive, but in the mean time, if you want the best performance possible, a VM is probably your best bet.

BTW, I installed 64-bit Ubuntu the other day, and I swear to God, I think I had it loading up on my not-so-top-of-the-line laptop in wicked fast times.  had to be around 15 seconds total.  This is amazing!

[ARTgames]

Well there was this open sorce podcast that talked about this thing ware you installed Ubuntu on a file on your windoes and you could boot off it but i cant rember the name of it. It was faster than a vm, but not as fast as a install but really close. Ring a bell? i cant think of its name.

[Scotty]

No clue, but it sounds interesting!