Re: Best VirtualBox Linux Version for octave

[Sergei Steshenko]

--- On Sun, 8/7/11, Richard Crozier <address@hidden> wrote:

> From: Richard Crozier <address@hidden>
> Subject: Best VirtualBox Linux Version for octave
> To: address@hidden
> Date: Sunday, August 7, 2011, 7:13 AM
> Hello,
> 
> I'm interested in trying out running octave using
> VirtualBox on my Windows
> PC (Win 7 Pro 64 Bit). Can anyone tell me which of the
> default Linux types
> available with VirtualBox would be best for running, and
> possibly building
> octave? My options are:
> 
> Linux 2.2
> Linux 2.4
> Linux 2.4 (64 bit)
> Linux 2.6
> Linux 2.6 (64 bit)
> Arch Linux
> Arch Linux (64 bit)
> Debian
> Debian (64 bit)
> openSUSE
> openSUSE (64 bit)
> Fedora
> Fedora (64 bit)
> Gentoo
> Gentoo (64 bit)
> Mandriva
> Mandriva (64 bit)
> Red Hat
> Red Hat (64 bit)
> Turbolinux
> Turbolinux (64 bit)
> Ubuntu
> Ubuntu (64 bit)
> Xandros
> Xandros (64 bit)
> Oracle
> Oracle (64 bit)
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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I routinely build 'octave' under 32 bit SUSE, but since I build all the
dependencies - starting from 'binutils', 'gcc', it really doesn't matter
that I'm using SUSE.

...

If it's your computer, why not repartition the disk and install Linux
along with Windows ?

Regards,
  Sergei.