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

[Mac]

Probably just to add to the confusion, I admit to not having followed this
thread in detail and this comment may be totally superfluous...I'll throw
this out there:

I found when I was using AVLinux that it was a really stable and great for
upgrading when the time came. And the RT kernel it uses was great even on
slower PC's.

(Full disclosure: I use Ubuntu Studio almost exclusively at the moment.
Nothing against AVL, just switched temporarily a while back and haven't
gotten around to going back.)

http://www.bandshed.net/avlinux/

On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 11:45 AM, Peter Lutek <peter at peterlutek.com> wrote:

> 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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