A friend of mine recommended the Mandriva linux dristribution. I have an old pentium 2 box I might use for this to compile and test my FB sources on.
Any suggestions or things I should look out for? (I have not installed or used any linux before)
Is there a better/best distro to use for FB?
Is mandriva linux distrib good for FB?
I use Debian on all my machines, but nearly any distro will run just fine on that machine depending on how much RAM you have. I reccomend at least 256MB to run a major Desktop Environment like GNOME or KDE. If you're stuck with less than that XFCE is pretty nice. All of them should be available through whatever distro you choose's package manager.
Re: Is mandriva linux distrib good for FB?
I've been using Mandrake/Mandriva since 2002 on my home desktop computer and I've never had problem compiling and using FB. I use SVN for updating nearly daily to last release, and all works perfectly. The most important (and difficult) thing is to install all development libraries required by FB (and there is a great number).elsairon wrote:A friend of mine recommended the Mandriva linux dristribution. I have an old pentium 2 box I might use for this to compile and test my FB sources on.
Any suggestions or things I should look out for? (I have not installed or used any linux before)
Is there a better/best distro to use for FB?
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Mandriva is one of the most "hardest" distros around. If i were you, i would try Damn Small Linux or Puppy. Also Xubuntu would be good alternative. Depends how much you have ram to use in your computer.
As told earlier, KDE and Gnome needs atleast 256 megs of ram. They work with less, but it is a pain in the ass. Xfce is your best shot here i think.
As told earlier, KDE and Gnome needs atleast 256 megs of ram. They work with less, but it is a pain in the ass. Xfce is your best shot here i think.