I'm currently running redhat 7.3 because all the EDA we
use is "certified" for redhat 7.x.
I run Syn*psys, MTI, Synp1ify, etc...
Do these run, or can they be made to run, on Gentoo Linux??
I heard people claim that most linux EDA applications are designed
for, and tested on, redhat 7.x, and trying to run them on another
distro generally doesn't work.
Hi, I ran Gentoo about a year ago and it was much like a redhat 7.0 (same instalation, same configurtion tools, same bugs and different logos) but has (surprisely) a driver for Oki 4w LED printer (first I ever see) I use it until mandrake 8.0 has come - it is also Red Hat based (also has the same bugs).
Well, my advise to you is: first try all on a new computer, and then move to a new version of linux, because there are lots of kernels, GUIs and etc. I think if both linuxes use the same kernels all will be ok. Anyway I wolud prefer Mandrake 8.1 - it has easy installation, very flexible configuration and plenty of drivers (and of course Red Hat 7.x compatibility)