Does chip architecture matter when installing...

I new thought occured to me when thinking about my previous issue...The motherboard I have is compatible with the AMD Sempron (a 32 bit chip) and the AMD Athlon 64 bit chip.Does this cross compatibility make a difference in which install media to use? I have a 32 bit processor installed and am usin

Re: Installing a package from "testing" or "unstable". How?

Robert Manni wrote:>And then after I do this, aptitude respects the -t switch, correct?To be very honest, I don't know. :-(I use apt-get via command line. I have always found aptitude to be annoyingly cluttered. And if I'm in GUI mode, Synaptic is my choice.

Re: Installing a package from "testing" or "unstable". How?

On 3/1/06, Kevin Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:>In order to do this, you must have the testing or unstable repository enabled and un-commented in > >/etc/apt/sources/list>Forgive me, I made a mistake. the correct path is /etc/apt/sources.list

Re: Installing a package from "testing" or "unstable". How?

In order to do this, you must have the testing or unstable repository enabled and un-commented in /etc/apt/sources/listFor instance, (please not, this will be different based on your mirrors and sources, but the concept is the same. as root, nano /etc/apt/sources.listYou'll see lines that look like

Re: Networking issues on New System Setup

Loos Wrote:>>I had similar problems recently (same error messages)>I resolved it by changing the NIC>from a via-rhine to a 3ComI have tried 4 different NICs in this computer, in different PCI slots, and the problem still occurs. Ironically, I AM using a 3Com card.

Networking issues on New System Setup

6MB Infineon DDR Any assistance in getting my machine online stably would be greatly appreciated.-Kevin Dean[EMAIL PROTECTED]