Debian might well work for your purposes as it's relatively easy to
set up and has a huge software repository; but your problem appears to
be memory. If your CAD software was sluggish even when you were
running Windows 7 directly, it's not going to be better when you're
running Windows in a VM. I'm thinking that your VM will need access
to at *least* 10 GB of RAM and all your CPU cores (both parameters are
user configurable). My usual rule of thumb is that there should be at
least as much virtual memory as RAM, so you may need another hard
drive as well (depending on how full your current one is). In any
case, if you're otherwise comfortable with Ubuntu, then there is no
real need to switch, though stable releases of Debian are notoriously
conservative, which may be a good thing in your case (as long as
you're not looking for the latest features in the packages you install).
And you may want to try to run your CAD software in Wine (in which
case, you'll still need to buy some more RAM). It might work or might
not, but if it does, then you won't need the VM which will make your
life simpler. And you may want to see if there is a native Linux CAD
system that suits your purposes, as native executables will always run
better than foreign ones, no matter what OS you're running (but I
can't help you there as I don't do CAD).
One thing you should look at regardless is what the memory usage (real
and virtual) is when you're running your CAD software; you're probably
going to want at least as much physical RAM as it's using overall.
Hope it helps...
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John L. Ries |
Salford Systems |
Phone: (619)543-8880 x107 |
or (435)867-8885 |
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On Wednesday 2014-12-31 21:35, Cadman wrote:
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 21:35:30
From: Cadman <cadgraf@hotmail.com>
To: "debian-user@lists.debian.org" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Debian right for my use?
Greetings
I need help determining whether Debian OS is the right OS for my needs.
I am a Draftsman working from home due to physical handicaps. I use
graphic and RAM memory intensive 3D CAD software in Windows 7. My W7 OS
is operating poorly and is expensive to replace.
If Linux is right for me; I need to replace it with a 1. Very stable, 2.
With least amount of configuring and 3. User Friendly Linux OS.
A friend suggested that I replace Windows 7 with Ubuntu Trusty 14.04,
which I did. It worked fine until I installed my 3D CAD software within
Virtual Box. Since then Ubuntu and the software crashes often. It even
reboots instead of turning the screen black when the 10 minute screen
saver feature operates.
My PC System Info is:
BioStar A780L3C Motherboard
AMD Athlon(tm) II X3 450 Processor × 3 64 Bit
8 Gig RAM Memory
150 Gig Hard Drive
Please respond
Thank You Very Much
Dave
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