[LAU] The perfect distro for linux audio...

[Roger E]

david wrote:
> Roger E wrote:
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>> david wrote:
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>>> Crypto wrote:
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>>>> 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!
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>> 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.
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> Cool - I didn't know about the smxi script. The times I've run Sidux, 
> I've liked it very much.
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To install smxi:
cd /usr/local/bin && *wget* techpatterns.com/smxi.zip 
<http://techpatterns.com/smxi.zip> && unzip smxi.zip && smxi

info:
http://techpatterns.com/forums/about736.html
http://sidux.com/PNphpBB2-viewtopic-t-24.html
http://smxi.org/docs/navigation.htm