| Matthew Rosewarne on 16 Apr 2007 23:40:06 -0000 |
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On Sunday 15 April 2007 11:51, lists.plug@mas.ml1.net wrote: >I'm starting a personal project, though, > that requires a unix-ish environment; specifically, playing with Swarm > (www.swarm.org). Why not just download the windows release? http://www.swarm.org/wiki/Swarm:_stable_release#Windows_binaries It's based on cygwin, which is a UNIX-like environment for Windows. http://www.cygwin.com/ > So I'm considering setting up Parallels (www.parallels.com) on my > Windows box, which has a dual-core Intel CPU and 2GB of RAM, so > shouldn't really be resource-constrained. If you can't run the cygwin-based release, try the Free (GPL) QEMU VM instead of Parallels or VMWare. Get the all-in-one installer (with GUI) from: http://www.davereyn.co.uk/index.htm if you don't mind the less-than-straightforward install process, It might be better not to use a VM at all and use CoLinux instead. CoLinux is a linux kernel modified to run directly atop Windows and may give you better results. http://colinux.wikia.com/ > Now for my question: I'm looking for a distro that will be relatively > painless to set up on this VM. Distro technology has moved on a lot > since I was a sysadmin and I don't know anymore how the various distros > compare as far as ease of configuration is concerned. So I solicit the > list for recommendations or advice. > Thanks very much. I'd strongly recommend using Debian, as it can provide you with only the bare minimum you need, doesn't require tinkering to get a working system, and is exceedingly robust. Attachment:
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