Clint Bowman <cl...@ecy.wa.gov> writes: I am really wondering, why nobody mentioned Ubuntu so far?
Ubuntu is a really nice distro, I never had problems with it, many programs are available for Ubuntu, and it is build on Debian (stable). Don't worry about Unity Window manager - there are many other options available (Xubuntu being one of the better known ones - Ubuntu just packed with a different Windows Manager). If you are new to Linux, I would really suggest Ubuntu. Cheers, Rainer > I "experiment" with the Fedora distribution at home but am very > satisfied with the Scientific Linux distribution here at work--I'm > currently using SL7.2. > > Clint Bowman INTERNET: cl...@ecy.wa.gov > Air Quality Modeler INTERNET: cl...@math.utah.edu > Department of Ecology VOICE: (360) 407-6815 > PO Box 47600 FAX: (360) 407-7534 > Olympia, WA 98504-7600 > > USPS: PO Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504-7600 > Parcels: 300 Desmond Drive, Lacey, WA 98503-1274 > > On Thu, 9 Jun 2016, Leonardo Ferreira Fontenelle wrote: > >> I have tried many Linux distributions before, and never looked back >> after switching for Arch Linux. It is one of the best distributions with >> regard to having an up to date but still reasonably stable system. Other >> options are Fedora Rawhide (there's a Fedora SIG mailing list) or >> Debian Sid (as others mentioned, there's a Debian SIG mailing list), but >> I don't know how dependable those versions are. >> >> Leonardo Ferreira Fontenelle >> Former GNOME translator >> >> Em Qui 9 jun. 2016, às 20:08, Ista Zahn escreveu: >>> Perhaps r-sig-debian is more appropriate, though it is not clear to me >>> that >>> a debian based linux is in fact the best for running R. Of course "best" >>> is >>> not clearly defined here, but I highly recommend Archlinux. >>> >>> Best, >>> Ista >>> On Jun 9, 2016 6:47 PM, "Bert Gunter" <bgunter.4...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> > I suggest that you post to the r-sig-debian list instead of here. I >>> > think you are more likely to get good answers to your query there. >>> > >>> > Cheers, >>> > Bert >>> > Bert Gunter >>> > >>> > "The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming along >>> > and sticking things into it." >>> > -- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip ) >>> > >>> > >>> > On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 1:44 PM, jax200 <jax...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > > Hi >>> > > >>> > > I'm starting off with both R and Linux Mint. During a recent R course, >>> > > I >>> > > had multiple difficulties with installing updates needed for the course. >>> > > >>> > > As such, I'd like to hit the restart button with fresh installs of Linux >>> > > and R. I would appreciate your help with which Linux platform works >>> > > best >>> > > with R, and how to go about getting all the updates installed for both >>> > > programs. >>> > > >>> > > Many thanks, Jack >>> > > >>> > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >>> > > >>> > > ______________________________________________ >>> > > R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >>> > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>> > > PLEASE do read the posting guide >>> > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>> > > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >>> > >>> > ______________________________________________ >>> > R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >>> > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>> > PLEASE do read the posting guide >>> > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>> > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >>> > >>> >>> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>> PLEASE do read the posting guide >>> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > -- Rainer M. Krug email: Rainer<at>krugs<dot>de PGP: 0x0F52F982
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