Well yes... sticking with a release is an option too. The problem is that I have to try once in a while something new. Which usually does not exist yet for the older releases. Or you can not install recent software because it has a dependency with a new version of a library.
Oh yeah: I have to run VMWare player once in while too. On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 4:06 PM, ags <andrzej.grze...@gmail.com> wrote: > If you have the time, why not. > I'm a lazy person, I'm sticking with Ubuntu 11.04 so far, does the job, 2 > and 3 screen configuration (dual geforce cards). > JVMs work, jee works, nothing really to complain about. No major updates, > no fights here as well. > > On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 4:01 PM, Jan Goyvaerts <java.arti...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I'm curious about Arch Linux - said to be fast, stable and doing rolling >> updates. The initial setup is a bit long. But it seems pretty fast indeed. >> However, I've got the impression the fine-print on the wiki reads: "updates >> are at your own risk". :-) >> >> What I'm looking for: >> >> - Fast - so I can squeeze every cycle. >> - Runs the regular Sun/Oracle JVMs. >> - Runs the regular JEE development software. >> - Runs in NVidia Twinview for two screens. >> - Should never be upgraded to major versions like Ubuntu's & al. Only >> an endless stream of updates. >> - It's my machine at work - so I want it to work with it. Not fight >> it after each update. >> >> Is Arch all that ? Any other distro's satisfying the criteria ? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Java Posse" group. >> To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > ags > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
