Re: What is the best LINUX distribution would you recommand for realsoft?

[Russell Jones]

This is why Linux is not yet embraced by the mainstream: Large differences in supported features, hardware, etc. I'm surprised the Linux community hasn't established a minimum Linux standard that software manufacturers can write for...or maybe they have but no one knows about it? Something along the lines of MSX for the PC, which, although failed miserably to gain a user base (at least in the US), at least offered a 'minimum standard' for software companies to write for.   I'd like to see Linux succeed, but they have to do much better than they are.   Russell ----- Original Message ----- From: Marc Michael To: ShaddamIV Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 7:16 PM Subject: Re: What is the best LINUX distribution would you recommand for realsoft? Hallo ShaddamIV, > What is the best LINUX distribution would  you recommand for realsoft?   Jean-Sebastien Perron www.neuroworld.ws   I have installed Realsoft3D on SuSE and Debian. At work I've installed Ubuntu. Ubuntu is based on Debian. Ubuntu is focussed on the graphical desktop user. Very easy to install. You insert the CD, boot into the live system, play around and then simply choose from the menu "Install on HD". Nice thing. In my experience Realsoft3D doesn't need special features of the distribution. So, all Linux Distributions should work. There are three things which needs further investment. First is the GUI library. RS3D need the original Motif-Libs. As I installed it on a Debian Box, I simply copied the binary lib from a SuSE Box. It simply works. An important point is the window manager. RS3D uses extremely the left Alt-Key. But under X11, the left Alt-Key is traditionaly used for manipulating windows. I use BlackBox. BlackBox has the nice feature that I can simply press the Scroll-Lock-Key and the left Alt-Key will be directly routed to the application. That's a nice feature. Another point is the hardware-acceleration of OpenGL. There I have no experience. Ati and Nvidia provide more or less closes source driver for their cards. As I've heard, it's not so hard to install an Nvidia-Card. The best advise on which Linux-Distribution you should use is simply: Use the distribution your friend uses.   ;-) --  Viele Grüße, Yogi Marc Michael No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.6/453 - Release Date: 9/20/2006