If you are already used to Debian, but want something more up-to-date,
I recommend you try Ubuntu (http://ubuntulinux.org/). It is Debian
based, and very good. Just don't forget to check on the Ubuntu wiki
what you need to install in order to be able to compile stuff.
Carlos
On 1/4/06, Robert Kuszinger <kuszinger@giscom.hu> wrote:
Hi all!
I'm planning to put a second HDD into my notebook for using grass as it
seems to be
much more up-to-date and better on Linux than under Cygwin (which is good
for many things, really, and good to have, but I better use Linux for
production)
My question is, which Linux distribution to choose?
I have Debian but that is versions back for stability (i do understand) and
if I switch to the unstable tree in sources.list it starts to create strange
links
(if I install a library, it uninstalls another and changes version and I
loose an important package,
etc)
What do you use for compiling/development, for example? Which one is the
best.
My main target application is GRASS, so this is the main point.
thanks
Robert
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My question is, which Linux distribution to choose?
Forgot to mention, this same discussion happened some time ago,
maybe the list archives could help you.
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Paulo Marcondes
PU2PIX/PU1
Debian GNU/Linux = http://rj.debianbrasil.org
this could be a good Q for GRASS FAQ, as it gets raised tome to time.
Answer is: any GNU/Linux will fit, if it offers compilation tools (GCC
with friends).
I run GRASS on Slackware and Gentoo. On both systems compiled from
sources (CVS snapshot), both are fine.
May bee better is to ask - how good work GRASS package developers on
different distros?
Slackware - no official GIS support at all;
Gentoo - GRASS 6.0.1 is in portage with all dependencies (x86, sparc -
stable, amd64, ppc - testing).
this could be a good Q for GRASS FAQ, as it gets raised tome to time.
Answer is: any GNU/Linux will fit, if it offers compilation tools (GCC
with friends).
I run GRASS on Slackware and Gentoo. On both systems compiled from
sources (CVS snapshot), both are fine.
May bee better is to ask - how good work GRASS package developers on
different distros?
Slackware - no official GIS support at all;
Gentoo - GRASS 6.0.1 is in portage with all dependencies (x86, sparc -
stable, amd64, ppc - testing).
2006 shipped with 6.0.0 due to problems with grass 6 under gcc4, which still
need to be solved in cooker (g.parser and nviz segfault). I may update the
packages in devel/2006.0 when this is solved.
amd64 packages will be available in future, possibly current ones for ppc as
well.