Natalie, Dasault systems are due to release they're new 2d cad package 'draft-sight' I think it's called for linux later this year. Worth a look if you want some 'what looks like' half decent 2d cad on linux? I'm going to give it a roll when it comes out
Hugh On 27 September 2010 17:02, John Carlyle-Clarke <[email protected]> wrote: > On 27/09/10 16:52, Natalie Hooper wrote: >> >> Seems like ArchLinux is great for old hardware but not really suitable for >> my spanking new hardware ;-) >> > > I run it on old and new hardware, and it works well on both ;) >> >> Having said that, I'm also looking to change my Linux distro on my Dell >> netbook - currently, I've got Ubuntu but I find it bloated so I've been >> looking at Jolicloud and PuppyLinux, as well as Ubuntu Netbook edition of >> course, but should ArchLinux be a candidate as well? My Dell netbook is >> "old" for a netbook, as I bought it the second month Dell ever did >> netbooks >> and of course, netbooks aren't really powerful to start with (compared to >> current laptops) so I guess ArchLinux might be suitable for it, assuming >> it >> copes well with the netbook environment (can I install it from a USB stick >> for instance?). > > Sure you can! > > http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Install_from_a_USB_flash_drive > > Another one to watch is http://crunchbanglinux.org/ which is currently > making a transition from an Ubuntu remix to a Debian-based distro. The last > release was really nice, but it's quite old now, and the transition is > delaying the new release quite a bit. > > -- > 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 > -- 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
