[Discussion] [Linux] Ubuntu vs eCS

[Andy Willis]

David Azarewicz wrote:
> 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
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Will it run under Java 1.5?  Java 1.5.0_07 can be made to run under eCS.
Andy