As the duck in Babe got told "That is just the way things are". Of course he had a different opinion on the subject.
One distribution has to be chosen as the supported distribution. Not everybody will be happy no matter which one you choose. Not that it matters much but I installed Ubuntu in three separate and totally different PC's and I didn't have one lick of trouble with any of them, so as far as choosing a distro that the non-Linux expert can install Ubuntu is a good choice. The Synaptic Program Manager is a great tool, very easy to use. Installing and compiling DTTSP is my next goal. See yah in the funny papers. At 12:30 PM 4/21/2006, you wrote: > All, > > I cannot help but chuckle when I see normally rational people > become totally irrational over Linux distributions. The main > reasons that ubuntu was selected as the favored distribution for > DttSP and are listed below. > > 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. > > 2) Ubuntu has an excellent system installer. It isn't perfect, > but it is as good as any and better than most. I have seen one > instance where ubuntu would not install. That was on an ASUS > P4P800E - Deluxe motherboard. It was not an installer problem, it > iwas a Southbridge controller problem. The probability is high > that this issue will be resolved in the next release of ubuntu. > > 3) Ubuntu has a regular upgrade cycle. Because ALSA modules are > now compiled into the kernel and many of us use the Delta 44, we > need the added ALSA support that a recent stock kernel gives us. > > 4) Ubuntu uses the Synaptic Program Manager. Managing packages > and dependencies is way too easy with Synaptic. > > 5) Ubuntu has a comprehensive set of software development > tools. One command, "sudo apt-get install build-essential" will > make your ubuntu system development ready. > > 6) Seventy-seven amateur radio packages are supported by > ubuntu. Granted 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 same will soon be true for DttSP. > > 7) There is an excellent chance that ubuntu will be around five > years from now. Of the 200 distros that Jim Lux mentioned, how > many will disappear in the next two years? > > I have said this many times before and I will say it again. If > you are truly comfortable with a different distribution and feel > that it meets your needs, use it. If you want support for DttSP > and SDR related projects, use ubuntu. > > 73, > > Dan N4XWE > >--------------------------------- >Celebrate Earth Day everyday! Discover 10 things you can do to help >slow climate change. Yahoo! Earth Day >-------------- next part -------------- >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >URL: >http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20060421/d02b840d/attachment.htm >_______________________________________________ >FlexRadio mailing list >FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz >http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz >Archive Link: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/ >FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com Cecil Bayona KD5NWA www.qrpradio.com I fail to see why doing the same thing over and over and getting the same results every time is insanity: I've almost proved it isn't; only a few more tests now and I'm sure results will differ this time ... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20060421/6ab4187a/attachment.htm
