Re: Switching to Linux and C

From: Gerrit Heitsch <*gerrit_at_laosinh.s.bawue.de*> Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 19:44:58 +0200 Message-ID: <9894dbc7-5e1a-0bae-8e79-fcbf949a0e4e@laosinh.s.bawue.de> · gerrit_at_laosinh.s.bawue.de

On 08/23/2017 06:32 PM, Ethan Dicks wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 3:20 AM, Baltissen, GJPAA (Ruud)
> <ruud.baltissen@apg.nl> wrote:
>> Hallo Ethan,
> 
> Hello, Ruud,
> 
>>> Session with my D9090
>>>
>>> $ cbmctrl reset
>>> $ cbmctrl status 12
>>> ...
>>
>> So far I haven't been able to use my ZoomFloppy to access any IEEE device under Windows 7 or XP. I acquired two PCs, a P4-3 GHz - 2 GB RAM and a dual-core - 4 GB RAM, that I want to use with Linux. I want to ask you what kind of Linux you use.
> 
> I happen to be using Linux Mint, which is Ubuntu underneath but
> without Unity on top.  As mentioned elsewhere, there are a number of
> possible similar flavors, xubuntu is also popular.
> 
>> Of course I want to be able to run VICE on it. One thing I want to be able to do is to compile VICE one day. So the question: on what LINUX version does VICE compile and run best?
> 
> I don't know if there is a "best".  I think it runs on all of them fine.

And on Ubuntu you don't need to compile VICE, it's in the repository, 
you only need to install it with 'apt-get install vice'.

  Gerrit

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