Graeme Geldenhuys wrote:
So if you want to use a Linux distro that just works out of the box _for programming_, I would highly recommend Slackware. It's easy to install, update and configure. Comes with a boat load of handy HOWTO documents etc. And most importantly, it comes preloaded with everything a software developer needs to get their work done.
I've used Slackware a lot, and am not blind to its merits. I use Debian a lot, and am not blind to its faults. The one thing that I would say however is that Debian/Ubuntu do have a fairly well-tested mechanism in place for upgrading libraries etc. when necessary, while Slackware- at least when I last looked- has to be reinstalled which is significant work.
Once the prerequisites are installed, Debian isn't too bad- with the exception of the Qt interface libraries which enforce a particular combination of libqt and Lazarus. However Qt's overall future is at best unclear due to Nokia's switch to an MS OS, and- in particular- due to the immaturity of KDE v4 which I for one find virtually unusable.
-- Mark Morgan Lloyd markMLl .AT. telemetry.co .DOT. uk [Opinions above are the author's, not those of his employers or colleagues] -- _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list Lazarus@lists.lazarus.freepascal.org http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
