[linux-audio-user] using Kubuntu

Ketil Thorgersen linuxuadio at rytmisk.net
Thu Nov 16 16:29:58 EST 2006


enrico wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> In the  past years I've allways been happy using Slackware for 
> (professional)audio stuff,from versions 9.0 to 10.2.(never any timeconsuming 
> (kernel)upgrades).Since I have bought a Acer 1690 laptop,that I usually don't 
> use for audiorecording etc.,I decided to try out Kubuntu 6.06,because of the 
> out of the box functionality concerning peripherals like WiFi,touchpad&wide 
> screen graphics.I was able to get some of those working with Slackware ,but 
> with great effort and some limitations though.To my great surprise it turned 
> out that through the apt-get manager I was able to get Jack&Ardour up and 
> running in no time,as where it always took me at least a day to get 
> everything compiled on the good old P3/800.However,I have no idea about the 
> lowest latencies I can get with it(with the  shipped kernel)and if I want to 
> compile things from scratch it's certainly no Slackware.
>
> Well,so far so good so nice!
>
> Just my eurocent...
>
> Enrico.
>
>
>
>   
I'd suggest you go to http://www.ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=128 
and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio to see what you can do with 
(k)ubuntu. UbuntuStudio seems to be a nice project!

Best!
Ketil



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