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Fun with Ubuntu! Or not.
Ubuntu is one of the largest of the Linux distributions (distros) and along with good documentation and community support it has multiple 'flavors' tweaked for different users.
One of those is Ubuntu Studio - a distro packed with audio, video and graphic programs and a specialized kernel for super performance. I've played with an earlier version and wanted to install the latest on one of my resurrected machines.
You can't always get what you want.
On one machine the install choked right after the dvd booted. On another it installed... but won't boot after instillation. Hrm.
Ubuntu Studio is built on top of Xubuntu - that comes with the lightweight XFCE desktop. So I tried Xubuntu and it installed flawlessly. I have to go install all the programs I want but eh, there's always some tweaking that needs to be done on ANY new computer install. I'm missing the low latency kernel but if I really want to I can install it and remove the slower standard kernel. If I was doing professional audio/video work I probably would but since it's all for my own pleasure I might not bother.
The lesson here? Variety is good!
-m
One of those is Ubuntu Studio - a distro packed with audio, video and graphic programs and a specialized kernel for super performance. I've played with an earlier version and wanted to install the latest on one of my resurrected machines.
You can't always get what you want.
On one machine the install choked right after the dvd booted. On another it installed... but won't boot after instillation. Hrm.
Ubuntu Studio is built on top of Xubuntu - that comes with the lightweight XFCE desktop. So I tried Xubuntu and it installed flawlessly. I have to go install all the programs I want but eh, there's always some tweaking that needs to be done on ANY new computer install. I'm missing the low latency kernel but if I really want to I can install it and remove the slower standard kernel. If I was doing professional audio/video work I probably would but since it's all for my own pleasure I might not bother.
The lesson here? Variety is good!
-m