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Whats your flavor? (Linux)

thugpoet22 said:
Hey are you dual booting or using Parallels? Im still trying to get fedora core 6 installed on my macbook using parallels. Currently im using Ubuntu with Parallels and i think its pretty cool but im not use to it. I dont like the apt-get package handler, im use to yum. But everything else works fine. When i tried to dual boot with fedora i couldn't get the wireless to work for nothing.
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I'm afraid I'm not going to be much help to you. On my Mac I run OS X. It's on my generic cheapie Dell that I'm dual-booting Fedora Core 5 and Windows XP.

Since I can do most everything under OS X than I can under Linux, I don't (personally) really see the point in trying Fedora on my MBP.
 
Quboid said:
I need to get a version of linux for my ibook that i can do efective C compiling in. I Dont like the way Xcode does C codes. It really is designed for C++ so i'm thinking that linux would be better since the C language cam eout for linux.

Please help me out here. I am trying to get it for next semester.:confused:
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From the terminal you can run gcc (or whatever compiler you want) under OS X, the exact same way it works under Linux. You don't need to go through XCode. All the auto-tools are right there built in to OS X. If you want newer versions, you can get them via fink or darwinports/macports.
 
My Mac is all OS X(except for Windows in Parallels with is awesome), though I do have a PC to my left that has Linux. For application development I like CentOS since it is almost identical to the industry standard RHEL. Recently I've been toying with gNewsense(and GNU sponsored Ubuntu variant), and have been impressed with it.
 
Cassie said:
I've never used it. What "flavor" do you think would be best for a 300 MHz PC?
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I have a 200mhz AMD box that I was running Slackware 11 on, it was actually pretty snappy considering. I felt ok running it to check email and surf the web. If you want to run a Ubuntu variant, Xubuntu is suppose to be a lighter version that runs well on old hardware. So, try Xubuntu if you want an easier install, and try Slackware if you want as much power out of your computer as possible.

And if you want straight out speed on your old box, try Damn Small Linux or Puppy Linux. Both are like...50mb installs.

Any way you cut it, you will need a bare minimum of 64mb RAM to really do anything, and 128mb or better is preferable.
 
Xeem said:
Please don't let this turn into a flame war. Linux users often lurk on forums everywhere, waiting for that one comment that pisses them off enough to start attacking users of commercial operating systems.
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I wasn't...I was merely stating my opinion.
 
Westside guy said:
From the terminal you can run gcc (or whatever compiler you want) under OS X, the exact same way it works under Linux. You don't need to go through XCode. All the auto-tools are right there built in to OS X. If you want newer versions, you can get them via fink or darwinports/macports.
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But how do I compile C codes using the terminal? My main problem with Xcode is the libraries that it doesn't have. Like the Conio.h library and so on. Would I have the same problem with linux or using terminal? Thanks.
 
Quboid said:
But how do I compile C codes using the terminal? My main problem with Xcode is the libraries that it doesn't have. Like the Conio.h library and so on. Would I have the same problem with linux or using terminal? Thanks.
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Been a long time since I programmed C, but here you go...

Why can't I use conio.h functions like clrsrc()?

Because conio.h is not part of the C standard. It is a Borland extension, and works only with Borland compilers (and perhaps some other commercial compilers). Dev-C++ uses GCC, the GNU Compiler Collection, as it's compiler. GCC is originally a UNIX compiler, and aims for portability and standards-compliance.
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So the answer is yes, if you are on a non-windows environment you will not have conio.h
 
I used to use Ubuntu 6.10 on my PC, but since I got my MacBook I mainly just use OS X.
 
The only *nix system I use is fedora it runs our proxy server at work. I loved setting it up.
 
I used to run Gentoo exclusively on one machine, but eventually grew tired of always compiling each software package. I remember groaning whenever a new OpenOffice update came out because of the hours that it would take to compile. :p

Still, I never felt like I was more in control of my machine than when I ran Gentoo. It's a terrific Linux distro, but it takes a lot of time to maintain.

Lately I've mostly been running Fedora. I've tried every version that's been released, verisons 1 - 6. If anyone installs it on an x86 box, here's a post-setup guide that I wrote that addresses some common issues.

EDIT: and on that note, I'm finally a "member" of Macrumors instead of a "newbie." It only took three years of occasional posting! :)
 
I have a noob-ish question: If I was to run a linux os on my PC, could the linux OS detect and work with all the photos (or whatever else) on the PC side of the computer? And for that matter, can you share files between OSX and the Windows virtual machine in Parallels? :confused:
 
I'll answer your Linux-related question: Yes.

Most distros automatically mount your Windows drive/partition, so you can use whatever media you have available there. Concerning pictures, Picassa is available for both Linux and Windows, so you could even use a familiar photo organizer.
 
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