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.<br>
<br>Roger<br>--<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 9:27 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pcreso@pcreso.com">pcreso@pcreso.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>
Hi.<br>
<br>
I suggest you look at OpenSuse. That's my preferred FOSS GIS platform for a few years now.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
I've also compiled some from CVS, when I needed the very latest & haven't had any problems.<br>
<br>
The repository (v11.1, 32 bit) is at:<br>
<a href="http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Application:/Geo/openSUSE_11.1/i586/" target="_blank">http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Application:/Geo/openSUSE_11.1/i586/</a><br>
<br>
but it includes packages for other versions & other distros,<br>
<a href="http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Application:/Geo/" target="_blank">http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Application:/Geo/</a><br>
<br>
<br>
Works well & I prefer running Suse to Debian variants... But both work & it's nice to have the choice.<br>
<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
Brent wood<br>
<br>
<br>
--- On Thu, 4/23/09, John Donovan <<a href="mailto:j.donovan@virtalis.com">j.donovan@virtalis.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> From: John Donovan <<a href="mailto:j.donovan@virtalis.com">j.donovan@virtalis.com</a>><br>
> Subject: RE: [gdal-dev] need suggestion on Linux OS<br>
> To: "Gong, Shawn (Contractor)" <<a href="mailto:Shawn.Gong@drdc-rddc.gc.ca">Shawn.Gong@drdc-rddc.gc.ca</a>>, "gdal-dev" <<a href="mailto:gdal-dev@lists.osgeo.org">gdal-dev@lists.osgeo.org</a>>, <a href="mailto:openev-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net">openev-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net</a><br>
> Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 2:41 AM<br>
<div class="im">> I'm building the latest gdal<br>
> (literally as I type!), on Kubuntu Hardy<br>
> with no problems so far.<br>
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</div><div class="im">> -JD<br>
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> > To: gdal-dev; <a href="mailto:openev-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net">openev-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net</a><br>
> > Subject: [gdal-dev] need suggestion on Linux OS<br>
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> > hi list,<br>
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</div><div class="im">> > I'd appreciate suggestions on Linux OS. We'd like to<br>
> build<br>
> > newest gdal, as well as OpenEV2 using GTK2.<br>
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> > Have tried CentOS. But it libraries seem too<br>
> conservative.<br>
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> > Is Fedora 9 a better choice?<br>
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> > Shawn<br>
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