On Wed, 2013-02-13 at 07:34 +0800, Oon-Ee Ng wrote: > 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 It may be out-of-date, just like http://archaudio.org/ (which is a 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. No, I'll use systemd too, to avoid issues. Hm, I visited Manjaro, an empty mailing list :S, then I didn't take a look at the next Arch based distro, but at distro watch. I guess if I want to use arch, I should use Arch and not something based on Arch. I don't think that distro watch says much about the user base, but at least it shows how many times a distro was downloaded and no downloads = no user base. Regards, Ralf
