Ask HN: Suggest me a Linux (Ubuntu) Desktop Computer for coding

Re:Ask HN: Suggest me a Linux (Ubuntu) Desktop Computer for ... by codegeek on Wednesday June 05, 2013 @02:56PM (#5827765)

When I partitioned my laptop, I googled and used the Ubuntu website to follow the instructions. So I guess I can certainly play around and install it myself. But I would rather skip that part. I am more interested in spending time on installing individual libraries/packages etc. that I need for my work.

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Re:Ask HN: Suggest me a Linux (Ubuntu) Desktop Computer for ... by japhyr on Wednesday June 05, 2013 @03:05PM (#5827841)

I ask for a couple reasons. First of all, if you are spending as much as you are talking about to get a good desktop, you are limiting yourself pretty significantly by only looking at machines with pre-installed ubuntu. If you can install packages from the command line and partition your laptop, you will have zero trouble installing ubuntu.

Second, if you are going to program in any serious manner, then being able to tear down and rebuild a linux install will be a good core skill.

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Re:Ask HN: Suggest me a Linux (Ubuntu) Desktop Computer for ... by codegeek on Wednesday June 05, 2013 @03:18PM (#5827916)

fair enough. So what do you recommend ?

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Re:Ask HN: Suggest me a Linux (Ubuntu) Desktop Computer for ... by japhyr on Wednesday June 05, 2013 @05:33PM (#5828767)

I haven't owned a desktop in about 8 years, so I can't recommend a specific machine. But I can definitely say that you should consider some machines that don't have linux pre-installed.

That said, you do want to order a machine, or parts, that play nice with linux.

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