Which Linux OS should I run on my X64 system?
Sunday, June 6th, 2010 at
21:13
I heard that there is many Linux OS’s out there but I want a free one which I can use on my x64 i7 System. I do alot of video editing and converting. Also do music DJing and play games on my system.
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Any of them. I would get Ubuntu 10.04 64bit. Ubuntu because it is amongst the most strongly supported Linux Distros, and the 64bit edition for performance and because your CPU supports it. I’m not sure how (3D) games would work… Ubuntu just doesn’t have many 3D games available, however, it does have simple games in abundance. You could try using WINE to run Windows apps (such as games), but it doesn’t 100% of the time. Ubuntu will do fine with music and it already comes with a video editing application, though I have never used it. You can get more through the Ubuntu Software Center.
Official site:
http://www.ubuntu.com/
Features:
http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features
Download:
http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download
Ubuntu
I would try Linux Mint 64 bit. It is based off of Ubuntu, but usually comes more "out of the box ready"; at least on older versions not sure about Ubuntu’s 9.10.
On another note, you would have an easier time getting more specific support from Ubuntu simply because it’s the most popular, but they’re both great and really not much different.
BTW, all Linux is free.