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 [email protected] 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.
