Yasha Karant <[log in to unmask]> writes:

> In the best of all possible worlds, I or my students would have time
> to build applications from source -- but there are too many and not
> enough time, forcing the use of repositories with pre-built RPMs (or
> DEBs if we switch to Ubuntu).  Note that we run the same base OS on
> servers (including HPC compute servers with Nvidia CUDA GPUs) as well
> as desktop and laptop machines, all presently X86-64 based (this may
> change for at least some of the servers).

Ubuntu workstation/laptop hosts and SL7 in a Singularity container
allows me to use an OS I prefer for almost everything while still
staying compatible with FNAL and CERN for a few needed things.  I
anticipate this model will continue to work when/if the majority of HEP
moves to Centos 8.

-Brett.