I'm suddenly struck by the notion that I would like to be dev'ing
Django on Linux of some flavour rather than Windows.
It's been a wee while since I stuck my toes in the Linux waters, so I
was wondering if anyone here has any recommendations for a dev machine
setup? Due to the django host I've signed with, I'm largely stuck with
MySQL, and don't mind using the manage.py dev server while actually
developing. Everything else is up for grabs in my mind - distro,
editor, desktop manager skin, whatever! Although I'm unlikely to man
up to something like emacs or vi for code editing...
> I'm suddenly struck by the notion that I would like to be dev'ing > Django on Linux of some flavour rather than Windows.
> It's been a wee while since I stuck my toes in the Linux waters, so I > was wondering if anyone here has any recommendations for a dev machine > setup? Due to the django host I've signed with, I'm largely stuck with > MySQL, and don't mind using the manage.py dev server while actually > developing. Everything else is up for grabs in my mind - distro, > editor, desktop manager skin, whatever! Although I'm unlikely to man > up to something like emacs or vi for code editing...
> What works for you?
Hello mate
I've been using Ubuntu 8.04 desktop on my macbook. It's really superb. I prefer gnome because in Ubuntu it is so much more polished. I can also get apache, mysql, etc running, along with any revision control system I desire - which at the moment means Bazaar.
For actually editing I use Gedit, with the extra plugins installed, and all snippets etc enabled. If I don't feel like Gedit I use Komodo IDE.
I think we both need to do some soul-searching to pluck up enough courage to take on the mighty beasts of Vi and Emacs!!
ubuntu certainly works like a charm and you may want to use eclipse with pydev, just like on windows. i use it on both platforms (even on the same machine using a shared partition).
On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 12:24 PM, JonSidnell <acousti...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone
> I'm suddenly struck by the notion that I would like to be dev'ing > Django on Linux of some flavour rather than Windows.
> It's been a wee while since I stuck my toes in the Linux waters, so I > was wondering if anyone here has any recommendations for a dev machine > setup? Due to the django host I've signed with, I'm largely stuck with > MySQL, and don't mind using the manage.py dev server while actually > developing. Everything else is up for grabs in my mind - distro, > editor, desktop manager skin, whatever! Although I'm unlikely to man > up to something like emacs or vi for code editing...
> It's been a wee while since I stuck my toes in the Linux waters, so I > was wondering if anyone here has any recommendations for a dev machine > setup? Due to the django host I've signed with, I'm largely stuck with > MySQL, and don't mind using the manage.py dev server while actually > developing. Everything else is up for grabs in my mind - distro, > editor, desktop manager skin, whatever! Although I'm unlikely to man > up to something like emacs or vi for code editing...
> What works for you?
If you ever plan to use PostgreSQL instead of MySQL, stay away from OpenSuse 10.3, I did not found a way to have working psycopg1 in this distro. I'd recommend Ubuntu, but YMMV.
On Fri, 16 May 2008, JonSidnell wrote: > I'm suddenly struck by the notion that I would like to be dev'ing > Django on Linux of some flavour rather than Windows.
Congratulations!!!
> It's been a wee while since I stuck my toes in the Linux waters, so I > was wondering if anyone here has any recommendations for a dev machine > setup?
My personal distro preference is Debian.
> Due to the django host I've signed with, I'm largely stuck with MySQL, > and don't mind using the manage.py dev server while actually developing.
I have both PostgreSQL and MySQL on my Debian box.
> Everything else is up for grabs in my mind - distro, editor, desktop > manager skin, whatever! Although I'm unlikely to man up to something > like emacs or vi for code editing...
If you don't like vi and/or emacs you probably don't want to ask me about desktop managers or editors. I use vim for editing and Ion for desktop management. I have also used emacs off and on in the past.
On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 12:24 PM, JonSidnell <acousti...@gmail.com> wrote: > What works for you?
debian & vim, tho i'm considering switching to openbsd as my primary OS.
-- For far too long, power has been concentrated in the hands of "root" and his "wheel" oligarchy. We have instituted a dictatorship of the users. All system administration functions will be handled by the People's Committee for Democratically Organizing the System (PC-DOS).
On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Almir Karic <redduck...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 12:24 PM, JonSidnell <acousti...@gmail.com> wrote: > > What works for you?
> debian & vim, tho i'm considering switching to openbsd as my primary OS.
> -- > For far too long, power has been concentrated in the hands of "root" > and his "wheel" oligarchy. We have instituted a dictatorship of the > users. All system administration functions will be handled by the > People's Committee for Democratically Organizing the System (PC-DOS).
On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 2:59 PM, Almir Karic <redduck...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 12:24 PM, JonSidnell <acousti...@gmail.com> wrote: >> What works for you?
> debian & vim, tho i'm considering switching to openbsd as my primary OS.
> -- > For far too long, power has been concentrated in the hands of "root" > and his "wheel" oligarchy. We have instituted a dictatorship of the > users. All system administration functions will be handled by the > People's Committee for Democratically Organizing the System (PC-DOS).
The deed is done and I've got myself set up with Ubuntu Desktop, MySQL
all working with Django, and gedit customised a la
http://grigio.org/pimp_my_gedit_was_textmate_linux to act a bit more
like Textmate. I'm liking it so far :)
Cheers
Jon
On May 16, 11:24 am, JonSidnell <acousti...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm suddenly struck by the notion that I would like to be dev'ing
> Django on Linux of some flavour rather than Windows.
> It's been a wee while since I stuck my toes in the Linux waters, so I
> was wondering if anyone here has any recommendations for a dev machine
> setup? Due to the django host I've signed with, I'm largely stuck with
> MySQL, and don't mind using the manage.py dev server while actually
> developing. Everything else is up for grabs in my mind - distro,
> editor, desktop manager skin, whatever! Although I'm unlikely to man
> up to something like emacs or vi for code editing...
> I'm suddenly struck by the notion that I would like to be dev'ing > Django on Linux of some flavour rather than Windows.
> It's been a wee while since I stuck my toes in the Linux waters, so I > was wondering if anyone here has any recommendations for a dev machine > setup? Due to the django host I've signed with, I'm largely stuck with > MySQL, and don't mind using the manage.py dev server while actually > developing. Everything else is up for grabs in my mind - distro, > editor, desktop manager skin, whatever! Although I'm unlikely to man > up to something like emacs or vi for code editing...
> What works for you?
> Cheers > Jon
I've you're a linux noob go with {k,u}buntu. If you're a hardcore *nix lover go with slackware. If you're a developer go with gentoo linux, as then, all the fancy libs you need to do your work are just an emerge away :)
