On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 7:35 PM, Jason Harrer <jazzyeagle79@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Oct 18, 2013, at 12:04 AM, Oon-Ee Ng <ngoonee.talk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 4:56 AM, Ralf Mardorf >> <ralf.mardorf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> Since Ubuntu for my taste made a big step in the wrong direction, I'm >>> thinking about an Arch audio distro that can be used by inexperienced >>> users. >> <snip> >>> Isn't it to hard for inexperienced users, musicians who aren't >>> interested in computer technology, who only want to use a computer, to >>> set up Arch Linux? >> >> They should use Ubuntu Studio or something else. 'Easy-setup' Arch >> derivatives do exist, but who will support those users when the >> inevitable problems arise? >> >> If someone isn't interested in computer technology and only wants to >> use a computer, then you do him/her a disservice by providing an >> easy-to-install Arch. Now, if the parties providing such Arch installs >> are also going to be providing support and trouble-shooting services, >> then no issue. Archbang, for example, provides their own support. > > Being a musician and recording using Linux audio, I can concur that Arch Ian't the best distro to start with. It's great to use when you know what you're doing, though. > > I don't know if you're familiar with KX Studio, but it may be a better alternative. It currently is set up through Ubuntu PPAs, but the developer is in the process of transitioning to a Debian repo/PPA (I don't recall what Debian uses) for the same reason you cited. I recommend giving that one a look. Some of the apps are in the AUR * https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/carla/ * https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/cadence/ Would it be possible to recreate it ontop of Arch rather than Ubuntu / Debian? https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=122480 http://kxstudio.sourceforge.net/Repositories http://www.linuxmusicians.com/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=10762&start=135&sid=b0be34f298c82913e1ba40e0245d2887 I have a pair of commented out kxstudio Arch repos in my pacman.conf, they seem to be long gone: [kxstudio-free] KXStudio Free Server = http://kxstudio.sf.net/repo/arch/$arch [kxstudio-non-free] KXStudio Non-Free Server = http://kxstudio.sf.net/repo/arch/$arch
