Time to check out an alternative Of course it depends what software you're modelling in, but if its something you've written yourself then it will likely compile fine (unless there are quirks as to the compiler you've been using under M$).
Can I install some kind of VM software now to have a go at running properly under linux, before flattening my drive
Does most of the software I'd want have linux specific alternatives (and have it freely available)?
Could I ever use an MS emulator if i wanted to use some MS only software (that's unlikely though).
I'll pretend to be Slack--Line for a second!Quote from: underground on June 10, 2009, 04:25:43 pmCan I install some kind of VM software now to have a go at running properly under linux, before flattening my drive Try VmWareQuote from: underground on June 10, 2009, 04:25:43 pmDoes most of the software I'd want have linux specific alternatives (and have it freely available)?Depends what you want.Quote from: underground on June 10, 2009, 04:25:43 pmCould I ever use an MS emulator if i wanted to use some MS only software (that's unlikely though).You can run Windows in something like VmWare under Linux.
well its your own fault for turning them on tbh, always update manually.plus if you need to keep your computer running for 2 days it must be too slow
Quote from: Jim on June 10, 2009, 07:39:29 pmwell its your own fault for turning them on tbh, always update manually.plus if you need to keep your computer running for 2 days it must be too slowI have to keep mine running for 28 days per simulation! When you're working with things that are iterative this isn't unusual.
i use iceberg and my own machine, my own machine is quicker (or was last time I checked, its now had an upgrade I believe)...Fluent works with parallel processing but securing a mass number of licenses isn't easy. I've got 4 paralle process licenses which is adequate ish.
[quote author=underground link=topic=11879.msg204986#msg204986 date=1244763566]Currently as far with gentoo as typing 'ln -s /usr/portage/profiles/default/linux/x86/2008.0 /etc/make.profile'and then 'emerge system'and i get an error - 'ARCH is not set!!! Are you missing the etc/make.profile symlink?no idea what to do next, done a load of googling and I can't see how to make the profile the 'meaningful' one.....[/quote]Try...[code]ln -s /usr/portage/profiles/default/linux/x86/2008.0/desktop /etc/make.profile
KEYWORDS="x86"
emerge --info | grep 'ARCH'
I fucked up there on the quoting/code tags Further evidence that M$-Windoze are They're going to push up the price of netbooks, so make sure you choose one with GNU/Linux on
Quote from: slack---line on June 12, 2009, 03:56:34 pm I fucked up there on the quoting/code tags Further evidence that M$-Windoze are They're going to push up the price of netbooks, so make sure you choose one with GNU/Linux on Or Android...??
Quote from: tomtom on June 12, 2009, 04:18:01 pmQuote from: slack---line on June 12, 2009, 03:56:34 pm I fucked up there on the quoting/code tags Further evidence that M$-Windoze are They're going to push up the price of netbooks, so make sure you choose one with GNU/Linux on Or Android...??Is suspected as much! now if Apple released OS XIIXVI (or whatever its now called - probably snow-rabbit or something) for PC's that would be a winner IMHO - and introduce people to unix...Indeed, although Android uses the Linux part (i.e. the kernel) of GNU/Linux anyway
Code: [Select][quote author=underground link=topic=11879.msg204986#msg204986 date=1244763566]Currently as far with gentoo as typing 'ln -s /usr/portage/profiles/default/linux/x86/2008.0 /etc/make.profile'and then 'emerge system'and i get an error - 'ARCH is not set!!! Are you missing the etc/make.profile symlink?no idea what to do next, done a load of googling and I can't see how to make the profile the 'meaningful' one.....[/quote]Try...[code]ln -s /usr/portage/profiles/default/linux/x86/2008.0/desktop /etc/make.profileThen edit your /etc/make.conf and put the arch you're on, it'll either be x86 or amd64. The later is if you have a 64-bit processor, whether its Intel or AMD...Code: ("/etc/make.conf") [Select]KEYWORDS="x86"Then you can check if ARCH is set with...Code: [Select]emerge --info | grep 'ARCH'Jump on the Gentoo forums, exceptionally useful and very helpful (or continue to ask me )[/code]