Haha .. my 2 cents -
> Hello, > > I plan to buy a notebook to install Linux. > > The intention is to learn Python and toy with Scid. > > Which flavor do you suggest for a newbie like me? An important consideration with laptops is how well it suspends to RAM (and resumes) with acpi, so perhaps research this if possible, or test it out with live disks before final installation. Getting this working properly can be a hassle. > Which flavor do you suggest not to install to a newbie like me? While Ubuntu has a big community, i personally find it very buggy, and they certainly don't do things by the norm. KDE-4 desktops, on the whole, are unstable and should be avoided. > Are there Linux flavors that works best for Scid? Scid is based on X and Tcl, and will run great on all Linux versions in my experience (excepting of course the small customised things like Android which don't use X). Tcl runs best on Linux as compared to OSX and windows. Consideration should be given to which filesystem you choose for your install. Ext3 is probably the best choice. I've run and recommend Reiserfs (v3) for 10 years without a single failure, though this is a deprecated product for various reasons :< Overall I've found Fedora to be a decent OS (I run fedora 7, and 64-bit Fedora 14 for testing). SuSE is a solid well-supported OS with a European flavour, and Ubuntu has a strong community. If you're feeling brave and want an enterprise class product, have a look at Scientific Linux (based on Redhat Enterprise Linux). Steven ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ vRanger cuts backup time in half-while increasing security. With the market-leading solution for virtual backup and recovery, you get blazing-fast, flexible, and affordable data protection. Download your free trial now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-d2dcopy1 _______________________________________________ Scid-users mailing list Scid-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/scid-users
