Lately, I've seen more linux questions come up and people seem to want know what version of Linux they should use. So, I thought a poll would give people a good idea what others here are running and what they have to say about it. Please vote and comment if you'd like.
Currently, I'm running Ubuntu -- but will make the switch over the weekend to either Fedora or OpenSUSE, pending on the feedback that comes from this thread.
pseudoremora said:
Lately, I've seen more linux questions come up and people seem to want know what version of Linux they should use. So, I thought a poll would give people a good idea what others here are running and what they have to say about it. Please vote and comment if you'd like.
Currently, I'm running Ubuntu -- but will make the switch over the weekend to either Fedora or OpenSUSE, pending on the feedback that comes from this thread.
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Ubuntu here
Ubuntu 10.04 on my EEEpc and android in my blood
I was already expecting Ubuntu to be the clear winner -- but I'm hoping that it doesn't become a huge land slide win, lol.
I want to install something other than Ubuntu; so people's comment/feedback are very much welcome. Please, do share your opinions and experiences.
I have Ubuntu installed in VMWare Fusion, but that is for a class. I try to never touch the stuff.
pseudoremora said:
I was already expecting Ubuntu to be the clear winner -- but I'm hoping that it doesn't become a huge land slide win, lol.
I want to install something other than Ubuntu; so people's comment/feedback are very much welcome. Please, do share your opinions and experiences.
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If you want to move from ubuntu, but are in love with it's binary packaging manager, you will love arch linux.
If you're a guy who loves to do everything from source, then gentoo is for you.
If you want a very stable system, and also all the tools needed for programming and making packages for yourself, slackware is for you.
If you are a total noob, ubuntu is the choice for you
I personally use gentoo most of the time.
darchstar said:
If you want to move from ubuntu, but are in love with it's binary packaging manager, you will love arch linux.
If you're a guy who loves to do everything from source, then gentoo is for you.
If you want a very stable system, and also all the tools needed for programming and making packages for yourself, slackware is for you.
If you are a total noob, ubuntu is the choice for you
I personally use gentoo most of the time.
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Hahahaha, thanks for the answers. I'm not a newcomer to linux, been using it for a while now, but just thought I'd get an idea as to what people were using. Arch Linux sounds interesting, but so does gentoo and slackware -- looks like I'lll be testing heavily over the weekend!
Where's the Linux Mint love??? Haha that's my distro of choice, but its built from Ubuntu so I guess I should vote for that...
Just loaded my first linux OS and so far it is great. I will be out of windows if everything keeps goes this smooth.
I have to get a couple windows programs to run under linux and if I can I will dump windows all together.
I am running Linux Mint and loving it so far.
zippy-man said:
Just loaded my first linux OS and so far it is great. I will be out of windows if everything keeps goes this smooth.
I have to get a couple windows programs to run under linux and if I can I will dump windows all together.
I am running Linux Mint and loving it so far.
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You're in luck my friend, I shall point you in the right direction:
WINE
2 votes for Linux Mint huh? Interesting.
Linux Mint is the best for me by far.
It's based off Ubuntu but made a lot nicer.
<3
How easy is Slackware to use?
edit: If you like Ubuntu, you can check out Debian. Ubuntu is the dummy version of Debian.
Linux has really grown since the 90's, almost all the widely known distro's are loved, and supported when it comes to say programming.
Just their are certain perks, like Gentoo uses a BSD based package installer called portage, and other stuff. I think it really just depends on what you are looking for, I'm personally looking into Arch Linux and Mint, but if I'm not happy, there's always Ubuntu for me
Backtrack !!!
kniteshift said:
How easy is Slackware to use?
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It's easy to set up and install, becuz is follows the KISS standard, but everything after that, you really need to know linux well to do, such as getting 3rd party packages, though people have been trying to make that easier with slapt-get and other overlays to the default package manager.
kniteshift said:
How easy is Slackware to use?
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Slackware was developed by Linus Torvalds (Linux creator). It's the oldest Linux distro around and its more "Unix-like" based. Slackware is considered one of the cleanest and least buggy distributions available today. For more information, you can go here -- it'll give you the Top 10 distro's.:
http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=major
linkinx64 said:
Backtrack !!!
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Yay Backtrack and Auditor!!!
I have an Ubuntu box, but run LOTS of linux distros as live CD's when the need arises, such as Backtrack and Auditor. I also like PCLinuxOS and the Games for Linux live dvd's. Last time I checked, there were two of them.
But my favorite Linux-based OS has got to be Android
Guess who voted Slack pseudo lol.
There is only one.
pseudoremora said:
You're in luck my friend, I shall point you in the right direction:
WINE
2 votes for Linux Mint huh? Interesting.
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Thanks i loaded that up a couple days ago pretty cool.
Wine is emulating most of the windows programs i need but a couple will still crash etc. I am working on it trying to learn but so far it is going good
+1 for Mint.
Dual boot Arch and Ubuntu, but have not booted Ubuntu in quite a while.
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i know this is off topic as hell but i just want to get a consensus of what the people that use vogues use on there pc/laptops and im still trolling through the many linux distros finding the one that suites me the most using ubuntu(karmic-koala9.10) for the moment. so enough about me, What Distro do you use!?!?
Gentoo on my eeePC and Windows 7 on my main laptop.
I use Mandriva '09..pretty new-user friendly
Ubuntu 9.10 for me. Been running it since 8.04
Its going to be hard to beat Ubuntu simply because of the support that can be found for it. Being the most popular, it has the largest community and chances are any problem your having will have already been encountered.
That is not to say its the absolute best, but it sure is nice! If you like a little more eye candy, try Kubuntu or Mint
1. Arch Linux running openbox because it only gives you want you need to boot to a command line. The rest is up to you to add.
2. Ubuntu 9.10 with minimal xfce for android development because it's easy.
Switched a while ago from Ubuntu to Fedora...
Debian is what i use, fast all packages and user friendly
Ubuntu 9.04
ubuntu 9.10 on my backup pc.
Running 8.04 on my main PC still. A little old, but still a champ. In Linux, if it ain't broke don't fix it!
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In Linux, if it ain't broke don't fix it!
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yeah im still learning that...the hard way my jaunty 9.04 was running great then i upgraded to karmic. and my adb/ddms isnt working
Ultimate Edition 2.3 (Unbuntu)
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron). I followed that advice above. It just ain't broke!
Arch on my home server, its simplicity is beautiful as Zen mentioned
Ubuntu 9.04 on my desktop (I'm waiting to upgrade to 9.10 because newer kernels give me audio problems, and I need a stable OS for DJing with xwax)
I keep around an 8.04 LiveCD for fixing things, saved 30GB of data on a friend's laptop that Windows (and most other programs) couldn't see!
I use debian testing on my laptop, and in a couple of month, in my HTC device
I have considered building another Linux Developers Edition but possibly using Ubuntu for the base distro. What would you like for the base distro? How about apps for making your development more productive? Just remember, afa apps, the iso will increase with added apps so it needs to be something you absolutely can't live with out. Also, I began to make my own dev distro after having to re-install all my stuff for compiling or customizing roms after changing pcs a couple of times and now think it would benefit most.
Treken said:
I have considered building another Linux Developers Edition but possibly using Ubuntu for the base distro. What would you like for the base distro? How about apps for making your development more productive? Just remember, afa apps, the iso will increase with added apps so it needs to be something you absolutely can't live with out. Also, I began to make my own dev distro after having to re-install all my stuff for compiling or customizing roms after changing pcs a couple of times and now think it would benefit most.
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Debian base, xfce desktop environment(lightweight), include java6 jdk, eclipse, android SDK, and all prerequisites from aosp site. Gimp for theming.
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I'll consider it. Currently I have Linux Mint gnome desktop with everything you mentioned to include and it works nicely.
tcberg2010 said:
Debian base, xfce desktop environment(lightweight), include java6 jdk, eclipse, android SDK, and all prerequisites from aosp site. Gimp for theming.
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I like the above suggestions
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I'm looking at linux mint xfce which is debian based and of course xfce ui.
I would recommend tossing this into /lib/udev/rules.d/.
Its the android rules file for the dinc.
tcberg2010 said:
I would recommend tossing this into /lib/udev/rules.d/.
Its the android rules file for the dinc.
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I think I can manage that
currently running Debian gnome is xfce really that much better???
mr.marcus said:
currently running Debian gnome is xfce really that much better???
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It's a lot less resource hungry. It uses far less ram which lends to more ram for your apps to run on. I'm trying to get linux mint xfce to work. So far I managed to install everything needed to compile and dev, but remastersys isn't fulling installing. I use remastersys to create a live cd image but since it won't install I may be trying another rout.
Ok, almost done with the new dev kit. It's Debian base with XFCE as the desktop. It was a real tuffy trying to get all the tools installed, but I did. Debian Squeeze and XFCE4 combo was a challenge. I built it, for the most part, from scratch. Just finishing up on customization.
CAN'T WAIT!!! (said like Bart Scott) lol
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tcberg2010 said:
I would recommend tossing this into /lib/udev/rules.d/.
Its the android rules file for the dinc.
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This is for adb, right?
Yea, it allows adb to recognize your phone. it's only for the Droid Incredible though. I think you could find a rules file for all phones on rootzwiki. Permissions need to be set chmod a+x.
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I have something better. It recognizes all phones. It works great.
Have some good news and bad news. Good news is that I finished the iso. Bad news is that it's actually larger in file size than the gnome dev kit. Hmmm...scratching my head on this one. I need to make it small enough to fit on a cd/pen drive. Don't give up just yet. Possibly considering lxde ontop of Debian.
Treken said:
Have some good news and bad news. Good news is that I finished the iso. Bad news is that it's actually larger in file size than the gnome dev kit. Hmmm...scratching my head on this one. I need to make it small enough to fit on a cd/pen drive. Don't give up just yet. Possibly considering lxde ontop of Debian.
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I have a buddy who just tackled a similar project. He didn't do a devkit but just wanted his desktop and software pre-installed. He decided instead of rolling his own distro he would use the Debian installer and rebuild the iso. You can get his script and info here....
"http:"//schlutech.com/2011/07/the-debian-install-process
I have under 8 posts so in order to get the url above I added some quotes around the http:.
See if any of his stuff can help you with your project.
Hope this helps you.
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Thanks! I think I finally got it. It's under 1 gig now but I neg to trim off some more fat to get it small enough to fit on a cd/pen drive
Hrmm...
You're looking for out of box specifically? You could try modifying Gentoo's CDs to fit your bill. I'm still working on getting Gentoo into a successful install though.
Wanted to use dsl but no 64 bit distro
I created a debian-based xfce-desktop distro with dev tools (devkit v1.3) from scratch. I will make a formal tread when I can. Here is the un-official link:
====> http://dev-host.org/r5ziempnn0nq/grpdevkit_1.3.iso <===
Enjoy!
I've bought a new phone however I do not want to waste my Nexus One. The idea came to my mind firstly was to make it a small 'server' running at home.
Technically I bet it's possible however I don't have a clear path to do that... I've googled for a while and I saw a lot tutorials about how to run Ubuntu on top of Android. However what I want is to get rid of Android and run Linux directly on the hardware.
I think that should have been done by some guys... any help thanks in advance!
zhangxiao83 said:
I've bought a new phone however I do not want to waste my Nexus One. The idea came to my mind firstly was to make it a small 'server' running at home.
Technically I bet it's possible however I don't have a clear path to do that... I've googled for a while and I saw a lot tutorials about how to run Ubuntu on top of Android. However what I want is to get rid of Android and run Linux directly on the hardware.
I think that should have been done by some guys... any help thanks in advance!
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IIRC, Android is Linux.
If you mean the computer OS, I have no idea.
Theshawty said:
IIRC, Android is Linux.
If you mean the computer OS, I have no idea.
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Yes I understand that - However I meant Linux such as Ubuntu or Arch distribution...
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Yes I understand that - However I meant Linux such as Ubuntu or Arch distribution...
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Running Ubuntu has been deemed possible.
Yes, but why and who will make a port (isn't this simple)? And not all drivers are open source and available to public.
BTW, android is linux and you can even port some applications (a time ago sometime is talking about porting glibc to android, don't remember if this get done, but I think is useless somehow).
It will happen
Word on the street is that Android drivers are being merged back into the development branch of the Linux 3.3 kernel. It's not too surprising considering Android developers were working with the Linux kernel developers until the 2.6.33 Linux kernel.
I bet we will see Debian or Ubuntu running on our N1s eventually. The N1 has a great developer backing since it was pitched as a developer phone, so I bet one of the many talented developers out there will eventually cook up a native Linux ROM. Besides, there are native ports for other devices out there so they can't be too far off.
You can currently install Ubuntu on your N1 but honestly it's pointless. Yes There are great apps to use but compatibility isn't 100% on the phone AND the apps run too slow to actually be useful.
You'd have better chances developing an app for android to do what you want lol.
If this helped hit THANKS
http://nexusonehacks.net/nexus-one-hacks/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-your-android/ Check this link for a how-to.
While I've used svn in the past to follow projects that had real slow release times, I've never used git. Every git project in the past I needed to use posted a daily tarbell.
With Quarx getting his Bravo soon, I'd like to get setup to help him however I can and learn something in the process. And I don't think I'm alone here with that thought.
I'm trying to sync with Quarx's Bravo repo but I'm unsure how. I followed the steps posted there, but it started syncing with EVERY CM7 repo. Is that normal?
I'm using Aptosid Linux currently (Debian Sid based) but I'm going to distro hop soon (I usuallly do every six months or so) to Siduction. I use the Liquorix kernel, and the Siduction devs actually try to work with Damentz and semi-support his kernel.
So what's a good Linux disto for Android development? I here that its Ubuntu. I'd perfer a Debian-based distro (which Ubuntu is), but would rather use whatever is BEST to get the job done.
Many thanks in advance.
Found a Good Tutorial
Check this out if you're interested in wanting to use Linux\Repo\Git.
Funny thing is, about 2 years ago, went from Ubuntu to Mint to Mint Debian to Debian to Aptosid and now back to Mint....Btw, Mint is very easy to use and learn. My Mom uses Mint on her laptop ever since Win Vista corrupted her hard drive. Luckly, I was able to use Gparted, partition around the bad sectors, and set up Mint. If my Mom can use it, so can any of you.....
What sucks is I managed to pull the Kobe Git, but now Sid's libraries are too up to date and giving me build dependency version errors when compiling the rom. Gonna switch back to Mint this evening and try again. Aptosid's been acting funny the past month anyways....and Mint is a DAMN GOOD Linux to use and easy for Linux noobs to install and use. Plus its based on Ubuntu, one of the most popular Linux Distros with a helpful community.
If you have the room to spare, I highly recommend trying Mint out. If you don't play games on your computer or use Windows only programs, I extremely recommend just switching to Linux. IMHO, Linux runs better, smoother, safer, and you KNOW what's really going on behind the scenes.
I have wanted to build for and wanted info on building environment. Like what do you use to build with a full Linux box or in virtual box on windows. Also what distro do you run. I heard years ago Ubuntu could give you errors that arch wouldn't.
Thank you in advance!
Sounds like you're new this, so I'd recommend Ubuntu.
Personally, I don't like Ubuntu's desktop environment (Unity) so I opted for Kubuntu instead (Ubuntu with KDE)
KDE often gets a bad reputation for being unstable, and while there's some truth to that, I like it. It's easy to customize and get used to. If you choose Kubuntu, I'd go with the 16.04 release though, it's more stable than 16.10.
I can't think of anything that being on Ubuntu has limited me for. For me, Unity feels kind of restricting in terms of UI, but Ubuntu has full Linux functionality.
Ubuntu is probably the most mainstream Linux distro, and therefore the most noob-friendly. You're more likely to find tutorials for Ubuntu; if you go with Arch you'll have to figure a lot of things out yourself.
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