I'm getting a new computer built and for work reasons, I will have Windows 7 on it but of course, I want to install a dual boot system.
Currently, I have Ubuntu on my desktop and my netbook. My netbook came with Ubuntu installed and as I share my current desktop with my partner who has no previous experience of Linux, I thought Ubuntu would be the easiest. Also, I had Debian in 2005/2006 and after a few years on Windows, I thought it was good to get back to Linux using a distro based on Debian. My new desktop will be solely mine (partner will keep on using the old desktop) so I'm free to install a perhaps less user-friendly distro. I mostly use the computer for 3 things: AutoCAD (thus requiring Windows), music (again, I prefer Windows software like Cubase - I have used Ardour before and recorded an entire album on it but Cubase suits me better because I collaborate with other musicians who use Cubase sometimes) and programming, for which Linux is the best. I also use my desktop for the usual stuff, like browsing, Open Office etc. With the above in mind, which distro would you advise me to install on my new desktop? I was thinking of perhaps openSuse or Fedora but not too sure if there is one distro considered better for programmers? -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
