[linux-audio-user] distro suggestions..

[james at dis-dot-dat.net]

On Thu, 22 Sep, 2005 at 06:49PM -0400, sergio spake thus:
> 
> i have been currently setting up my gig on a machine that also  
> doubles as a web server and mp3 server and a million other things..  
> it is running fc3..
> 
> i have another windows machine that is a lot more hardware capable  
> than the server, and i realized that is has not even been booted up  
> in 8 months.
> 
> i am figuring on i am going to install linux on that machine and use  
> that for my music station instead.. it also has a DVI output, so i  
> can hook up a flat screen..
> 
> anyway..
> 
> does anyone have any suggestions as to what distro to throw on it?

I'd have to vote gentoo.  I am biased because I love Gentoo.

One of the reasons I like it is that there aren't any version jumps.
Gentoo is just Gentoo.  Updating is a doddle and you never have to
worry about using an old version.
 
> i have been using slackware since the beginning. moved to redhat..  
> now running fedora...
> 
> i don't have a whole lot of other distro experience outside of that.
> 
> thanks for any advice!
> 
> ___
> peace,
> sergio
> photographer, journalist, visionary
> www.coffee-black.com
> 
> 
> 

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