I have found Ubuntu to be the most stable - any RPM distros cause me headaches without end. Always fighting with RPM hell. The Ubuntu LTS distros are great, supported a long time and don't require frequent upgrades to new distros. I would avoid Fedora and OpenSUSE like the plague. They have been the worst offenders. Mandriva is alright.
On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 5:47 PM, Steven <stevena...@yahoo.com> wrote: > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with vRanger. Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, secure and there when you need it. Data protection magic? Nope - It's vRanger. Get your free trial download today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Scid-users mailing list Scid-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/scid-users
