chaotic@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >Hi, >I haven't switched to linux yet >but it's totally the way of the future, >you people are closer to the zeitgeist than most. > >I want to use my laptop for audio >and Agnula DeMudi sounds like the way to go for that >but i've read Debian has quite a learning curve. > >I need a user-friendly computer >for other stuff, the usual things and video production, >and also because my computer-knowledge is limited. > >So far I've been considering Mandrake but what i've read here >[http://groundstate.ca/mdkaw] says installing the low-latency >patch will compromise networld security, which is something i >will need. Is there any way around this? > > I started using Linux for audio stuff because of this very article. I'm using MDK 10.0 on my audio box and just starting to explore 10.1. Mandrake is easy to install and has not failed me albeit Linux is a time consuming medium for audio, at least getting set up anyway. It does suffer from some bloat. It is well supported by a large community of users and also current audio rpm's of all the best apps are always available. R~ >Ubuntu Linux [http://www.ubuntulinux.org] is Debian and user >friendly, is there a way to combine Ubuntu with DeMudi? >If the Low-latency kernel from Agnula could be combined with >Ubuntu it could make a great/user-friendly platform for audio >production. > >Any advice appreciated > >peace > >Hamish > > > >
