[gdal-dev] need suggestion on Linux OS

[Jamie Adams]

+1 for Ubuntu

I too have been using Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) to compile and run GIS apps & libs
(grass, gdal, qgis, geos, proj, etc) and have had no problems at all.

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 9:55 AM, Roger André <randre at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have been running a fairly complete open source GIS stack on a couple of
> Ubuntu 8.04 machines for about 6 months.  I have had no problems getting
> anything installed from source on them, and use the supporting libs that are
> available via apt-get almost exclusively.  If anyone wants to see the
> program manifest and the install steps, I'd be happy to send it to them.
>
> Roger
> --
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 9:27 AM, <pcreso at pcreso.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi.
>>
>> I suggest you look at OpenSuse. That's my preferred FOSS GIS platform for
>> a few years now.
>>
>> The guys that maintain the OpenSUuse GIS repository are really efficient &
>> helpful. The couple of times I've wanted an updated package there I've
>> emailed them & it's been done in a couple of days.
>>
>> I've also compiled some from CVS, when I needed the very latest & haven't
>> had any problems.
>>
>> The repository (v11.1, 32 bit) is at:
>>
>> http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Application:/Geo/openSUSE_11.1/i586/
>>
>> but it includes packages for other versions & other distros,
>> http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Application:/Geo/
>>
>>
>> Works well & I prefer running Suse to Debian variants... But both work &
>> it's nice to have the choice.
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>>   Brent wood
>>
>>
>> --- On Thu, 4/23/09, John Donovan <j.donovan at virtalis.com> wrote:
>>
>> > From: John Donovan <j.donovan at virtalis.com>
>> > Subject: RE: [gdal-dev] need suggestion on Linux OS
>> > To: "Gong, Shawn (Contractor)" <Shawn.Gong at drdc-rddc.gc.ca>, "gdal-dev"
>> <gdal-dev at lists.osgeo.org>, openev-discuss at lists.sourceforge.net
>> > Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 2:41 AM
>> > I'm building the latest gdal
>> > (literally as I type!), on Kubuntu Hardy
>> > with no problems so far.
>> >
>> > -JD
>> >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: gdal-dev-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
>> >
>> > > [mailto:gdal-dev-bounces at lists.osgeo.org]
>> > On Behalf Of Gong,
>> > > Shawn (Contractor)
>> > > Sent: 22 April 2009 15:24
>> > > To: gdal-dev; openev-discuss at lists.sourceforge.net
>> > > Subject: [gdal-dev] need suggestion on Linux OS
>> > >
>> > > hi list,
>> > >
>> > > I'd appreciate suggestions on Linux OS. We'd like to
>> > build
>> > > newest gdal, as well as OpenEV2 using GTK2.
>> > >
>> > > Have tried CentOS. But it libraries seem too
>> > conservative.
>> > >
>> > > Is Fedora 9 a better choice?
>> > >
>> > > thanks,
>> > >
>> > > Shawn
>> > >
>> > >
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