[dba-Tech] Installing a new OS

What kind of play?

Best regards,
Hans-Christian Andersen


On 16 Mar 2013, at 05:00, "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi Hans:
> 
> Because it will only be a secondary boot system on a dual booting
> computer...it will definitely be for play only.
> 
> Jim
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hans-Christian
> Andersen
> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 3:19 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Installing a new OS
> 
> There are two answers to this:
> 
> 1. Depends on what you want to do with this machine
> 
> 2. Debian Linux
> 
> - Hans
> 
> 
> On 2013-03-15, at 9:08 PM, "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
>> It seems that a partician has come free.
>> 
>> It originally held an older version of Linux but after doing some nasties
> on
>> the directory structure, backing up Windows data over part of it, for no
>> apparent reason the system wants to do multiple rebuilds which would waste
> a
>> good hour so why not do something more constructive?
>> 
>> As the current Linux version is really old, it is time a nice new refresh
> OS
>> and I have been debating which way to go. 
>> 
>> The computer only has a couple of GB or RAM, 32bit and only a has dual
> core
>> so it is hardly a candidate for another version of Windows. That only
> leaves
>> Linux.
>> 
>> The real choices, I see, are as follows:
>> 
>> 1. Ubuntu 12.04 Linux (solid as a rock and brain dead simple)
>> 2. Mint 14 Linux (a little more adventuresome)
>> 3. OpenSUSE 12.3 Linux (the latest and greatest, right off the showroom
>> floor) 
>> 
>> A recent review from Register:
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/15/suse_linux_12_3_review/
>> 
>> So which way should I go? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>> 
>> Jim 
>> 
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