Title: Which Linux version / distribution is best for Bitcoin-Qt? Post by: Loozik on April 08, 2014, 09:24:10 PM Hi,
I want to buy a laptop that will be dedicated solely for Bitcoin purposes (running Bitcoin-Qt and trading on cryptoexchanges). Please advise which one of hundreds of versions of Linux I should instal (which works best for my purposes). Thanks Title: Re: Which Linux version / distribution is best for Bitcoin-Qt? Post by: bitsmichel on April 08, 2014, 09:45:44 PM It depends on several factors. You want a gui for sure, and dont want to be compiling everything from source I assume.
Here is a short summary of my experience of distros: debian: text-install, has package manager, rpm or apt-get slackware: text-install, wireless was missing, completely gui-less install, configuration of gui by hand, package management by hand. has package manager, forgot the name trisquel: unsure? everything worked except flash (youtube) and some usual packages were missing because they were propriatary software. apt-get package manager ubuntu: gui-install, relatively easy install, easy package management, also easy to wipe your disk with it if you just press next, somewhat strange GUI called Unity which sends your searches to Amazon, Google and US gov. package manager: apt-get gentoo: you spend a week compiling source code, then all works - if lucky. package manager: emerge suse: it has been too long since i installed it; puppy: no QT libraries. rock: heard a lot of rumors about it, but never gave it a try I think you want something that works relatively out of the box. Nearly everything is based on Slackware and Debian. : Image here: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Linux_Distribution_Timeline.svg (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Linux_Distribution_Timeline.svg) Yuo could give Debian, Trisquel or KUbuntu a try. I suggest seeing some youtube reviews of distros before installing, can save you some hours. You can try a program called unetbootin to make a usb live cd. It will download the distro, put it on the usb, so you can try it out (directly starting from usb) before installing it to the disk. Title: Re: Which Linux version / distribution is best for Bitcoin-Qt? Post by: rdbell on April 08, 2014, 10:09:54 PM Most distros will work fine for your purpose, but Ubuntu one of the largest support communities.
If you run into technical problems while setting up your laptop you'll find a lot of Ubuntu-specific solutions online. Title: Re: Which Linux version / distribution is best for Bitcoin-Qt? Post by: Kenshin on April 08, 2014, 11:22:26 PM If you are new to Linux I will recommend Linux Mint Debian Edition. http://www.linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php
The problem with Ubuntu is that when you upgrade to the next newer version. They always break. Linux Mint Debian Edition, is updating regularly, and it is more stable then Ubuntu. Title: Re: Which Linux version / distribution is best for Bitcoin-Qt? Post by: Loozik on April 10, 2014, 11:09:47 PM Gus,
Many thanks for your input. Do we know what Linux distributions are used by core devs? Title: Re: Which Linux version / distribution is best for Bitcoin-Qt? Post by: Kenshin on April 10, 2014, 11:18:12 PM Gus, Many thanks for your input. Do we know what Linux distributions are used by core devs? They are most likely using Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora or Arch Linux. Everyone have their prefer distro. Everyone in my company uses Linux, but all of us use different distro. I have used many distro before, and now I prefer Arch Linux. But before that I was using Slackware, Gentoo, Fedora, Debian and Ubuntu. Title: Re: Which Linux version / distribution is best for Bitcoin-Qt? Post by: bitsmichel on April 11, 2014, 06:38:38 PM Quote Many thanks for your input. Do we know what Linux distributions are used by core devs? Linus uses Fedora http://news.oreilly.com/2008/07/linux-torvalds-on-linux-distri.html (http://news.oreilly.com/2008/07/linux-torvalds-on-linux-distri.html) stallman does not have a preferred distro www.stallman.org/stallman-computing.html (http://www.stallman.org/stallman-computing.html) Eric Raymond used to use Redhat and Fedora. ubuntu now? http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/13640 (http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/13640) errr core devs of linux kernel or of bitcoin? |