[pm-h] Linux Distribution Selection

[houstonperl at skagitattic.com]

Debian all the way.

It does not come with any of the extra magic that Ubuntu does and is
very stable.  Large user community and you can often take information
from offshoots like ubuntu and mint with very little if any changes.

I use xtightvncviewer for viewing vnc sessions.  You can start a vnc
server with x11vnc or just ssh in from Windows.

If you are considering all the offshoots why not go to the source?



On Thu, 7 Jan 2016 06:37:01 -0600
Mike Flannigan via Houston <houston at pm.org> wrote:

> 
> I plan to buy a computer and install nothing but
> Linux on it.  I will use it for Perl processing of
> text files, GIS (mapping), and simple things (e-mail,
> browsing, FTP, etc).  I want to be able to Remote
> Desktop into Windows machines, and I want to be able
> to remote into my new Linux machine from Windows.
> Stability and speed are important, but not super
> important.  This will be one of about 4 computers
> on a wired network.  No servers to speak of.
> 
> I value your opinion on which distro to select.  I
> am favoring Ubuntu or OpenSuse, but am open to any.
> I have Ubuntu installed on one of my machines.  I'm
> not crazy about it, but I do like the wide selection
> of software and easy installation of the software.
> 
> Probably the most important thing to me is being able
> to find/obtain support.  I'm probably not going to pay
> for the support, but that is an option too.
> 
> If you would rather comment on what hardware to buy instead
> of what distro to use, I welcome that info also.  I will
> probably buy a high dollar graphics card.  Other than that I
> will buy what the computer store (Fry's) tells me to buy.
> 
> When I read things like this:
> https://www.linux.com/news/software/applications/810295-the-top-11-best-linux-distros-for-2015/
> I tend towards OpenSuse.
> 
> One word answers are welcome.
> 
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> 
> Mike
> 281-286-6869
> 
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