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Question for the Experts: Which 64bit laptop to by to run SUSE SLES 11 SP1/2
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If its mono (as .net don't run on Linux) then you can just download OpenSuse 11 and use that. I would do it in a VM and wouldn't bother with SLES as that is a server environment (although I do run it in a VM now and then). BTW, if tis is mono then that'll run under Windows too...“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Morning Morning, Morning All,
Administrator, greetings, Darmstadt et al, greetings long time no see.
Apologies, .Net and children have been keeping me really busy.
So this new shiny .Net component really only runs on suse sles and to keep myself marketable I need to install it and play with it at home and being a contractor, for a sandbox a laptop would be the best, hence I need to buy a 64bit laptop which can run suse sles 11 sp1/2, you see, simples :-)
I will contact Plan B's PC Guru and ask him to provide me a list of 64bit laptops which will run suse sles 11 sp1/2.
Nice weekend all,
and as a new year's resolution I'll try to be on here more and balance out the new wave of blair generation CUK Luvvies with some more of us thatcher generation old skoolies
howzat
Milan.Last edited by milanbenes; 5 January 2013, 11:05.Comment
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Originally posted by milanbenes View Post.. and as a new year's resolution I'll try to be on here more and balance out the new wave of blair generation CUK Luvvies with some more of us thatcher generation old skooliesWork in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Chaps you need to take into account the fact that windows 8 has moved all compatible hardware to this new trusted bios thingy-ma-mob...
Windows 8: How to Use Linux on a Windows 8 PC
This is going to catch a lot of peeps out. I would do as others have suggested and stick to a VM...Comment
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Originally posted by bobspud View PostChaps you need to take into account the fact that windows 8 has moved all compatible hardware to this new trusted bios thingy-ma-mob...
Windows 8: How to Use Linux on a Windows 8 PC
This is going to catch a lot of peeps out. I would do as others have suggested and stick to a VM...Comment
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Originally posted by lilelvis2000 View PostI run Ubuntu inside VirtualBox - works brill really. And there are openSUSE 64bit images for virtual box at openSUSE | VirtualBoxImages.com.Vote Corbyn ! Save this country !Comment
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Originally posted by milanbenes View PostMorning Morning, Morning All,
Administrator, greetings, Darmstadt et al, greetings long time no see.
Apologies, .Net and children have been keeping me really busy.
So this new shiny .Net component really only runs on suse sles and to keep myself marketable I need to install it and play with it at home and being a contractor, for a sandbox a laptop would be the best, hence I need to buy a 64bit laptop which can run suse sles 11 sp1/2, you see, simples :-)
I will contact Plan B's PC Guru and ask him to provide me a list of 64bit laptops which will run suse sles 11 sp1/2.
Nice weekend all,
and as a new year's resolution I'll try to be on here more and balance out the new wave of blair generation CUK Luvvies with some more of us thatcher generation old skoolies
howzat
Milan.
I have a Thinkpad T500 series. Absolutely love it. Best keyboards on any laptop. Wouldn't buy any other laptop than a Thinkpad if I was thinking of upgrading mine.
In all honesty, any reasonably spec'd modern laptop (i.e. made in the last 5 years) will run SUSE 64 just fine. Only think I would spend extra brass on is ditching the slow laptop hard disks for an SSD. You can pick up the excellent Crucial M4 128GBs for peanuts these days, so no worries.
Having said the above, I'd simply run a VM on my desktop as others have suggested. If you need to "roll the thing out" for client demos, etc., just stick it on a Cloud image: Amazon Public Images - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 64-bit (ami-e4a3578d) on The Cloud Marketnomadd liked this postComment
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Hi Nomadd,
thank you for the feedback.
It's not for client demos, it's for me to practice installing and administering this software, so it's a classical sandbox.
I don't like the idea of dual boot and vmware, I want it as close to the real scenario as possible.
Once it is surplus to requirements it will be retired into service as a pc for Benes Family, but that won't be for a couple of years.
This company should be able to help....
Laptops and netbooks with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed
All the best,
Milan.Comment
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Originally posted by milanbenes View PostHi Nomadd,
thank you for the feedback.
It's not for client demos, it's for me to practice installing and administering this software, so it's a classical sandbox.
I don't like the idea of dual boot and vmware, I want it as close to the real scenario as possible.
Once it is surplus to requirements it will be retired into service as a pc for Benes Family, but that won't be for a couple of years.
This company should be able to help....
Laptops and netbooks with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed
All the best,
Milan.
One thing I would say is seriously consider second-hand. We had a thread on the forums not so long ago about how quickly laptops depreciate. Looking on that link you posted, you could easily end up spending £1k-£2k plus.
A T500 like mine can be picked up second-hand off eBay for around £100: Lenovo Thinkpad T500 15.4" 320 GB, T9550 2.66 GHz, 4 GB ATI HD 3650 2082-7sg | eBay
Slap in a new M4 ssd in for £50 and you are golden: Crucial 64GB RealSSD M4 SSD - Solid State Drive - CT064M4SSD2 - Scan.co.uknomadd liked this postComment
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