[linux-audio-user] best DISTRO?

[chaotic at free.net.nz]

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? 

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