Lucho
July 27th, 2006, 03:19 AM
*Begin obligatory warning*
Just to set the record straight, let me point out that this
is NOT a flame, or trolling. This is a legitimate question, for
which I am expecting some -hopefully- objective answers.
*End obligatory warning*
Here's the scoop: I'm running 64-bit Breezy Badger, with some
tweaks, and a custom kernel. Everything (well, everything within
the limitations of a 64-bit OS) runs beautifully.
I had tried the 32-bit Dapper Drake, specifically the flight 6, on
a separate partition.I upgraded until the release. Now I have to say
that I was disappointed with Dapper; it's certainly not a failure. It
works better than many distros; in my case, the installation went
without a hitch (the text installer. I still have never seen the
gui-based installer. Honestly, I don't feel like I'm missing anything.
The text-based is good), and everything worked. Even XGL/compiz ran
until the xorg 7.0 upgrade. It never worked afterward :mad: But
Dapper has never shown the speed that everybody is raving about.
Even right out of the box my Breezy was just as fast. Then there's
the fact that the 32-bit Dapper used much more memory than my 64-bit
Breezy... [-X
So, bringing this long-winded rant to an end, here's my challenge:
my 64-bit Breezy works like a charm, so is there any real reason to
upgrade to Dapper? The 32-bit version never showed any real improvement
(at least to me, on my machine). What do I stand to gain from the
upgrade?
Keep in mind too that I'm talking about a dist-upgrade; a clean
re-installation is out of the question.
Just to set the record straight, let me point out that this
is NOT a flame, or trolling. This is a legitimate question, for
which I am expecting some -hopefully- objective answers.
*End obligatory warning*
Here's the scoop: I'm running 64-bit Breezy Badger, with some
tweaks, and a custom kernel. Everything (well, everything within
the limitations of a 64-bit OS) runs beautifully.
I had tried the 32-bit Dapper Drake, specifically the flight 6, on
a separate partition.I upgraded until the release. Now I have to say
that I was disappointed with Dapper; it's certainly not a failure. It
works better than many distros; in my case, the installation went
without a hitch (the text installer. I still have never seen the
gui-based installer. Honestly, I don't feel like I'm missing anything.
The text-based is good), and everything worked. Even XGL/compiz ran
until the xorg 7.0 upgrade. It never worked afterward :mad: But
Dapper has never shown the speed that everybody is raving about.
Even right out of the box my Breezy was just as fast. Then there's
the fact that the 32-bit Dapper used much more memory than my 64-bit
Breezy... [-X
So, bringing this long-winded rant to an end, here's my challenge:
my 64-bit Breezy works like a charm, so is there any real reason to
upgrade to Dapper? The 32-bit version never showed any real improvement
(at least to me, on my machine). What do I stand to gain from the
upgrade?
Keep in mind too that I'm talking about a dist-upgrade; a clean
re-installation is out of the question.