I used to be a Planet user, but had problems with some of th packages, while demudi has worked perfectly well, I've got kernel.org on my sources list, so I have all the music stuff and also stuff like mysql, postgres, apache and php as well. On Fri, 5 Dec 2003, LinuxMedia wrote: > bredfern@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Well, I decided to change over from Suse to Demudi, and on the desktop it > > went super well, and now I've got muse working with jack and iiwusynth and > > also with my hardware sblive as well. On the laptop getting the orinoco > > wirless card will take some work, Suse is easier to install, but the > > ability to get the latest version of jack and muse and even csound with > > just apt-get commands is super cool. > > Yea... beleive Me, I would *love* to do the "apt-get" thing. Things like > "Planet" where someone maintains (and keeps upgraded) all the important > progams (and makes it easy to get them and upgrade them) is outstanding. > I guess I'm going by the (assumption) that if a Person is going to want > Me to set up a "Linux Audio Studio", then I might as well set up whole > computer systems (Browers, Email, Text Editors...). This sounds like I'm > getting "Off Topic" but I don't think I am, because it still comes down > to introducing new People to Linux Audio. But to do that, I feel I > (need) to set up the whole computer system. > > Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm assuming no one would want to reboot from > Windows to go into their Linux Audio Studio, and then say "oh yea, I > need to email my Uncle Harry"... And then they Reboot back into > Windows... then they send the email... then they reboot back into the > Linux Audio Studio... After a while they will get tired of rebooting and > go back to their Windows Audio Apps. > > OK, the other option is to have a "dedicated" machine. But who's going > to take a chance on Linux if they have to buy a whole new computer? I'm > trying to intoduce Linux Audio to new people. And everyone I know runs > Windows. I need to set up a duel boot situation, but keep the person > from saying "damn, I'm tired of booting into Windows just to get any > work done... I might as well just forget about the Linux Studio and use > My Windows Apps". With a "complete system" If they need to email someone > or use a text editor, they just do there business and get back to > recording. I don't have any experience with other ditrobs. I know that > SuSE has never let Me down in any area of computing. And that's > important in turing People on to Linux Audio. > > Rocco > >
