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reply Paul D. Anderson <paul.d.removethis.anderson comcast.andthis.net> writes:
Paul D. Anderson Wrote:

 I'm going to add Linux to my PC to get a dual-boot configuration. (I'm tired
of sloooow start ups and want to tap into the great tools available.) The
tutorial I'm looking at suggests Ubuntu. Is there a significant difference in
Linux implementations? Is Ubuntu one of the better ones? Does it make a
difference for running D2?
 
 Thanks in advance for your hellp.
 
 Paul
 

Thanks for all the good advice. I'll even listen to some of it! Lots of votes for Ubuntu, so I'll probably go with that. (I'm encouraged that I don't have to make a decision "once and for all time".) Hopefully, I'll get a chance to do an install and run with it a little bit this weekend. The hardest part looks to be to clean up my system. My plan is to install Linux on my D: drive and leave the C: drive for Windows. I've been using D mainly for backups, but I just got a USB hard drive specifically for backups, so I can dedicate the D: drive. Again, thanks for all the good advice. You can now all go back to thinking about D. Paul
Aug 20 2009
next sibling parent "Steven Schveighoffer" <schveiguy yahoo.com> writes:
On Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:49:55 -0400, Paul D. Anderson  
<paul.d.removethis.anderson comcast.andthis.net> wrote:

 Paul D. Anderson Wrote:

 I'm going to add Linux to my PC to get a dual-boot configuration. (I'm  
 tired of sloooow start ups and want to tap into the great tools  
 available.) The tutorial I'm looking at suggests Ubuntu. Is there a  
 significant difference in Linux implementations? Is Ubuntu one of the  
 better ones? Does it make a difference for running D2?

 Thanks in advance for your hellp.

 Paul

Thanks for all the good advice. I'll even listen to some of it! Lots of votes for Ubuntu, so I'll probably go with that. (I'm encouraged that I don't have to make a decision "once and for all time".) Hopefully, I'll get a chance to do an install and run with it a little bit this weekend. The hardest part looks to be to clean up my system. My plan is to install Linux on my D: drive and leave the C: drive for Windows. I've been using D mainly for backups, but I just got a USB hard drive specifically for backups, so I can dedicate the D: drive.

Of course you should choose the D drive! Linux can't run on a C drive, it lacks templates, object orientation, and a whole boatload of other advanced features that Windows is "just fine" without having. -Steve
Aug 20 2009
prev sibling parent Vincenzo Ampolo <vincenzo.ampolo gmail.com> writes:
Paul D.  Anderson wrote:

 Lots of votes for Ubuntu, so I'll probably go with that. (I'm 

 that I don't have to make a decision "once and for all time".)

Hi, With Ubuntu you can also have ldc daily builds packages... http://www.dsource.org/projects/ldc/wiki/BuildInstructionsUbuntu ;) See you.
Aug 20 2009