Re: [omnetpp] OMNeT++ on Windows or Linux

["Alfonso Ariza" <aarizaq_m at xxx>]

Ubuntu is a good distribution I like it and I use it. But, what is it the 
most common distribution in your university? You would choose it because you 
will have more support.

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From: "Nauman Javed" <njaved at xxx>
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 5:15 PM
To: <omnetpp-l at xxx>; "Andras Varga" <andras at xxx>
Subject: Re: [omnetpp] OMNeT++ on Windows or Linux

> Thanks Andras, Fahd, and Alfonso, for all the good advice.
>
> Andras, I am now planning to go with a full Linux installation, as
> that seems to give more speed and development and debugging
> flexibility. Is Ubuntu the best choice, or some other flavor of Linux?
>
> Regards!
>
> Nauman
>
>
>
> Quoting Andras Varga <andras at xxx>:
>
>> For Windows users, there're interesting alternatives to VMWare or
>> VirtualBox: andLinux and Ulteo Desktop:
>>   http://www.andlinux.org/
>>   http://www.ulteo.com/home/en/virtualdesktop
>>
>> They run a full Linux distro (andLinux is a modified Ubuntu) inside a 
>> user
>> process on Windows. I tried andLinux. Faster than the
>> VMWare/VirtualBox-style solutions, but not nearly as fast as native 
>> Linux.
>> Very convenient though: the andLinux instance can be kept running all the
>> time, it's lightweight and unintrusive (I can close all its windows, and 
>> it
>> consumes no CPU cycles and only about 20MB of memory when unused), and I 
>> can
>> reopen "the" andLinux console any moment to resume work where I left off
>> last time. GUI apps work via an X server that runs as a separate Windows
>> process.
>>
>> Of course if you plan to use Linux heavily, a standalone installation is
>> still a lot better.
>>
>> Andras
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: omnetpp-l-bounces at xxx 
>>> [mailto:omnetpp-l-bounces at xxx]
>>> On Behalf Of Alfonso Ariza
>>> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 9:18 AM
>>> To: OMNeT++ Discussion List
>>> Subject: Re: [omnetpp] OMNeT++ on Windows or Linux
>>>
>>> In my opinion the election is Linux.
>>> If you want to use the laptop for develop code other option is use 
>>> vmware
>>> with Linux.
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Nauman Javed" <njaved at xxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 11:09 PM
>>> To: "OMNeT++ Discussion List" <omnetpp-l at xxx>
>>> Subject: [omnetpp] OMNeT++ on Windows or Linux
>>>
>>> > Hi everyone!
>>> >
>>> > I've been using OMNeT++ 3.2 for a while now on my Linux-based PC. Now
>>> > I want to install OMNeT++ (possibly the newest version) on my laptop
>>> > that already runs on Windows XP Home Edition.
>>> >
>>> > I want advice on which option is better for my laptop, 1) installing
>>> > OMNeT++ to run on Windows, OR 2) to install a Linux version (say
>>> > Ubuntu) on my laptop and install OMNeT++ to run on that Linux?
>>> >
>>> > Please suggest considering all different kinds of issues with the
>>> > installation and ease (or lack thereof) of using OMNeT++ in both the
>>> > operating system environments (and possibly other important issues).
>>> >
>>> > Thanks and regards!
>>> >
>>> > Nauman Javed
>>> > PhD Student
>>> > Electrical and Computer Engineering
>>> > University of Massachusetts at Amherst
>>> > U.S.A.
>>> >
>>> >
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