Second that with OpenSuse! On 12/15/09, Technomage wrote: > Trent, > of the major distro's, debian 5.0 has the least troubles right now and > is therefore, probably the > best for your needs currently. Others like Fedora or Opensuse have > package dependency > problems and are a little more difficult to develop on properly. > > Fedora: forces you to run SELINUX regardless of whether you need it or not > > Opensuse: tends to run cutting edge ("bleeding edge") packages and will > tend to break older installs. > Their upgrade system is horribly broken currently, so its not a good > idea to upgrade older opensuse > systems. > > I recently had such problems with opensuse (settings not being > maintained across reboots, services failing > to start, etc) that I have completely written off this community project > as anywhere near viable. > > Debian does have a "basic developers package setup" that makes it > relatively easy to setup and maintain a > basic developers environment. > > As for vmware, get the server 1.x versions (freely available). they tend > to have better performance and a > remote console that works. vmware 2.x did away with the remote console > and is also optimized for use > under windows (as the host OS). I find their web interface clunky and > very slow to respond. there are also some > features missing in 2.x that were present in 1.x. > > Trent Shipley wrote: >> (SOT: somewhat off topic) >> >> >> I want to set up a Windows lab computer. I want to work with XP, Vista, >> and Win7. On an MS list it was suggested that I use virtualization >> rather than multiboot. >> >> >> I'm thinking I'd run a Linux distro natively, run FOSS virtualization >> software on Linux, and run the three MS OSes as guests. >> >> >> What is a good Linux distro? Will I need a server distribution or can I >> run a desktop distribution? >> >> >> What are FOSS choices for the virtualization software? >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Skype: (623)239-3392 AT&T: (503)754-4452 www.it-clowns.com Only the dead have seen the end of war. -Plato --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss