Hi,
yvan volochine wrote:
- although the computer is 64b, I think the 32b is better for
compatibility. is that right?
I'd say go 64, unless you really have to use old fancy things
I'd say stick with 32bits unless you need more than 4GB _at once_. I had a x60s with archlinux, and 32 bits felt faster (esp. Java/processing is unusable on 64bits). On my new x201 I installed 32 bits too.
Just an feeling, no hard data ;).
- anything else I should consider?
Get a ssd drive. That's the main bottleneck on these computers. My thinkpad got to boot to X from 15s to 6s just by changing the drive. Switching to systemd makes it in about 4s.
- following the guidelines above (or any others you find relevant), how
much space should I reserve to install the ubuntu system?
15-20Gb should be more than enough and keep you safe for your system if you have a separate $HOME partition.
Agreed :)
Charles