I recently switched to a flavor of Linux (PCLinuxOS) as my main PC operating system. Does anyone know of or can recommend a genealogy software program that runs on Linux? TIA
There are a number of Unix genealogy programs. I cannot vouch for them as I have not used them but I have a partition on my computer running Ubuntu and can install one or more of them to help you through the process if you like. I am curious to see how good they are:
Also, if you click on the GEDCOM menu link on the Nuestros Ranchos site, you will see The Next Generation genealogy database software running. This site sits on a Unix server... but the software runs using PHP and MySQL, which are free and can easily be installed on a Unix machine.
Let me know if you need more info or help. I would also like to know what experience you have had with driver support on your UNIX PC. Soon after installing Ubuntu, I discovered that I would not be able to use my computer to its full functionality because there were not drivers for a number of important hardware pieces that I own.
Arturo,
To add to the list of genealogy software that runs on Linux I also came across GeneWeb (http://cristal.inria.fr/~ddr/GeneWeb/). I haven't tried the program but it came recommended from a person on the PCLinuxOS forum who has been using it for several years.
I did install Gramps and the program looks pretty good. I've only spent about 45 minutes, so far, checking out the capabilities, etc. and plan to spend more time with the app this weekend.
I tried several Linux distributions (Ubuntu, openSuse, Mepis, etc.) and found PCLinuxOS very easy to install and very familiar in feel immediately after the installation. I've been running it on my laptop and an old spare PC for about a month and just last week took the to plunge to install PCLinuxOS on my main machine. So far it's recognized my core hardware without problem. I've also been able to update my Nvidia video drivers. I have yet to setup my scanner and printer and will do that this week. Right now I'm setting up Samba so as to share files between my various machines.
I'm finding that there are Linux applications that are nearly identical in functionality to Windows app's. Still there are some app's for which there is no substitute. For these I'm running Parallels. Parallels creates virtual machines (vm) on your PC on which you can install another operating system. It runs on Mac, Linux, and Windows. In my case I installed a vm in Linux and thereafter installed WindowsXP in the vm. So I'll be running Linux but can fire-up WindowsXP while still in my native operating system. I plan to use WinXP only for those "special" app's and will not use it to for general web and email access.
What hardware are you looking to connect to Ubuntu?
UNIX Genealogy Software
Ed:
There are a number of Unix genealogy programs. I cannot vouch for them as I have not used them but I have a partition on my computer running Ubuntu and can install one or more of them to help you through the process if you like. I am curious to see how good they are:
http://genes.sourceforge.net/
http://gramps-project.org/
Also, if you click on the GEDCOM menu link on the Nuestros Ranchos site, you will see The Next Generation genealogy database software running. This site sits on a Unix server... but the software runs using PHP and MySQL, which are free and can easily be installed on a Unix machine.
Let me know if you need more info or help. I would also like to know what experience you have had with driver support on your UNIX PC. Soon after installing Ubuntu, I discovered that I would not be able to use my computer to its full functionality because there were not drivers for a number of important hardware pieces that I own.
Arturo, To add to the list
Arturo,
To add to the list of genealogy software that runs on Linux I also came across GeneWeb (http://cristal.inria.fr/~ddr/GeneWeb/). I haven't tried the program but it came recommended from a person on the PCLinuxOS forum who has been using it for several years.
I did install Gramps and the program looks pretty good. I've only spent about 45 minutes, so far, checking out the capabilities, etc. and plan to spend more time with the app this weekend.
I tried several Linux distributions (Ubuntu, openSuse, Mepis, etc.) and found PCLinuxOS very easy to install and very familiar in feel immediately after the installation. I've been running it on my laptop and an old spare PC for about a month and just last week took the to plunge to install PCLinuxOS on my main machine. So far it's recognized my core hardware without problem. I've also been able to update my Nvidia video drivers. I have yet to setup my scanner and printer and will do that this week. Right now I'm setting up Samba so as to share files between my various machines.
I'm finding that there are Linux applications that are nearly identical in functionality to Windows app's. Still there are some app's for which there is no substitute. For these I'm running Parallels. Parallels creates virtual machines (vm) on your PC on which you can install another operating system. It runs on Mac, Linux, and Windows. In my case I installed a vm in Linux and thereafter installed WindowsXP in the vm. So I'll be running Linux but can fire-up WindowsXP while still in my native operating system. I plan to use WinXP only for those "special" app's and will not use it to for general web and email access.
What hardware are you looking to connect to Ubuntu?