[LAU] How to keep an updated "standard" linux audio system?

[Len Ovens]

On Mon, 8 Jan 2018, Peter Lutek wrote:

> would you be kind enough to outline your "conversion" procedure?

In general, this means back up what you have, install new OS, restore at 
least your home directories, then install any binaries you have of 
specific software (Ardour, plugins, synths) if you choose (though I think 
Arch has most things you would need as packages) and go. Be aware that you 
would either choose to install the same DE as you were using before or get 
used to another. XFCE is quite a stable and versitile DE (Gnome2 like) 
that doesn't get in the way of audio or video production. If you happened 
to be using Unity as your DE (what were you thinking!?) you would have to 
learn to use a new DE (but then Ubuntu has given up on Unity too so the 
same either way)

A common method in Linux is to use two partitions (or more), One small one 
40G for the OS and a big partition for /home. I actually have a number of 
20G partitions to try various OS but in the last while have been finding 
that cramped which is why I am suggesting 40G :) This makes it easy to 
install a new OS to try out without disturbing your data.

> On 2018-01-08 08:01 AM, Jonathan E. Brickman wrote:
>> ...  I just converted a heavily-used Manjaro/XFCE4 desktop, two years in
>> use and regularly updated, into a Linux audio testing machine, without 
>> glitches.
>> 
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