[Gambas-user] gb3 requirements on openSUSE 11.4

[Matti]

Thanks, Kevin.

A lot of +/- to think about, but your hints are helpfully.
Will try some live-CDs...


Am 31.07.2011 22:41, schrieb Kevin Fishburne:
> On 07/31/2011 04:02 PM, Matti wrote:
>> Well, I thought about changing to another distro anyway, for some other reasons.
>> The only thing is that I am used to SUSE for years now...
>> Maybe Ubuntu 11.04?
>> Can someone confirm that gb3 can be compiled there without significant problems?
>> Or maybe another distribution is better?
>>
>> Any recommendations?
>
> I'm using Debian Wheezy/Testing now, though I used to use Ubuntu. It's a
> little rough around the edges but works for me. I've heard and seen good
> things from Fedora, and looks pretty slick the times I've installed it
> on customers' computers. I tried Linux Mint and found it to be a bit of
> a hack-job, so I don't recommend it.
>
> Ubuntu 11.04 is using Unity, which is a really weird/goofy way to
> interact with the desktop and lacks any customization. It has a "classic
> mode" that you can switch to from the login screen, but I heard they're
> removing it in 11.10, forcing people to use Unity. That's why I dumped
> it. Ubuntu 10.10 is pretty solid however, and the only reason I wouldn't
> recommend using it is because eventually it will be no longer supported
> and you'll have to upgrade and use Unity.
>