Hi,
In our lab, we use Ubuntu LTS for all our compute servers. The whole point
of those flavours is stability and they are supported for 5 years, so
anybody recommending for or against Ubuntu based on stability who hasn't
mentioned LTS may not be describing the full picture. ;-) Since you have to
install a bunch of up-to-date software for scientific computing, regardless
of which base distro you use, pick whatever offers reasonable stability and
suits the person doing the work.
On my desktop, I use Arch Linux which has been very stable for me, despite
being able to offer me bleeding edge developer tools.
Mark
On Sat, May 21, 2016 at 8:56 AM Karl Kirschner <k.n.kirschner.gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I second the use of LinuxMint for workstations. I used OpenSuse for close
> to a decade, but switched to LinuxMint ~2 years ago. It primarily uses the
> Ubuntu repositories, but it has the best update manager I have seen -
> allowing you to choose between 5 different levels (from safe to
> hope-you-survive-this-update) for choosing how to update the OS. Installing
> scientific software not found in the Ubuntu repos has not been a problem.
> (I've also installed it on my 85-year-old mother's computer, and it seems
> has performed flawlessly for her.)
>
> For clusters, I have mostly seen some version of Redhat installed
> throughout the years.
>
> Bests,
> Karl
>
>
> On Sat, May 21, 2016 at 1:13 AM, Ho Leung Ng <hng.hawaii.edu> wrote:
>
> > I agree with Ross about Ubuntu being a poor choice. I originally set up
> > most of our lab computers with Ubuntu to provide an easy-to-use
> environment
> > for students. However, the constant updates with Ubuntu wreak havoc with
> > the CUDA libraries that we use for Amber. We've had much better success
> > with LinuxMint, which is based on Ubuntu but is more conservative and
> > stable.
> >
> >
> > Ho
> >
> > Ho Leung Ng
> > University of Hawaii at Manoa
> > Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
> > hng.hawaii.edu
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