All,
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I cannot help but chuckle when I see normally rational people become total=
ly irrational over Linux distributions. The main reasons that ubuntu was s=
elected as the favored distribution for DttSP and are listed below.
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1) There are ubuntu supported packages for all of the dependencies that =
are required for compiling DttSP. In fact there are over 17,000 supported=
packages.
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2) Ubuntu has an excellent system installer. It isn't perfect, but it i=
s as good as any and better than most. I have seen one instance where ubun=
tu would not install. That was on an ASUS P4P800E - Deluxe motherboard. I=
t was not an installer problem, it iwas a Southbridge controller problem. =
The probability is high that this issue will be resolved in the next releas=
e of ubuntu.
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3) Ubuntu has a regular upgrade cycle. Because ALSA modules are now comp=
iled into the kernel and many of us use the Delta 44, we need the added ALS=
A support that a recent stock kernel gives us.
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4) Ubuntu uses the Synaptic Program Manager. Managing packages and depe=
ndencies is way too easy with Synaptic.
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5) Ubuntu has a comprehensive set of software development tools. One co=
mmand, "sudo apt-get install build-essential" will make your ubuntu system =
development ready. =
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6) Seventy-seven amateur radio packages are supported by ubuntu. Grante=
d some aren't worth the hard drive space they occupy, but it's the thought =
that counts. There is a supported package for gnuradio. My guess is the s=
ame will soon be true for DttSP.
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7) There is an excellent chance that ubuntu will be around five years fr=
om now. Of the 200 distros that Jim Lux mentioned, how many will disappear=
in the next two years?
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I have said this many times before and I will say it again. If you are tr=
uly comfortable with a different distribution and feel that it meets your n=
eeds, use it. If you want support for DttSP and SDR related projects, use =
ubuntu.
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73,
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Dan N4XWE
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