chaotic@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > 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. This was true about Debian a few years ago -- at least the installation aspects. Once you get Debian installed, it can be as user-friendly as you want based on the software you've installed. I use Debian Sid on all of my machines, including one I use for graphics/video production and another one I use in my music studio. I tend to compile all of my stuff by hand, using bleeding edge CVS builds, but that's probably not the route you want to go if you are new to the Linux world (and welcome, BTW, once you get switched -- let's hope you never have to look back!) Planet CCRMA is another option -- it's RPM/Red Hat based, I believe. -- Brett