I've been using linux from 1997 and I have to say that I disagree with Justin, Ubuntu is a very poor, very buggy Linux Flavor option....
For a Newbie in Linux I would choose Mandriva Free or OpenSUSE.... But, if you really want to go a little bit deeper and to take all the power from your machine, then you have to choose SLACKWARE, it's the most stable and fast linux ever, and works great with SCID.... Another Option is ZENWALK, very stable, very fast, and very easy, *its a Slackware based distro*, very good choice for starting with linux. On 31/05/11 10:52, Justin Mcclure wrote: > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
