Re: [ccp4bb] Linux Distro for setting up workstations - Is CentOS still a good choice?

2021-02-22 Thread Eugene Osipov
Dear Tom, I updated the workstation with Ubuntu 16.04->20.04 This update broke 3d vision and I am thinking about moving back to Ubuntu 16.04. Other programs work well. вс, 21 февр. 2021 г. в 10:59, Folmer Fredslund : > Dear Tom > > Be aware that python2 is currently not supported. It is

Re: [ccp4bb] Linux Distro for setting up workstations - Is CentOS still a good choice?

2021-02-21 Thread Folmer Fredslund
Dear Tom Be aware that python2 is currently not supported. It is end-of-life since 1/1-2020 and is not part of Ubuntu 20.04 This might not be a big concern, bit depends on which software you use. Best regards Folmer lør. 20. feb. 2021 21.50 skrev Peat, Tom (Manufacturing, Parkville) : >

Re: [ccp4bb] Linux Distro for setting up workstations - Is CentOS still a good choice?

2021-02-20 Thread Robbie Joosten
Big fan of Ubuntu here. The Long Term Support versions work very well and everything you need is on them. At the same time Debian tends to be less conservative that the Red Had universe which typically makes it easier to get modern things running. Also the Ubuntu on WSL (Windows) is a lifesaver

Re: [ccp4bb] Linux Distro for setting up workstations - Is CentOS still a good choice?

2021-02-20 Thread Peat, Tom (Manufacturing, Parkville)
Speaking of Linux, but somewhat tangential to the thread: Ubuntu has recently released their newest version 20.04 (Focal Fossa). Has anyone implemented this and is there anything that doesn't work? Any gotchas that one might want to be aware of? Cheers, tom Tom Peat, PhD Proteins Group

Re: [ccp4bb] Linux Distro for setting up workstations - Is CentOS still a good choice?

2021-02-20 Thread Christine Gee
Hi all, We use Debian and SBGRID. We have coot and pymol running in stereo with 3D vision glasses. If that’s helpful. Regards Christine. Sent from my iPad > On Feb 20, 2021, at 7:57 AM, Paul Emsley wrote: > > FWIW, looks like somebody at ETH Zurich is (or had been) trying to bring >

Re: [ccp4bb] Linux Distro for setting up workstations - Is CentOS still a good choice?

2021-02-20 Thread Paul Emsley
FWIW, looks like somebody at ETH Zurich is (or had been) trying to bring Coot into the OS: http://phd-sid.ethz.ch/debian/coot/coot-0.9.2/ Hello! Let me know if I can help. Paul. On 20/02/2021 15:35, Tim Gruene wrote: Hi Matthias, I have been using Debian for more than a decade. Every

Re: [ccp4bb] Linux Distro for setting up workstations - Is CentOS still a good choice?

2021-02-20 Thread Tim Gruene
Hi Matthias, I have been using Debian for more than a decade. Every stable release is supported for at least 5 years. Many crystallographic libraries and some programs are part of the standard repository, like raster3d, pymol, shelxle, libccp4, libclipper, ... Debian is particularly stable, and

Re: [ccp4bb] Linux Distro for setting up workstations - Is CentOS still a good choice?

2021-02-19 Thread Kay Diederichs
completely agree! There are actually several potential CentOS replacements, if needed. Kay On Fri, 19 Feb 2021 13:47:25 -0800, Dale Tronrud wrote: >For what it's worth, CentOS 7 will continue to be supported to the >middle of 2024. That will give you time to see how all this shakes

Re: [ccp4bb] Linux Distro for setting up workstations - Is CentOS still a good choice?

2021-02-19 Thread Dale Tronrud
For what it's worth, CentOS 7 will continue to be supported to the middle of 2024. That will give you time to see how all this shakes out. https://wiki.centos.org/About/Product Since Red Hat Linux is founded on open source software anyone can fork a new Linux distribution based on it,

Re: [ccp4bb] Linux Distro for setting up workstations - Is CentOS still a good choice?

2021-02-19 Thread Ethan A Merritt
Well, since you ask... I prefer, and recommend, Mageia. Second choice SuSE. I find that the default configuration and choice of packages on these are a better fit to my use in development and computation both on my lab machines/servers and on my desktop/laptop. cheers,

[ccp4bb] Linux Distro for setting up workstations - Is CentOS still a good choice?

2021-02-19 Thread Matthias Zeug
Hi all, I just came across the (already quite old) news that Red-Hat switches their support-policy for CentOS to a rolling preview model (replacing CentOS Linux by CentOS Stream): https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-red-hat-dumped-centos-for-centos-stream/