On 1 September 2012 13:23, Keshav Kini <[email protected]> wrote:
> Honestly I don't think it's very constructive to tell users that they > should install a different operating system in order to use Sage, and > that is basically what this dual-booting suggestion amounts to - > dual-booting is unlikely to be a very convenient way for anyone to use > Sage unless they start using the Sage-capable OS for their other > programs as well. The ability to multitask is something that everyone > assumes these days. I doubt many people are willing to reboot their > computer and do nothing but type code in Sage for a stretch of time, > then reboot again and do everything other than Sage for a stretch of > time. This doesn't make sense. > > -Keshav Dual booting will double the amount of RAM Sage can get. It's probably not realistic to allocate more than 2 GB to the VM, but dual booting will double that amount to 4 GB. I suspect 90% of the time people are using computers is to browse the web or read email - both of which can be done very easily from Linux, so its not really a case of only using Sage on Linux. Dual booting is a bit less convenient than a VM, but it will allow significantly better performance on a laptop with limited RAM. Dave -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-support" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support?hl=en.
