What OS would you recommend for a CS student?
I´m thinking on a Windows/ dualboot, but I´m not sure what to put in the second place. Debian? Xubuntu? Arch?
I´ll be using a Thinkpad T420
>>55336606
you'll be able to do everything on gnu/linux unless they expect you to dev c#/.net code (in which case it might be doable but visual studio is literally the only reason to dev on windows) but if you can't you probably shouldn't be in cs
but I really would recommend a dualboot on an ssd
>>55336650
I regularly work with .NET/Mono on GNU+Linux and it's really not much of a problem.
Visual Studio Code / Atom / MonoDevelop are decent, Emacs works best for me.
>>55336686
>>55336650
As long as you don't use WPF or some other windows only things you're golden.
I've had no issues with Win 7, but due to proprietary software every time I try to switch to linux it just gets in the way. I'm majoring in CIS though so you might be able to avoid classes that need windows specific software.
>>55336606
Xubuntu if you want something usable and comfy.
>>55337406
This, Xubuntu is max comfy
>>55336650
>>55336686
>>55337139
>>55337364
>>55337406
>>55339045
Windows is mostly because I´m pretty sure I´ll need Visual Basic, and because of a couple other programs I need for my job that don´t really mix with Linux. Or anything else other than Windows, for that matter.
I´ve got plenty of SSDs too, no worries there.
Xubuntu sounds pretty nice, but is there some specific reason to use it instead of something else?
What about battery consumption? I´ll be getting a better battery, but what system would help it live longer?
Gentto
>>55339854
Install gentoo
>>55336606
isn't it obvious by now?
>>55339854
Xubuntu is cleaner, smaller and overall better looking than Ubuntu (xfce>amazon-ridden-unity).
I've got it on my x220 and it works great, it uses very little RAM and works out great for battery consumption. However, I'd suggest installing 14.04. 16.04 is a bit young and has several issues.
if you really are a CS student buy a macbook.
they all buy macbooks. (fuck 'em)
will get you girls and friends and thats what you need.
if you want to work in a linux computer job run debian/ubuntu/fedora/redhat and intern at a company that useses it. software will be determined by wherever you intern at.
if you want to learn how it all works: try installing arch, fail, try again, works, level up to gentoo, grow a beard, go back to debian.
>>55340011
>macbook will get you girls and friends
is this how it really is in 'murrica?
european student here and I feel like you'd rather get laughed at for being an apple cuck here
>>55340011
Already got friends and a nice girl, and I´m not blowing up a thousand € in overpriced bullshit.
>>55340155
Roughly the idea. iPads are already high on the "did you really pay for that?" scale.
>>55336606
I ran Arch on mine but got tired of it breaking. I switched to Debian was what I switched to and it wasn't a mistake.
TrackPoint scrolling didn't work out of the box, but it was easy to fix.
>>55336606
As a CS student, I'd say Windows/Ubuntu dualboot is fine.
>>55336606
Learn M$ or Apple in and out, literally the most important two to know about
>b-but muh gentoo
Linux is useless as shit there are no jobs with that OS
The T420 is more than powerful enough to run WIndows as the host OS and a Linux distro as a guest OS in real-time without a single issue (and 3D accelerated too).
>people running one OS at a time
>got Windows 7 Pro as a host and Linux Mint + OSX El Capitan as guests running 24/7 on a laptop
>I mean really
GET WITH THE NEW MILLENNIUM, MILLENNIALS
Windows 10
Qubes OS is the best if your computer supports hardware virtualization
tfw could afford all these t410s/t420s on ebay if it weren't for shipping and import charges
all the euro listed ones are stupid expensive in comparison
