[Wine] Best OS

[Austin English]

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 11:26 PM, James
McKenzie<jjmckenzie51 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> asmith wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm about to get a linux vps server and I wanna install wine on it. The ohst is offering me these OS :
>>
>>
> This is called flame bait but I will provide some information:
>> Cent OS
>>
> This is the non Red Hat supported complation of the latest RedHat
> release code.
>> Fedora
>>
> This is basically a beta test for the next RedHat release
>> Debian
>>
> This may be old and creaky but it is supposed to be the most stable
> release of Linux available.
>
> You also forgot Ubuntu.  I used this once, erased the CD that I put it
> on and used it for something else.  Of course, I was running an IBM
> Thinkpad and they are very hard to get working under Linux (I've
> compiled over 100 custom kernels for it.)
>
>> I want to run some windows image converters on it. (It's tested it will work)
>> I wanted to know which OS I must choose to have the fastest and smoothest performance with Wine.
>>
>>
> Again, this is subject to debate.  I run a Mac, and I'm a Mac snob so
> you would know my answer.  Linux distributions get followers and getting
> them to agree on which is the best is impossible.
>
> Here is a suggestion:
>
> Get what you feel is the best, research on-line and then CHOOSE.  You
> will not 'loose' as all of these distributions are good.  The best is a
> real debate.
>
>
>
>

Best answer, get the most updated version possible.

FWIW, Ubuntu is really popular, so more guides and such are oriented to that...

-- 
-Austin