On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 10:39 PM, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, 2013-02-12 at 22:15 +0800, Rashif Ray Rahman wrote: >> On 12 February 2013 20:05, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> > Hi :) >> > >> > is there an audio distro based on Arch Linux, that already is rawly set >> > up for audio studio production. >> > >> > Another requirement for me is, that such a distro shouldn't cause or at >> > least only less inconsistencies, when using the Arch and AUR >> > repositories. >> > >> > I suspect http://didjix.blogspot.com isn't intended for audio studios? >> > >> > Perhaps I missed an audio distro listed at >> > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_Based_Distributions_%28Active%29 >> > ;) when I searched for "music" and "audio" on this site. >> > >> > If there shouldn't be an audio distro, I'll install a _real_ Arch >> > Linux :(, ;). >> > Resp., is one of the distros that come with Xfce by default uncritical >> > regarding to the used packages (dependency issues)? And will one of >> > those distros install not to much services etc. that I would have to >> > remove for audio work? >> > >> > Regards, >> > Ralf >> > >> > >> Hello Ralf >> >> I am not aware of anything other than >> http://obsoleteaudio.org/software/synthbox as a dedicated audio production >> distro. It may be out-of-date, just like http://archaudio.org/ (which is a >> packaging project only), and there may be other individual efforts that are >> running unnoticed. >> >> For your audio needs, everything is explained in the wiki [1]. Rarely would >> you need a separate distro when software is easily accessible through the >> official repositories, AUR, and sometimes unofficial repositories (on a >> hit-and-miss basis). >> >> And yes, your choice of a full desktop or windowing environment (as a >> result of installing a GUI distro) may dictate the kind of performance you >> will get from your studio system, but there are other independent factors >> as well which are not in the scope of this reply (and I assume you may >> already know). >> >> [1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pro_Audio > > Thank you Rashif :) > > yes I'm aware how to set up a Linux audio workstation, I simply won't > make all the DE settings and especially I won't spend time to set up > everything for systemd. The more already is done, the better. > A bit tough considering systemd is now the default and last I checked the alternatives weren't very complete. If you want to spend less time, systemd would take less of your time than initscripts (rc-files getting actively dropped) and whichever gentoo-based alternative is the latest craze. Check out the forums, someone is maintaining an alternate init there.
