Thanks! "Evil" doesn't really concern me.
If I could run Ubuntu on a laptop made in the pits of hell by the dark lord himself, I would certainly do it. Just as long as I never have to say the words "Genius Bar", I will be happy. On Dec 14, 2011, at 11:30 AM, Birkin Diana wrote: > Possible bridges to whatever you decide to get: > > - Use Ubuntu on VirtualBox on your Mac (yes, I did see the using 'linux in a > non-server computer' concern -- thus the bridge qualification). > > - Depending on the issues and languages you're using, use in-language > package-managers. For example, we have a library of python repository code > with three python-package dependences: fcrepo, lxml, and solrpy. Using 'pip' > (a python package-manager), we've created a simple requirements file, so > that, when I run, on my mac, a pip-install command for our repo_utils, it > automatically web-downloads and installs those packages if necessary (even > specific versions if desired). And this'll work the same on your Mac, VBox, > and a possible eventual linux laptop. > > -Birkin > > --- > Birkin James Diana > Programmer, Digital Technologies > Brown University Library > birkin_di...@brown.edu > > > On Dec 14, 2011, at 12:54 PM, Chris Fitzpatrick wrote: > >> Thanks everyone for all the recommendations. I know this would be this list >> to ask. >> >> Sounds like Ubuntu is the overwhelming favorite. In the past when I've used >> a linux in a non-server computer, there are always some annoying problems... >> things like the laptop not waking from sleep mode, power consumption >> problems, or the microphone not working. >> >> So, I wondering about specific laptop brands/models and linux >> distributions/versions that people have found to work really well. A Dell or >> ThinkPad with Ubuntu seems to be the popular choice? >> >> But, yeah, I know i started it, but I'm going to avoid going deeper into my >> opinions on Apple vs. Windows vs. Linux and the implications vis-à-vis >> productivity, copyright, social justice, and the plight of the polar bear. >> If only out of concern that introducing this discussion might cause the poor >> mail server at ND to meltdown….. >> >> b,chris.
