24 Aug
2004
24 Aug
'04
7:19 p.m.
Mark,
Try loading Fedora Core 1 - 100 MB /boot partition, 10GB /
partition, 2047MB swap, the rest of first disk as /audio or whatever.
Load "everything" in the package selection (there's an
"everything"
button - this is the coward's way out but you don't have dependency
hell). Go to Planet CCRMA
(http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/)
and load up what you need. You'll get the low latency kernel and pretty
much anything else you might need there. This is the simplest way to
get started that I have seen. If you have problems just ask, someone
will be able to help. There is some good tuning info on the planet and
some more on my page - http://myweb.cableone.net/eviltwin69/
Good luck.
Jan
On Tue, 2004-08-24 at 06:50, mark(a)kfm.co.za wrote:
Thanks for your support and I will give Gentoo a
shot..
If I have learnt anything by re-installing it is that the second+ time
around one starts getting selective and soon a lot of things don't
seem as important by the third time around.
On 24 Aug 2004 at 12:17, james(a)dis-dot-dat.net wrote:
Don't give up just yet!
On Tue, 24 Aug, 2004 at 12:38PM +0200, mark(a)kfm.co.za spake thus:
<snip> > energy - to drown people - to open portals of thought and
Drown people? That's a Freedom that linux doesn't really give you.
I mean in terms of surround sound with flavour and depth ?>
<snip>
Be Well - Best wishes
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My linux thought is that the main difference
between linux and
windows is that under windows everything is packaged i.e. that one
installation will actually get that desired product to work - while
under linux a lot more time is spent on finding the correct patches
mixes matches reading than end time using/producing. Obviously linux
has flexibility power stability way beyond the confines of windows
or mac but it is the tieing up of those 'loose ends' which make it
easier for a new user to get going that make the ultimate
difference. While windows users have licence issues some linux users
have other.
I know where you're coming from. As an experienced user, I have no
problem with manually keeping a system udpated, patched ans running
smoothly. Generally, I know where problems that occurr are likely to
come from. The thing is, I don't want all that hassle. If I did, I'd
use LFS. Instead, I use Gentoo.
Gentoo isn't just for ricers. Personally, I find it has the nicest
package management (although that's probably not the best way to
describe it). I've also used Debian, but I still prefer Gentoo -
mainly because it's a little more configurable (like USE flags and
such) and it's a lot more up to date - Debian is safe, stable and
tested to death, Gentoo has regular updates to all components, and
still seems more stable than Debian Sid.
Now, I recommend you give Gentoo a try. Sure, there'll be some pain -
the install process consists of some instructions and a command prompt
- but it's worth it. For a start, you know how your system is
constructed to some degree. Secondly, installing stuff and keeping
stuff updated is a doddle. To install Jack, I type "emerge
jack-audio-connection-kit". When Jack gets updated, my system updates
next time I do an "emerge world". Thirdly, the documentation is
really nice and #gentoo on irc.freenode.net is a very helpful channel.
Now, I know that other people will favour other distros. I know that
Gentoo isn't for everybody. But I like gentoo, and I think you might,
too.
Give it a whirl. If you're reinstalling all the time anyway, why not
try it out.
Have fun.
James
<snip>
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That' to get to gcc, Emacs, and gdb. Thank you." (By Vance Petree,
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