Switched to Ubuntu and all is well
Update: After three days of using the Flex Builder plugin i just relized that it does not support design view yet! Well that would be nice!
Running Ubuntu as my primary OS and AIR, Flex Builder Plugin, PDT, Charles, Vmware Workstation FileZilla, all work great. It took me longer to backup everything from my Vista install than it did to get everything back up and going. Vista was my first Windows OS since Windows ME when I switched to Linux. Post college (aka cash) I became a mac guy but purchased a Dell M90 about a year or more ago when the whole switching to the intel architecture thing was going on. I had two power macs in a row that the monitor stoped working and out of frustration moved to what seemed like a super powerful laptop. Although I liked OSX 10.0 – 10.3 the powerpc hardware left me with a lot to be desired and I still hope that other hardware vendors can someday install OSX. I decided this weekend that there was no way I was getting a new mac any time soon and with the change to Linux I may never go back. Unfortunately I still need Flash CS3 which requires windows so VMware it is until Flash looks a lot more like eclipse.
Cool. I’ve slowly been moving back to my Linux box(es) since Flex 3 alpha rolled out. They’re a pair of Dell Dimension 4100′s which makes ‘em at least one dog-year old.
Blacksmith and Talmage say “tell his computer, ‘Hi’ for us!”
funny enough i have just installed ubuntu myself and have enjoyed the experience so far.
it’s looking so good in fact that i also find myself asking if i will ever go back to my old ways.
Yeah, it’s a constant struggle to decide what operating system to use. I’m going over to linux/fedora as soon as the CS3 suite becomes available.
The idea of switching over is really tempting, but at the same time I know bull shit will arise such as hunting down drivers and dealing with multiple monitors, etc…
I just recently got flash cs3 running in Ubuntu at least to some level. Functionality wise it is their, all of the displays are still all messed up though. Oh well, I am sure within a few months wine will have the bugs all worked out!
I am waiting for cross over support. I keep on voting for Flash CS3!