What version of linux?

Glaucus

Glaucus

Glaucus

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I require a linux set up for a project I want to do.

It requires the following programs
* minicom (for talking directly to serial ports)
* zip and unzip (file compression)
* xpdf (for electronic data sheets)
* gputils (GNU PIC microcontroller utilities)
* subversion (version control)
* libsdl (multimedia library needed by Kicad below)
* Qt (needed by Pikdev below)
* KDEbase (needed by Pikdev below)
Java run-time environment (JRE)
Eclipse: the Java development platform
Subclipse: version control under Java
Java3D
Art of Illusion
KiCad
Picp, Gpicp and PiKdev

Know I'm a solid windows user, with no need for linux apart for using these programs for a project and once it's set up, then I wont need to do anything in linux, apart from import the file and press run. So it would be nice If there's a windows friendly linux version.

I've heard good things about Unbuntu? Is this a good choice?

Also is it easy to install it on a 2nd hard drive and dual boot?

Thanks In advance
 
Kubuntu is an excellent chouce. In order to have the KDE libraries without a 200+ MiB download you should go for a KDE-native distro like Kubuntu. You might need to install some of the necessary packages to satisfy all of your requirements but it shouldn't be too much of an issue. You'll use Synaptic to take care of this.

As for installation it couldn't be easier. You'll boot the Live CD, it'll load up a desktop environment, and you'll click the install icon on the desktop. It'll guide you through partitioning if necessary and will let you install it where ever you like. It will also install the GRUB bootloader and automatically configure it for dual booting with Windows and whatever other OSes you may have on the system. :)

EDIT: What sort if graphics card do you have? Though you probably won't need to futz around with drivers for much else (chipset, NIC, disks, USB controllers, etc) you will probably need to use a binary driver to have accelerated 3D unless you have a very old card (think 9200 era).
 
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As he said, being awake when I wasn't beat me to it :)

It's all very simple, (K)Ubuntu will pick up 99% of your drivers 99% of the time.

Once you are installed, it's just a matter of cranking synaptic up, enabling repositories and searching for the things you want.

EDIT: Don't think Billy missed anything :p
 
Considering all a linux distro is just a bunch of packages (like the ones listed) and the linux kernel, I'm going for any! But considering you already knew that (I assume) I'll just say Arch Linux. Ubuntu will probably be less fussy.
 
Arch is a bit like gentoo but uses a binary and source package system. You wil prob start with a base system then build it up from there. Being a gentoo user i can tell u that its a fair bit of work, however its a great way to learn linux and being that u can download pre compile binaries you dont have to spend ages compiling like you would with gentoo.
 
ok guys having trouble burning it to a dvd, its an image and trying to burn it with nero says it cant burn to a dvd it has to be to a cd. Anyway to get round this.
 
AcidHell2 said:
ok guys having trouble burning it to a dvd, its an image and trying to burn it with nero says it cant burn to a dvd it has to be to a cd. Anyway to get round this.
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what distro is it kubuntu? if so just burn to cd
 
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