"I'm downloading ubuntu - is that a good choice? Can I run different
flavors of linux with nfs and share drives in a local network (so one
has fc7, one has fc13, and another has ubuntu)?"
Replied too fast and didn't finish your message. I have Ubuntu and
most of other machines in NFS are running Redhat. So it shouldn't be a
problem.
Nian
On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 9:16 AM, David Roberts <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Quick question on linux varieties. For years (and years) I have used fedora
> (after Ultrix of course). In fact, most of my computers are running FC7
> (that long ago), it's very stable and works fine. However, since it is no
> longer supported, I'm toying with upgrading.
>
> I upgraded one machine to FC13. However, this nouveau driver thing is
> killing me, and getting my nvidia drivers installed is hopeless (I have
> followed every thread on this and I simply give up - it's not worth it).
> With a Zalman monitor it doesn't matter - nouveau works fine and my stereo
> is good - so I don't really care (or do I).
>
> The question is this - what flavors of linux out there are simplest to
> install - work instantly with various hardwares, and run stereo seamlessly
> (either Zalman stereo or hardware stereo with an emitter). For zalman
> anything works - which is why I'm going that way - but I still need hardware
> stereo on a few machines. So, for hardware, I need my nvidia drivers to
> install easily.
>
> I'm downloading ubuntu - is that a good choice? Can I run different flavors
> of linux with nfs and share drives in a local network (so one has fc7, one
> has fc13, and another has ubuntu)?
>
> Thanks
>
> Dave
>
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