Asking a question of this sort will only, or even can only result in a zealot war. The question you should be asking yourself is which distro *you* prefer. After answering that question for yourself, common sense should step in.
P.S. -Linux is Linux. On Sat, Sep 21, 2013 at 10:01 PM, Wasabi Fan <[email protected]>wrote: > Although I am not, in any way, an expert, I have been experimenting with > many different distros on my BBB. So far, I have tried Debian, Ubuntu, > Angstrom, and a few smaller ones. I haven't seen much of a > performance difference, as long as you are running a headless system (no > desktop environment). It's usually 0.8% - 1.3% CPU, and about the same RAM > utilization, while connected with a SSH and SCP connection. I don't think > the weight matters when it comes to your project. What will matter more is > which best suits your needs in terms of APIs, package lists, and other > personal factors. > > > On Saturday, September 21, 2013 3:53:00 PM UTC-7, [email protected]: >> >> There is nothing said about the "weight" of the OS compared one to >> another. This is why I was particularly interested in people's opinions >> based on their experience, for example or some sort of overview of this >> parameter. >> >> On Saturday, September 21, 2013 11:44:05 PM UTC+3, Gerald wrote: >>> >>> Did you look on the support Wiki? The URL is on the card that came in >>> the box. >>> >>> http://circuitco.com/support/**BeagleBoneBlack<http://circuitco.com/support/BeagleBoneBlack> >>> >>> Gerald >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Sep 21, 2013 at 11:05 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi guys, >>>> >>>> I have an idea for an OpenCL project, so I need the lightest distro or >>>> a way to make a distro take up as less CPU resources as possible! Can you >>>> help me with this? >>>> >>>> I've tried my luck on Google and did not find, what I was looking for. >>>> >>>> P.S. I am a Linux noob, so please go easy on me and thanks in advance! >>>> >>>> -- >>>> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "BeagleBoard" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to beagleboard...@googlegroups.**com. >>>> For more options, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> >>>> . >>>> >>> >>> -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
