"I'm downloading ubuntu - is that a good choice? Can I run different flavors of linux with nfs and share drives in a local network (so one has fc7, one has fc13, and another has ubuntu)?"
Replied too fast and didn't finish your message. I have Ubuntu and most of other machines in NFS are running Redhat. So it shouldn't be a problem. Nian On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 9:16 AM, David Roberts <drobe...@depauw.edu> wrote: > Hello all, > > Quick question on linux varieties. For years (and years) I have used fedora > (after Ultrix of course). In fact, most of my computers are running FC7 > (that long ago), it's very stable and works fine. However, since it is no > longer supported, I'm toying with upgrading. > > I upgraded one machine to FC13. However, this nouveau driver thing is > killing me, and getting my nvidia drivers installed is hopeless (I have > followed every thread on this and I simply give up - it's not worth it). > With a Zalman monitor it doesn't matter - nouveau works fine and my stereo > is good - so I don't really care (or do I). > > The question is this - what flavors of linux out there are simplest to > install - work instantly with various hardwares, and run stereo seamlessly > (either Zalman stereo or hardware stereo with an emitter). For zalman > anything works - which is why I'm going that way - but I still need hardware > stereo on a few machines. So, for hardware, I need my nvidia drivers to > install easily. > > I'm downloading ubuntu - is that a good choice? Can I run different flavors > of linux with nfs and share drives in a local network (so one has fc7, one > has fc13, and another has ubuntu)? > > Thanks > > Dave >
