I am presently running Opensuse 13.1, as it is no longer supported, I want to install a newer distribution.
My laptop is a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pi 1505
When I look at hardware it says architecture i386
This is what I get with lscpu
nappy@linux-zimh:~> lscpu Architecture: i686 CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit Byte Order: Little Endian CPU(s): 2 On-line CPU(s) list: 0,1 Thread(s) per core: 1 Core(s) per socket: 2 Socket(s): 1 NUMA node(s): 1 Vendor ID: GenuineIntel CPU family: 6 Model: 14 Model name: Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2050 @ 1.60GHz Stepping: 8 CPU MHz: 800.000 BogoMIPS: 3200.16 L1d cache: 32K L1i cache: 32K L2 cache: 2048K NUMA node0 CPU(s): 0,1 nappy@linux-zimh:~>
I have OpenSUSE Leap 42.1 64 bit installation dvd. Will I be able to install it? As you can see I don’t understand 32 bit or 64 bit. I have searched the internet and I am still not clear what my laptop is. I presume that if I cannot install the 64 bit, I will need a new laptop?
You can use openSUSE Tumbleweed rolling distribution, it still supports 32-bit systems. Note that it gets updated a lot and comes with all the issues of bleeding edge software - occasional bugs and issues but on the other hand you “always get the latest” stuff.
Thank you. I am gutted. Tumbleweed sounds scary, and I notice you say still supported, so at some point I will need a new machine. I need to start saving those pennies.
Hi nappy501, I suggest you give Tumbleweed a go. I have it on my last 32bit laptop (it is approx 12 years old) for approx 2 years and so far it looked very stable. No more issues with it than with the other computers running Leap. And many excellent people here on this forum to give a hand!
Cheers
Uli
Actually, do not be frightened off. Tumbleweed is actually quite stable, especially for a rolling release. Many openSUSEers are using it with few problems. Try it. I think you will like it.
And there is always plenty of help around here, when you need it.
On 04/22/2017 10:46 PM, Fraser Bell wrote:
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> nappy501;2820561 Wrote:
>> Thank you. I am gutted. Tumbleweed sounds scary, and I notice you say
>> still supported, so at some point I will need a new machine. I need to
>> start saving those pennies.
>>
>> Regards
>
> Actually, do not be frightened off. Tumbleweed is actually quite
> stable, especially for a rolling release. Many openSUSEers are using
> it with few problems. Try it. I think you will like it.
>
> And there is always plenty of help around here, when you need it.
>
>
I agree. I have been using TW for a few years now with no ill side
effects. And as has been mentioned there is plenty of help on this forum.
–
Ken
linux since 1994
S.u.S.E./openSUSE since 1996
Keep your TW updated fairly regularly.
I recently took 2 TW last updated Aug 2016 (approx 7 months ago) out of storage, tried to update them both, and they both ended up bricked… Maybe they could have been recovered, but I ended up deciding to just re-install since nothing particularly important was on them.
> Keep your TW updated fairly regularly.
> I recently took 2 TW last updated Aug 2016 (approx 7 months ago) out of
> storage, tried to update them both, and they both ended up bricked…
> Maybe they could have been recovered, but I ended up deciding to just
> re-install since nothing particularly important was on them.
OTOH, I just “updated” a couple of 10-year old laptops running 13.1 i686
32 bit versions with absolutely no issues.
In fact, of the dozen or so machines I’ve moved to TW recently I’ve had
only minor issues with one exception: Nvidia graphics of all ages have
had problems with the Mesa-dri that the updates want to install has been
enough of a PITA that I finally wound up tabooing it. YMMV…
