Recommended (simple) Linux distro for Livecode server home dev/test?

Keith Clarke keith.clarke at me.com
Sun May 10 02:08:41 EDT 2020


Great, thanks - to all who responded - nothing quite like a shortlist of one to ease decision-making! :)

Time to have a play...
Best,
Keith..

>> On 9 May 2020, at 20:01, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 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?
>> I’ve 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.
> 
> -- 
> Richard Gaskin
> Fourth World Systems
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