> > *Debian might be perceived as more stable, but it uses old version of > almost every package and the core repository is way smaller than Ubuntu so > you have to hunt around for other repos to find the packages you need and > then Debian becomes less stable.* >
Hunt around for what packages ? In the context of the current discussion I've never had to "hunt" for anything. I've had to compile my own stuff from sources when I wanted something custom . . . Now if you want cutting edge stuff, you're almost certainly going to run into trouble no matter what distro you use. But that is not what we're talking about. We're talking about running a distro in a VM for the sole purpose of supporting the Beaglebone black. On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 10:55 PM, John Syn <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Brian Anderson <[email protected]> > Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 12:48 PM > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [beagleboard] Setting up TFTP and NFS > > > If you want my opinion, ditch Linux mint *NOW*. Personally I will not use >> anything other than Debian for a support system to the BBB, and would NEVER >> use X for this purpose. Especially in a VM . . . >> >> Yeah yeah, Linux mint is based on Ubuntu and Debian( testing ) ( >> depending on version ), but thats part of the problem. >> >> > Hmmm, OK! Would you like to enumerate why you wouldn't use Mint? I was > under the impression the Mint-17 is based upon Ubuntu 14.04LTS, and thus > fairly stable. Personally, I can't stand Unity...but YMMV. What distro > would you suggest? > > Well, at the moment, all I have is my MBP laptop to support this effort. > So, either I setup NFS on the MAC and hope for the best, or use a VM > running some Linux. I thought I'd give the VM approach a try as a first > step in order to not introduce native MAC NFS vagaries into the mix. > Probably could try that option now that I have things limping along. > > When you say NEVER use X, I'm assuming you mean running X windows on a dev > env (Linux Mint)? I'm not running X on the BBB (well, I do often use X > forwarding to the MAC/XQuartz for stuff like (gasp) emacs, xterm, ...). My > thought was to do dev on the MAC (straight away or via a VM) using a shared > file system between the MAC and BBB so I didn't have to copy files around, > nor risk loosing everything if the BBB goes toes in the air or the uSD > craps out. > > I have a MBP which I love, but I wouldn’t use it for development for the > same reasons I wouldn’t use Windows for development and that is because > neither support case sensitive file system. Also, OSX tools are quite old > and sometime incompatible with their GNU equivalents (options are different > more often than not compared to GNU versions), so you have to use MacPort, > HomeBrew, Fink, etc. Regarding Mint, Ubuntu, Debian, etc, there isn’t > really much between them other than personal preferences. There are both > benefits and downsides to each, so choose one and stay with it. Truly > speaking, each one needs some work to get it stable and working the way you > want. Debian might be perceived as more stable, but it uses old version of > almost every package and the core repository is way smaller than Ubuntu so > you have to hunt around for other repos to find the packages you need and > then Debian becomes less stable. Ubuntu was a bit flaky for a while, but > 14.04 is much better and the distro I use daily. > > Regards, > John > > > > I'm all ears on suggestions for a good dev setup though! > > Cheers, > > ba > > -- > 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/d/optout. > > -- > 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/d/optout. > -- 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/d/optout.
