Hi, I'm about to get a linux vps server and I wanna install wine on it. The ohst is offering me these OS : Cent OS Fedora Debian I want to run some windows image converters on it. (It's tested it will work) I wanted to know which OS I must choose to have the fastest and smoothest performance with Wine. Thanks for your time
asmith wrote:> Hi, > > I'm about to get a linux vps server and I wanna install wine on it. The ohst is offering me these OS : > >This is called flame bait but I will provide some information:> Cent OS >This is the non Red Hat supported complation of the latest RedHat release code.> Fedora >This is basically a beta test for the next RedHat release> Debian >This may be old and creaky but it is supposed to be the most stable release of Linux available. You also forgot Ubuntu. I used this once, erased the CD that I put it on and used it for something else. Of course, I was running an IBM Thinkpad and they are very hard to get working under Linux (I've compiled over 100 custom kernels for it.)> I want to run some windows image converters on it. (It's tested it will work) > I wanted to know which OS I must choose to have the fastest and smoothest performance with Wine. > >Again, this is subject to debate. I run a Mac, and I'm a Mac snob so you would know my answer. Linux distributions get followers and getting them to agree on which is the best is impossible. Here is a suggestion: Get what you feel is the best, research on-line and then CHOOSE. You will not 'loose' as all of these distributions are good. The best is a real debate.
Thanks for the replay. The host is not offering me Ubuntu. Just the 3 OS mentioned above. You probably would laugh ;), But I've never used a linux for my pc. I've been on linux servers only for sites I work on, A combination of apache and php5. I've never touched one closely. So these names of different OS are all the same for me. (Fedora just "sound" a better name to me) I've searched a bit for "best os for wine" or some similar. But nothing special came up. As you called it a flame bait, I guess they must be all equal but with their own pros and cons. Still I'd like to see more replies. I've got some windows image converters, That I'd like to know how fast Wine handle executing them.
Sjors Gielen <mailinglist at dazjorz.com> wrote about Re: [Wine] Best OS> >asmith wrote: >> Thanks for the replay. >> >> The host is not offering me Ubuntu. Just the 3 OS mentioned above. >> You probably would laugh ;), But I've never used a linux for my pc. I've been on linux servers only for sites I work on, A combination of apache and php5. >> I've never touched one closely. > >A VPS is wrong to start with if you want to do things like that. Ubuntu >is really easy for beginners; what I think is best for you is to install >Ubuntu either on your own (separate partition or something) or another >PC, and then start using it. Learn to use Wine and learn to do things on >Wine with it. >Some folks have a problem reading: The OP is going to access a hosted computer that is provided by the VPS (ISP). The OP HAS NO CHOICE IN WHAT DISTRO TO USE, THERE ARE THREE AND ONLY THREE. Please limit comments to only those that the OP can use. Now that that is in the clear. Ubuntu is great for beginners. However, I started with RedHat Linux after a somewhat ten year absence from the community (Slackware fit on a 1.44 MB floppy days.) I would recommend going to CentOS as this is the community version of RedHat Enterprise Linux and probably has the most support. However, Debian is a good choice as well. I would not run ANYTHING production on Fedora, it is a beta test suite and I've been bitten by it more than once (fortunately, it did not kill my Thinkpad.) Again, the choice of Linux is up to the OP, we can provide help. Suggesting that he go 'outside the box' may not be a good idea in the long run. James McKenzie
Thanks for the replies. I guess it is a good idea for me to try the Linux OS on a pc and just look what it is and try everything locally first. Is it possible I install the Linux on my pc which has windows as well? (running both at the same time)
On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 05:06, asmith<wineforum-user at winehq.org> wrote:> Thanks for the replies. > > I guess it is a good idea for me to try the Linux OS on a pc and just look what it is and try everything locally first. > > Is it possible I install the Linux on my pc which has windows as well? (running both at the same time) >Virtualbox.... (VMware server / MS Virtual PC might work as well, but Virtualbox beat the free versions of those...) (And a virtualized environment is probably a good test, since a VPS is a virtualized environment as well...) You need lots of RAM though, since you need to give the VM a decent-sized chunk... Or create a partition and dual boot... (Most live-CDs can do this, shrinking partitions is risky though...) For debian: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Win32-loader_%28Debian%29 For Ubuntu: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wubi_%28Ubuntu%29 Note: I have a VPS with VPSLink and they offer quite a few OS choices... (In general: You need to take a decent amount of RAM though, which might get expensive and Xen seem te be a better choice than OpenVZ, at least for small amounts of RAM...) (Several VPS providers exist, shopping around is probably not a bad idea...) Gert
I have 4G ram and my CPU is quad core q6600. I think I can handle having them both easily. A live-cd sounds good. How about I download ubuntu and install it on a virtual box or MS virtual pc? I'll give both a try. ps. Why everybody replying to my thread is a guest ? XD