[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ok, i m going to use Linux for my Python Programs, mainly because i > need to see what will these fork() and exec() do. So, can anyone tell > me which flavour of linux i should use, some say that Debian is more > programmer friendly, or shold i use fedora, or Solaris. Because these > three are the only ones i know of that are popular and free.
Maybe you've already figured it out, but Ubuntu is your distro. See http://www.ubuntulinux.com/ It's based on Debian, but while standard Debian is a bit daunting to get up and running the first time, Ubuntu is one of the easiest Linux distros. Ubuntu is also much more up-to-date than the stable Debian, but still very stable. If you just want to try it out, and don't want to repartition your disk (or install a second disk), you can try the Ubuntu Live CD. Ubuntu has good support for modern hardware and a polished user interface, and it's very much focused on Python. You'll find a lot of Python modules that are maintained in the Ubuntu repositiories and will be kept up-to-date with something similar to Windows Update, all very convenient if you're on the net. Naturally, you can install Python source packages and run 'python setup.py install' the normal way, but then you won't get this auto-update feature. Mark Shuttleworth's projects, such as Ubuntu and School Tool, are also investing good money in Python development. You can even get Ubuntu CDs sent to you for free! Order ten and give out to your friends! I think it's a good way to promote Python. I've used Linux since Slackware 2.3. (Or 2.2?1994?) I'm certainly computer literate, but never had the stamina to get the normal Debian distro to work. After Slackware, I've tried Red Hat, SuSE and Mandrake etc, and I mainly use Red Hat Enterprise Linux at work, but given a choice I prefer Ubuntu these days. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
