Recommended (simple) Linux distro for Livecode server home dev/test?
Richard Gaskin
ambassador at fourthworld.com
Sat May 9 14:59:14 EDT 2020
Keith Clarke wrote:
> Hi folks,
> Which distro(s) would you recommend for a Linux newbie as the easiest
> way to repurpose an old PC, Mac Laptop or Mini to host Livecode Server
> for lightweight LAMP/LAML' dev/test dabbling?
>
> Ive never had a Linux desktop machine and server-wise, never had to
> delve below C-Panel & WHM on hosted VPS Linux environments - so am
> very much the newbie on this.
Ubuntu, without question.
There many great distros, and I don't think there is a single "best".
But Ubuntu has by far the largest installed base, so most of the
tutorials and other support materials you'll find are written with
Ubuntu in mind.
This is especially true on servers. Heck, even on Microsoft's Azure
cloud ecosystem. Ubuntu is the leading OS.
Desktop:
https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop
Server:
https://ubuntu.com/download/server
You may change later; some folks like to distro-hop often. But the vast
range of support materials makes Ubuntu the go-to starting point for
getting into Linux.
> Hardware specs would be useful, too - to gauge how far back on the
> cupboard to reach to source an appropriate box!
You can check the requirements at the site, but you probably don't need
to worry about it. If it's for a sever you won't need the GUI desktop
edition, and it's the desktop where requirements tend to be much higher.
There's a flavor of Ubuntu for everything from Raspberry Pi to
supercomputing clusters - you should have no trouble finding one for
your old PCs. The Server edition should get you up and running on just
about any machine made in the last 10 years or more.
If you want a GUI desktop edition and have an old machine that's a bit
underpowered for Ubuntu, there's a lightweight flavor you can use:
https://lubuntu.net/
Lubuntu is the leanest Ubuntu flavor I've tried. It's been running on
my desk almost continuously for the last decade, downloading, collating,
and posting data for the info you see in LiveNet (see the GoLiveNet
plugin in LC's Plugins menu).
I prefer Ubuntu's Gnome Shell for my main workstation, but on
lower-powered machines I've been impressed with how efficiently Lubuntu
runs.
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Richard Gaskin
Fourth World Systems
Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web
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