13 Jun
2008
13 Jun
'08
7:17 p.m.
On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 12:33:51PM -0700, Mark Knecht wrote:
I cannot suggest whether changing distros will be a
good thing to do
or whether it's even worth the effort but as an 8 year Linux user and
as someone who has used one of the more "user-unfriendly, power-user
friendly" distros for the last 5 years I cannot do anything other than
give my highest recommendations for Gentoo coupled with the pro-audio
overlay. No bloat, very focused applications, lots and lots of
control, and VERY stable. Dig in deep or just let it work - either is
well supported. Gentoo is not difficult to learn, but it does take
some time. The install is almost purposely built to scare away folks
who aren't willing to do the work. If you get the install done you'll
likely never have problems with the distro.
Heck, if you are going to make things hard on yourself by using Gentoo,
you might as well go all the way and choose Linux From Scratch.
No matter what choice you make do NOT blow away your
current install.
Keep it and dual boot anything else you are looking at. I do this with
every new install and can always get back to something that's working
in a matter of minutes.
Personally, I'd just get another HD and swap as needed rather than dual
boot from one disk.