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@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 > Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web > ____________________________________________________________________ > ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.com > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
