Is Linux Ubuntu one of the best coding software's out there for computers? Because I am really looking forward to buying this computer.
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Yes, if you're looking for an excellent platform for software development - Linux - the best.Besides ubuntu linux, there is still a lot of distros - Linux Mint, Elementary OS.
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Did you ever find out if this was compatible with Linux? I see the v1 is listed, but can't find anything on the v2.
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Ubuntu runs great, as well as archlinux :-) Mint should run quite nicely as far
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Thanks guys... downloaded Ubuntu from the master site and within a hour almost all my WIN apps that I needed are running.Very fast indeed. Now if only I can get some programming tools to write some small apps, I'll be all set. Have Windows all my computer life and want to see what else is out there.
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It has run flawlessly for the past year. I run Linux on a Raid 0 array. I have 2 gig of ram. Netflix, and videos are great even with standard video. Four gig, and a souped up video card would be marvelous. Master Rod
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Edubuntu is a great choice. It is ideal for young students and children, but contains all of the functionality and usability of Ubuntu, which is powerful enough to meet just about anyone's needs. I haven't used this laptop, but if it's running Edubuntu, I can certainly confirm that the operating system is excellent.
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I do not use Linux but it does work perfectly with Windows XP and Windows 7. There were no problems installing it and still use it on one of my computers.
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It is off the shelf hardware. It should work with Linux distributions AFAIK. You can build your own for slightly cheaper, but not too much cheaper. For the extra money, you do get warranty support on the hardware as well as having it tested and burnt in. That was worth my mine for having the piece of mind. Search for the free as mini reviews and you can get a breakdown of the hardware to check compatibility.
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Sorry, sir. I can't help you with that question since I don't have an answer for you. My primary machine (laptop) runs Linux and I decided to use mix it up by switching to windows for my desktop (the one containing the pny). Google is your best friend though.
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The utilite is not offered with Linux Mint preinstalled but some googling and research you should be able to figure out a way to do it. The box is definitely worth the money, IMHO.
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Ok, thanks for all these infos, but I know nothing much about computers except to use them, so I bought a msi u120 because I need to use it for personal office work and web browsing as well as msn chat. I'd also like to install a genealogy program on it. Can anyone tell me if its power will be enough for that. Don't laugh, but I'm pretty lost and I didn't even receive the beast yet. probably sometimes next week. so any advice before I start it and its capacities will be welcome. Don't laugh again, it's the first time in years that I buy myself a computer and my first laptop too.
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This system is very generic hardware - I can't speak to all Linux systems, but Debian/Ubuntu installs just fine. You need to know what you're doing as some installers are looking specifically for a CD device during install. If you want to get around that issue, get yourself a USB CD or DVD drive.Once you get past any issue with the installer (and that's not a hardware issue - it's an issue with the installation code) it will run Linux just fine. This unit will run better with the command line, but it runs lightweight GUIs perfectly well.
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This is a very good device, does what it says it does, and it doesn't care what OS you are running. FYI, I've used it with two machines, one with FreeBSD 10 installed and the other with Arch Linux installed. Also FYI, I wouldn't bother with FreeBSD. I've tried every version since 7.x and it has *always* disappointed, always had show-stopping bugs. The only BSD I would try to use for real work is OpenBSD, and then if you have a question, you have to put up with the collectively nasty personality of their developer community, patterned after Theo de Raadt. And I've not seen anything from OpenBSD that's close to as good as Arch Linux, the best of the Linux distributions in my opinion. They're smart people, but they just don't have the critical mass that Arch has, and the Arch people are also smart.
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Firefox comes standard. Ubuntu is a Linux operating system instead of Windows or Mac OS. If you dont know how to use it, it can be a bit of a challenge at first with all the commands but there are TONS of videos on YouTube to learn how to use it. It is OK for games but it is NOT very powerful. You get what you pay for. I have mine to run a 3D Printer I designed and built and it works great for that. For graphics intense games you will not get what you want. If they are not very intense it should be OK. There are plenty of ports and can hook a big monitor to it if you want.
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Hi my friend I've never used the programmer with Linux only windows..my advise is to load a virtual machine windows 7 for your aplication..good luck
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you can root the system and install xfce which is ubuntu,lite. It however yells at you every startup that you are in developer mode. it was also a little buggy, i had issues getting printers working etc. The chrome OS is awesome though, I love my Chromebook.
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I used it on Mint, and got it working, but it didn't perform as well as it did on windows. It broke and they wouldn't honor the warranty so I can't test on my current distro. I would say go with something else for Linux.