Another option is slackware and the audioslack precompiled packages http://www.audioslack.com/ I like it and use it - slackware is a nice contrast to the bigger distros. On Fri, 6 Aug 2004 08:04:55 +0200, Vedran Vucic wrote > Maybe you can try AGNULA. www.agnula.org > > Best wishes, > > Vedran Vucic > > On Friday 06 August 2004 04:01, Russell Hanaghan wrote: > > I need to stretch my wings a little and try something outside of > > Mandrake 10.0... > > > > Can I get some basic pros and cons of the different distro's you're > > using? And especially from previous Mandrake users. > > > > Been thinking about CCRMA because I'm used to packages but I would build > > more stuff if it wasn't such a struggle every time I do it. Sometimes I > > just need to install stuff and have it work and not spend 20 hours > > sifting through Google hits, how to's, etc. I enjoy the learning and > > Linux; I just don't have a lot of spare time. > > > > > > > > Thanks > > R~