GPS/mapping software like microsoft's streets and trips for linux?
Friday, August 13th, 2010 at
14:48
Is there any mapping software that mimics microsoft streets and trips that I can use on ubuntu. Also if anyone could give me the names of a couple good linux distros( im new to linux) it would be very helpful.
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I’ve never used MS streets program so I don’t exactly know what it does. You can download google earth for linux and see if that does what you want.
As for good distros, Mandrake, Fedora, Ubuntu are good beginners distros. All you have to do is pop in the install cd, click a few options, and your ready to go.
I use Gentoo and love it, but it is not exactly an install and go distro, you have to do a lot of manual setting up and compiling. It isn’t all that hard, especially because there is a step by step guide about how to install. It’s a great way to learn, but it might take a while(you have to compile everything. takes about a day and a half for me to compile everything – X, Gnome, etc…). You may want to try one of the more beginner friendly distros if your not up for that yet.
Welcome to Linux, you’ll love it.