12-06-2012, 09:24 AM | #1 |
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linux variants for running sigil
I have a little netbook (asus eee pc 4g surf) that currently has eeebuntu 2.0 NBR running on it (based an 8.something ubuntu I believe).
Now I'm very much a linux novice and it takes me ages to get anything done on it. The question I have is can I get Sigil up and running on this version of the OS If go down the route of installing source, QT4 and Cmake - or do I need to find and install a newer flavour OS? Now the machine only has 4G and a tiny screen so only really really lightweight OSs work on it so I just wanted to check before I embark on either; a) attempting Sigil on the current OS b) installing a more 'compatible' linux flavour and then adding on Sigil Either way with my limited skills I know I have several days of anger filled installing ahead Cheers, Rak |
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12-06-2012, 10:31 PM | #3 |
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If you're willing to go somewhat outside the mainstream (and it's a bit mind-bending, although ultimately awesome) try bodhi linux. 2.2.0 is coming out in a couple of weeks, based on the e17 window manager. Extremely light and snappy and built on top of the latest Ubuntu stable release.
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12-07-2012, 05:37 AM | #5 |
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Amazing! This works a treat, runs fine and a smaller footprint than peppermint or any other distro I tried (most of them complaining about needing more than 4 gig or running like treacle on the tiny processor)
My little eee is now running bodhi with latest Sigil (using R Giberts PPA) and Calibre (via bodhi app store) installed with no hassle what so ever. |
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