[Discussion] [Linux] Ubuntu vs eCS

[David Azarewicz]

I tried Ubuntu a couple of weeks ago. I tried it out on my test system so I let 
it wipe the disk and install itself.  It took over 2 hours to install.  Then it took 
about 20 minutes to boot up.  Once booted, it ran sooo slooow that it was 
unusable for me.  Everything ran ok, just very slow.  I decided it wasn't 
useable running that slow, so I repartitioned the disk, and restored eCS back 
on the system.  It took about 20-30 minutes to reformat and restore my 
backups, and eCS boots in less than 60 seconds, and everything runs fast 
and snappy, just like before. 

I wanted to try Linux particularly to try out running some things I need a 
newer Java for.  The stuff I need to run won't run on the Java we have for 
eCS. I might try Ubuntu again when I can afford to buy more expensive 
hardware.  My guess is that Ubuntu is much more of a resource hog than 
eCS.

Just adding my experience to the party....
David
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David Azarewicz
http://www.88watts.net