Hi, I have been extremely happy with the latest Ubuntu release, on both a Toshiba tablet (the touch screen worked right out of the box) and on a desktop with the proprietary NVIDIA driver. I haven't had to update, so I don't know what happens with the NVIDIA driver in that case, but I can tell you that it was no effort at all getting it to work on a new install. I literally just clicked a couple of buttons.
I have given up on Linux in the past because it was too much of a pain to get everything working, but it seems that things have greatly improved in recent years. -Tom Cleveland Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 8:26 PM, Jacqueline Vitali <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear colleagues, > I need some advice for a new computer. > (1) I have the option of an HP Z210 8 GB with a low end Quadro Nvidia 400 > 512 MB. > --How does Coot run with this card? > --I am happy with any Linux. However, the system needs updates for security > purposes (the University requires it). Do I have to remake the NVidia > driver every time there is a kernel update or is there a way around it for > this NVidia card? Do you suggest another NVidia card (inexpensive) that is > good for coot and automatically updates when the kernel is updated? > (2) Second option is an IMAC 4 GB 2.5 GHz with AMD Radeon HD 6750M 512 MB > GDDRS. > --How does Coot work with this graphics card? > --Should I get more memory for Lion? > --Is this platform advisable for crystallographic software for the next four > years? > Thank you in advance for any advice. > Jackie Vitali > Cleveland State University > > > >
