How to pick the right Ubuntu version for ASrock Rack C2750D4I
could you tell me what is the best option for Ubuntu to install on AsRock Rack C2750D4I, as they say in the speck 12.04/12.10 x64 Bit, I've already run to the following conclusions:
It must be 64 bit. ( amd64 ) I've got 8 GB of Ram DDR3 1600 It must be a "server" version with open-box as a GUI
The dilemmas:
1.Does the 32 bit software run on 64 bit Ubuntu as compared to Windows?
2.As the speck says 12.04/12.10 (x64) and the Ubuntu site says (14.04.3)
Which 64 bit ( amd64 ) Ubuntu is the best for my machine:
12.04 Network installer:
12.04.5 Ubuntu 12.04.5 Server (64-bit) Via torrent file
12.10 Available only for ARM based processors (mine is not ARM):
14.04.3 Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS Server (64-bit): Found on the download page:
15.10 Ubuntu Server 15.10: Also on the download page:
Though I will indeed skip the PAE because:
1. My board can run Ubuntu x64
2. It is also quite new
3. PAE will slow it down compared to the native 32 bit OS
4. C2750 is a native 64 bit CPU with PAE supported
Tell me guys what do you think ...
This is not about picking the best light-weight version of Ubuntu, but instead the one with more support !!!
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I've installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ( Desktop ).
It turns out that the CPU can handle it with no problems and it runs quite fast even with the GUI enabled via x11vnc on gigabit lan.
