[R-sig-Geo] There is a better distribution of linux to get the best performance of R, GRASS.. etc?

[Virgilio Gomez Rubio]

Dear Jaime,

In addition to all options pointed out, you may want to try Quantian:

http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/quantian.html

It provides a scientific computing environment based on knoppix and it
can boot from a CD/DVD. R and Grass are both included. This will give
you a flavour of what is available with no installation at all. Expect
it to be slower than a proper installation on the hard drive.

Hope this helps.

Virgilio

El jue, 16-09-2010 a las 12:05 -0500, Jaime Burbano Girón escribió:
> Hi all.
> 
> I am thinking in start using Linux slowly while I stop using Windows. I
> would like to know if there is a special distribution of Linux recomendend
> for the use of R and GRASS, or in general if there is a better distribution
> of linux than the others, honestly I just have heard about Ubuntu.
> 
> Aditionally I would like to know if someone has a negative experience in the
> migration from Windows to Linuxm and if there are some tips for complete
> succesfully this process.
> 
> Thanks for your answers. My best regards.
> 
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