23 Apr
2004
23 Apr
'04
3:41 p.m.
For a newbie (someone who hasn't even installed a distro yet) I
would suggest doing a Live CD first (Dynebolic is the most mature for
multimedia, however the Agnula guys currently have one just about ready
to go). Once the Linux newcomer has gotten an idea of what you can do
(and more importantly what they want to do) with linux using the Live
cd, they can then start to look at distros.
The live CD route has a couple of advantages. First, if they
find they don't like Linux, all they need to do is reboot. No pain, no
hassle, nothing. Second, the live CD's are a great way to gradually
learn all of the ancillary stuff you need to know if you are going to
use linux (command line stuff, configuring programs, directory structure
(like: what is your home directory?), etc.) The problem with going the
straight Distro route (except I think for CCRMA which seems to get
everyone who tries it up and running VERY VERY fast) is that you are hit
with all of this 'new' info right at the onset. It can be a bit
overwhelming, and a live cd really helps to acclimate a new user to the
wonderful world of Linux.
m.
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From: linux-audio-user-bounces(a)music.columbia.edu [mailto:linux-audio-
Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Newbie questions for live gigging
Paul Winkler wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 23, 2004 at 12:35:52PM +0200, Robert Jonsson wrote:
>
>>I think a list of distros that aim for multimedia would looks
something
like
the
>this:
>- Mandrake (especially with Thac's rpms, rpm.nyvalls.se, very fresh)
>- Suse (a lot of stuff is included in the main distro, including
lowlatency
>>patched kernels)
>>- Redhat/Fedora + CCRMA (Looks good and diverse, CCRMA is where all good
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>- Agnula (should be a big name, multimedia is what confirms their
existence, I
>>know too little though)
>>- Dynebolic ( live-cd based, don't know much about it) 
23 Apr
23 Apr
4:02 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] Newbie questions for live gigging
Matthew Allen wrote:
For a newbie (someone who hasn't even installed a
distro yet) I
would suggest doing a Live CD first (Dynebolic is the most mature for
multimedia, however the Agnula guys currently have one just about ready
to go). Once the Linux newcomer has gotten an idea of what you can do
(and more importantly what they want to do) with linux using the Live
cd, they can then start to look at distros.
The live CD route has a couple of advantages. First, if they
find they don't like Linux, all they need to do is reboot. No pain, no
hassle, nothing. Second, the live CD's are a great way to gradually
learn all of the ancillary stuff you need to know if you are going to
use linux (command line stuff, configuring programs, directory structure
(like: what is your home directory?), etc.) The problem with going the
straight Distro route (except I think for CCRMA which seems to get
everyone who tries it up and running VERY VERY fast) is that you are hit
with all of this 'new' info right at the onset. It can be a bit
overwhelming, and a live cd really helps to acclimate a new user to the
wonderful world of Linux.
m.
I suppose I should clarify that I use RedHat on my servers at work
(I'm a school network administrator) and I use it as an application
server (LTSP) in the classrooms. BUT, I've only been using Linux for
about two years (20 months or so). So, I guess technically I'm not a
"newbie", but I still feel like one. There is SOOOOOOOO much to learn
about in Linux - it's a such powerful OS and can do anything you want
it to. It's overwhelming. Do we have a word for
not-quite-a-newbie-anymore ?
My main goal is to use my PC is a sound generator / sample playback
machine for live gigs with my Kurzweil MIDI master keyboard. If I
can't, then my next goal would be to use it as a simple sequencer
(after I buy a new MIDI sound module, probably a Yamaha Motif).
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24 Apr
24 Apr
12:51 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] Newbie questions for live gigging
On Friday 23 April 2004 6:36 pm, Matthew Allen wrote:
For a newbie (someone who hasn't even installed a
distro yet) I
would suggest doing a Live CD first (Dynebolic is the most mature for
multimedia, however the Agnula guys currently have one just about ready
to go).
It's ready:
http://www.agnula.org/Members/sama/demudi_1_1_1_news
Once the Linux newcomer has gotten an idea of what you
can do
(and more importantly what they want to do) with linux using the Live
cd, they can then start to look at distros.
cheers
tim hall
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