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

[Peter Lutek]

thanks, len!

i'm used to that whole drill, having done it many times with various 
distributions. i'm more interested in specifics of achieving a stable, 
low-latency audio workstation * within the Arch ecology * -- i.e. are 
there any particular caveats or helpful configuration tools to be aware 
of in that distribution?

cheers!
.pltk.

On 2018-01-08 11:23 AM, Len Ovens wrote:
> 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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