Re: [Scid-users] Linux Flavor for Scid

2011-06-12 Thread Steven
I tried to install Ubuntu 11.04 yesterday, but my cheap magazine dvd was broken :< Anyway - see the comments here about Natty Narwhale. Not good. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ubuntu-11.04-natty-narwhal,2943-4.html --

Re: [Scid-users] Linux Flavor for Scid

2011-06-08 Thread Benoit St-Pierre
platform experienced the problem I > described in my earlier post about a week ago (comments disappearing while > browsing through variations)? > > --- On Tue, 5/31/11, Benoit St-Pierre wrote: > >> From: Benoit St-Pierre >> Subject: Re: [Scid-users] Linux Flavor for Scid

Re: [Scid-users] Linux Flavor for Scid

2011-05-31 Thread Mike Morrison
ierre wrote: > From: Benoit St-Pierre > Subject: Re: [Scid-users] Linux Flavor for Scid > To: "Scid Users List" > Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 2:00 PM > Thanks for the info! > > I'll install Crunchbang later this evening.  I just > encountered Archbang. > &

Re: [Scid-users] Linux Flavor for Scid

2011-05-31 Thread Benoit St-Pierre
Thanks for the info! I'll install Crunchbang later this evening. I just encountered Archbang. Does anyone have some experience with Archbang? -- Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with vRange

Re: [Scid-users] Linux Flavor for Scid

2011-05-31 Thread Dale Hards
I stand corected. I'm relatively new to Mint! Dale Sent from Android. Please excuse brevity. On 31 May 2011 19:02, "Gerardo Fernandez" wrote: On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 7:53 PM, Benoit St-Pierre wrote: >> Linux Mint and Scid allowe... Mint's main edition, Linux Mint 11 Katya, just released, is b

Re: [Scid-users] Linux Flavor for Scid

2011-05-31 Thread Dale Hards
There are multiple flavours of Mint. AFAIK they are all Ubuntu based except for the Mint Debian flavour. I am also an ex-Ubuntu user, but found later versions to be painfully buggy and difficult from a UI point of view. I have used Fedora before but found the lack of packages a nuisance. Mint is

Re: [Scid-users] Linux Flavor for Scid

2011-05-31 Thread Gerardo Fernandez
On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 7:53 PM, Benoit St-Pierre wrote: >> Linux Mint and Scid allowed me to finally abandon Windows. > > I note there is a Mint Xfce flavor: > > http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1725 > > Using only 250 meg RAM means more battery life and a stronger chess engine... > > Mint is said to

Re: [Scid-users] Linux Flavor for Scid

2011-05-31 Thread Benoit St-Pierre
> Linux Mint and Scid allowed me to finally abandon Windows. I note there is a Mint Xfce flavor: http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1725 Using only 250 meg RAM means more battery life and a stronger chess engine... Mint is said to be built on Debian, although I'm not sure I get any of the details: it

Re: [Scid-users] Linux Flavor for Scid

2011-05-31 Thread Gerardo Fernandez
On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 6:36 PM, Fulvio wrote: > A couple of years ago Ubuntu was IMHO absolutely the best distro. > Unfortunately on every upgrade things are going worst and the last 11.04 > is really too buggy. Here is where Mint comes to the rescue. Linux Mint and Scid allowed me to finally a

Re: [Scid-users] Linux Flavor for Scid

2011-05-31 Thread Detlef Steuer
On Tue, 31 May 2011 18:36:32 +0200 Fulvio wrote: > Benoit St-Pierre wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Thank you for all your input. If anybody else wants to add his two > > cents, feel welcome. I feel that these testimonies can help the > > casual readers, since Scid is a great incentive to install Li

Re: [Scid-users] Linux Flavor for Scid

2011-05-31 Thread Fulvio
Benoit St-Pierre wrote: > Hello, > > Thank you for all your input. If anybody else wants to add his two > cents, feel welcome. I feel that these testimonies can help the > casual readers, since Scid is a great incentive to install Linux. > A couple of years ago Ubuntu was IMHO absolutely the

Re: [Scid-users] Linux Flavor for Scid

2011-05-31 Thread Benoit St-Pierre
Hello, Thank you for all your input. If anybody else wants to add his two cents, feel welcome. I feel that these testimonies can help the casual readers, since Scid is a great incentive to install Linux. (At least until there is a Scid for iPad!) So here are my first observations and experienc

Re: [Scid-users] Linux Flavor for Scid

2011-05-31 Thread Julio Pietropaolo
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 machi

Re: [Scid-users] Linux Flavor for Scid

2011-05-31 Thread Justin Mcclure
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 bee

Re: [Scid-users] Linux Flavor for Scid

2011-05-29 Thread Steven
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 per

Re: [Scid-users] Linux Flavor for Scid

2011-05-29 Thread Mario Lacunza
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[Scid-users] Linux Flavor for Scid

2011-05-29 Thread Benoit St-Pierre
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? Which flavor do you suggest not to install to a newbie like me? Are there Linux flavors that works best for Scid? Thank you for your patient