Err, oops ! That is debian he's using in that video. But there is a video in his playlist somewhere ( probably like a year or more ago ) where he walks through using Ubuntu as a cross dev machine for the BBB.
On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 10:21 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> wrote: > I believe this is the video I followed. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzZHcH5quow > > Not sure which blog post if any corresponds to this video. But as usual, > DR Molloy does, and uploads great videos. Also, despite the fact that I'm > still dubious where Ubuntu is concerned. DR Molloy seems to have been using > it for several years. > > On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 10:10 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> For the record, in case it is not known. Lubuntu, and Ubuntu are the >> same. Except Lubuntu is Ubuntu using the LXDE Windows manager, instead of >> that crappy Unity garbage ;) >> >> On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 10:07 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I can tell you that DR Molloy's video while slightly outdated for the >>> BBB works fine. I set this up myself using Lubuntu 14.10, and the cross gcc >>> tools from the APT repo's "just work". However, having had many years of >>> experience with Debian, and a few ( off and on ) with Ubuntu, and usually >>> end up getting bitten by Ubuntu in the long run. >>> >>> I think i can offer you better advice though. Instead of dual booting, >>> perhaps get, install, use virtualbox, until you figure things out for >>> yourself. This is to say, play with ubuntu in a virtual machine, until >>> you're comfortable enough to make this call on your own. In this scenario, >>> you could also instal Debian command line only in a virtual machine. I did >>> this for about a year myself, until getting a busted eeepc, which i >>> promptly fixed well enough to work as a headless debian development >>> workstation. Prior to that, I also used a dual boot setup, but was Win7 x64 >>> and Debian 7 i386. I found this inconvenient though, and wound up just >>> using a virtual machine. >>> >>> On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 5:44 PM, Tom Olenik <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> So if seems like Debian is the more popular choice for distributions on >>>> the BBB, but it seems like I might like Ubuntu better on the PC. I want to >>>> set up Linux for dual boot on my Windows 7 machine for purposes of >>>> developing for the BBB. My question is will I run into many problems >>>> developing for Debian on the BBB if I install Ubuntu on the PC? Any good or >>>> bad experiences one way or the other? >>>> >>>> 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 [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.
