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tasman devil
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Posted - 2008.06.09 13:33:00 -
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Hello there!
Since I am fairly confident that I'll get my answer here I'll just give it a try:
I am about to move from Windows to linux/*BSD. My questions is: wich OS is better suited as a gaming platform (for EVE of course :D)
FreeBSD? PC-BSD? Ubuntu? Or some other Linux distro?
And wich is better to run multiple (i.e. two) EVE accounts at the same time?
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Flavien Potier
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Posted - 2008.06.09 21:43:00 -
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Unfortunately for Eve the "best" is windows. If you want to use all features (voice) and want the "stability" and the love from CCP.
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Sevarus James
Meridian Dynamics Cosmic Anomalies
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Posted - 2008.06.09 21:50:00 -
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Right now Ubuntu would be the ticket. The BSD's while able to run EVE (iirc from posts in this section) aren't in the supported distro list.
To the previous poster, the guy wasn't ASKING about windows, he was asking about which distro would be better to move to.
Ubuntu 3d Beryl-Linux Desktop+EVE |
Aidia Nestor
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Posted - 2008.06.09 22:27:00 -
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Edited by: Aidia Nestor on 09/06/2008 22:29:25 I have been working with diffrent Linux distros for about five years now and the one I've found to be most stable and best support is Gentoo Linux. But it requires more time, more knowledge about the system/about the computer/about linux. Also I have tried Ubuntu but I think it's a bit like Windows - unnecessary big and slow.
A stable Linux-system in my opinion is not something you get with a windows-like "install and run"-distro ;)
But more important - it all depends how much time you wish to spend learning Linux...
In short... in my experience Gentoo is the best choice with applications and when things don't work, and to get things working..
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tasman devil
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Posted - 2008.06.11 07:52:00 -
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Thank you all for the info.
I will try the gentoo version very soon. Do you have any suggestion as to how to set up the os?
Packages and so forth? |
Ravow
Tribal Liberation Force
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Posted - 2008.06.11 13:00:00 -
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Here the "how-to install and use" : http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/index.xml
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Karak Terrel
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Posted - 2008.06.11 15:15:00 -
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I also use gentoo for all my systems (except servers, in this case i use CentOS). But i think this is not a distribution for beginners. Gentoo always needs love.(I know this is a horrible explanation, but i didn't found a better one )
For beginners i always recommend Ubuntu. It is easy to install, use and maintain and you have no cut back.
Distribution independet: Some days ago a disk on my desktop crashed. So i tried to install eve on my laptop. I always use wine to play eve, because the "linux client" has some graphical issues. I found that this is a good time to test the installation with wine-doors. And IT IS GREAT!
- install wine-doors: http://www.wine-doors.org/wordpress/?page_id=3 - run it from the menu and select eve-online for the installation - choose the Eve installer (windows version) - wait, drink some coffee - run eve from the menu (May be there is also a desktop icon) |
Sevarus James
Meridian Dynamics Cosmic Anomalies
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Posted - 2008.06.12 17:53:00 -
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Another reason for Ubuntu...its on the CCP "officially supported" list.
Ubuntu 3d Beryl-Linux Desktop+EVE |
olonoloko olm
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Posted - 2008.06.12 23:25:00 -
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If you don't have at least intermediate experience with Linux, you won't get a half-way stable system with gentoo. As a beginner you even won't get gentoo's advantages but stumble upon it's disadvantages behind every corner. As other said: I recomment Ubuntu (or derivates like Mint), unless you really, really know what you do, really want to learn about Linux in the first place and have a high frustration threshold, in which case gentoo would be the better choice. |
Katrina Bekers
Hikage Corporation Paxton Federation
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Posted - 2008.06.13 13:19:00 -
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As four-years-and-counting diehard gentooist, I tend to warn beginners away from Gentoo.
Gentoo is great. Absolutely an IT dream coming true. But you totally need to know what you're doing, to get the best from it. At times, even to install it!
If you want to try a Linux distro to get your feet wet, take a peek at Ubuntu. While, as others said, it's a bit too window-ish in its bloat and "forced ease of use", it will hide most of the trouble of an abrupt switchover. You can always upgrade (*) to a more technically challenging distro later, once you know you like the taste of the new world.
In both cases, you will have a reasonably good EVE experience. I'm typing this on an Ubuntu box, and once back home, a shiny quad-core (wasted, as WINE+EVE is singlethreaded ) Gentoo rig awaits me and my ships.
(*) - for an appropriate definition of "upgrade". --- Kate :: HKG :: PXF |
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Dihania
Mucho Dolor
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Posted - 2008.06.13 19:27:00 -
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Originally by: Flavien Potier Unfortunately for Eve the "best" is windows. If you want to use all features (voice) and want the "stability" and the love from CCP.
I am using suse 10.3 with the classic client. I have no complaints at all. stability is good, eve voice works without problems. I would use ubuntu but I had some problems with it and my net card plus motorola modem. I also use the cube and related graphic themes while playing eve. makes it slower a bit but I like compiz and my play experience is not affected that much.
So I'd say ubuntu or suse.
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tasman devil
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Posted - 2008.06.18 13:24:00 -
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Thank you all for the reply! I will post for you and for others to see what problems can arise from a *nix noob... :D
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Trelos K'Maniakos
State War Academy
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Posted - 2008.06.19 15:17:00 -
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everyone is a nub when he starts using linux u learn on the way
Quote: p.s. (doubt u ll learn what/how linux works with ubuntu /suse but it's a good distro- NVM this ps :D)
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Neequu
Aliastra
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Posted - 2008.06.21 01:22:00 -
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Slackware and Debian. Little BSD every once in awhile
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Dihania
Mucho Dolor
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Posted - 2008.06.23 14:55:00 -
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Originally by: Neequu Slackware and Debian. Little BSD every once in awhile
from a noob pov no... maybe after he deals with click and stuff suse and ubuntu have. will learn step by step, playing with sound, graphics, wine, making eve work, etc. even fax, printer or whatever else he may use.
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Trelos K'Maniakos
State War Academy
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Posted - 2008.06.24 15:54:00 -
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Originally by: Dihania
Originally by: Neequu Slackware and Debian. Little BSD every once in awhile
from a noob pov no... maybe after he deals with click and stuff suse and ubuntu have. will learn step by step, playing with sound, graphics, wine, making eve work, etc. even fax, printer or whatever else he may use.
indeed most times when u suggest a linux firstcomer to use such "complex" distros , the most possible result would be for him to dump the OS right away so ubuntu , opensuse , i dont suggest fedora as the latest project was too buggy from what i ve read Personally i m using archlinux (more like *BSD/slackware/crux ---------------------------
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Celric Omnicron
Imperial Academy
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Posted - 2008.06.25 03:49:00 -
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Definantly Ubuntu, its easy to use and learn. Once you get the hand of it go for gentoo if you think you can handle it.
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