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Old 08-21-2006, 01:35 PM   #1
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which linux distribution is best for GIS

hi !
which linux distribution is best for GIS (Geographical Information System)work that contains free and power GIS related software.
 
Old 08-21-2006, 01:57 PM   #2
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Interesting question, not many people do that sort of stuff. My dad does it and I have been looking for a free solution, but so far, haven't found out much.
 
Old 08-21-2006, 02:43 PM   #3
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Samoth didnt get u dear. Well i heard there are distribution that are best of GIS . well may be i will get its answer day after tomorrow, I just asked the name of distribution in simple not big story .
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Old 06-28-2007, 09:00 PM   #4
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there actually are a few distros that are geared towards GIS applications.

archeos:
http://www.arc-team.com/archeos/

HostGIS:
http://www.hostgis.com/linux/

GIS-Knoppix:
http://www.sourcepole.com/2006/11/16/gis-knoppix-en

all these distros come with the packages set to default install, however the packages can be (in theory) manually installed on any distro.
 
Old 06-29-2007, 10:47 AM   #5
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Debian Etch (stable) has the GRASS and QGIS packages available as well.. just an aptitude install away..

Code:
it-etch:~$ aptitude search gis
p   grass                                      - Geographic Resources Analysis Support System
p   grass-dev                                  - GRASS GIS development files
p   grass-doc                                  - Geographic Resources Analysis Support System documentation
p   libgdal1-1.3.2-grass                       - GRASS extension for the Geospatial Data Abstraction Library
v   libgrass                                   -
v   libgrass-dev                               -

p   qgis-plugin-grass                          - Plugin for accessing GRASS data from QGIS
p   qgis                                       - Geographic Information System (GIS)
v   libqgis-dev                                -
p   libqgis0                                   - QGIS Geographic Information System - shared library
p   libqgis0-dev                               - QGIS Geographic Information System - development files

p   postgis                                    - geographic objects support for PostgreSQL -- common files
p   postgresql-8.1-postgis                     - geographic objects support for PostgreSQL 8.1
v   postgresql-8.1-postgis1                    -
v   postgresql-postgis                         -
v   postgresql-postgis1                        -
 
Old 07-01-2007, 10:47 PM   #6
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i think OpenSUSE 10.2 contains GRASS as well....not sure about QGIS though.
 
Old 07-20-2011, 10:50 AM   #7
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Smile GIS GNU/Linux distro
I am happy to say that I use Debian GNU/Linux squeeze. I have configured it with a GeoStack (Geoserver, Apache2/Tomcat6, PostgreSQL/PostGIS), GRASS GIS, QGIS, uDIG, openJUMP, GPS, and Saga GIS. Check the url for the data and tutorial. Debian has what I need to use. Apart from GeoServer, MapServer or MapGuide can be used to configure a spatial database and to access database spatial data to be rendered in a web server.

http://blog.opengeo.org/tag/geostack/
http://workshops.opengeo.org/stack-intro/
 
  


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