mark@xxxxxxxxx escribe: > Is there a list that I could look at that would show all necessary > and unnecessary services in terms of Linux Audio. If possible I > would also like to see which files are to be editted for real fine > tuning of my workstation. If worried about this, I suggest having a look at Debian. A bare Debian installation is not running any more services than those needed to boot up the machine. And if you track the testing or the unstable repositories, you will have access to lots of bledding edge applications already packaged, with no need of recompiling yourself. Sorry for the evangelism!