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08-21-2005, 01:50 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Aug 2005
Posts: 9
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Distro for Blender/Gimp/Maya graphics platform
Evenin`
So I've been dual-booting Windows/Ubuntu for about 6 months now, and I'm ready to ditch Windows all together.
As such, I'd like to format and install a linux distro.
My day to day use is as follows:
I am an open source artist, I use programs such as Blender, Wings3d, the Gimp, and very soon I'm going to try and purchase Maya.
My question is, what Distro would be best for a situation like this.
I need a distro that is lightweight, and fast.
What windowmanager would you choose?
Thank you
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08-21-2005, 01:55 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: May 2005
Distribution: Ubuntu with IceWM
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What was wrong with Ubuntu?
Lightweight? How about Ubuntu with XFCE?
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1 members found this post helpful.
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08-21-2005, 02:02 AM
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Well, Ubuntu Hoary has just been so sluggish in day to day use.
I'm just looking for a speedier distro.
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08-21-2005, 02:08 AM
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Distribution: Ubuntu with IceWM
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Quote:
Originally posted by absinthe1
Well, Ubuntu Hoary has just been so sluggish in day to day use.
I'm just looking for a speedier distro.
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Sluggish? Even with XFCE? What kind of RAM do you have? How big is your swap? It sounds as if you do some pretty graphics-intensive work. I don't know if changing the distro is going to help. My guess is either you try XFCE or IceWM, or you upgrade your RAM.
Last edited by aysiu; 08-21-2005 at 02:10 AM.
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08-21-2005, 02:13 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Aug 2005
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I haven't tried Xfce. I'll give it a shot
I have 2 gigs of ram, it isn't my system. I guess Gnome is just sluggish
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08-21-2005, 02:27 AM
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Registered: Aug 2005
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Wow! Xfce zips!!
Thanks a lot, great suggestion
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08-31-2005, 09:40 AM
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Member
Registered: Aug 2005
Location: /home/teebones
Distribution: sometimes this, sometimes that..
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Remember for official Maya support you need one of the following distro's:
Maya 7 Linux support/requirements list
Last edited by teebones; 08-31-2005 at 09:42 AM.
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