david wrote: > Crypto wrote: > > >> There are very good reasons to have a closer look at sidux. Amongst other >> things: there are packages for dssi-vst, RT kernel, Rosegarden etc. which can >> be installed conveniently via apt-get. >> > > I understand Sidux is an attempt to make a usable distro out of Debian's > Unstable repository. I've used it, it's a great distro. Only drawback I > know of is that if you do an upgrade, it becomes pure Debian Unstable - > which sometimes can be very very unstable! > > That is why Sidux has the smxi script for upgrades. The developers keep a constant watch on upgrades and smxi will put a hold on anything that breaks, thereby stabilizing the unstable. I highly recommend using smxi rather than standard upgrade/dist-upgrade for Sidux. It's probably the best feature of Sidux. I used Sidux for some time on EeePC , and updated with smxi regularly with no issues. Recently changed to Debian-Eee for it's specific hardware support, but Sidux is great on my no.2 desktop PC. I'd use it on no.1 desktop (Debian testing), but can't bear the thought of re-doing 2 years of tweaks and config. :) It multi-boots Studio64 for serious audio work and Sidux for checking out bleeding-edge packages. The main Debian testing runs Jack and audio apps nicely too, but not RT. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
