>>> >> i'm on linux recently, with a REALLY OLDER hardware than you..
>>> >>
>>> >> tried fluxbuntu (careful, the repositories were migrated.. see ubuntu
>>> >> gutsy), works very well..
>>> >>
>>> >> and now i'm with the last ubuntu 9.04 and i'm very suprised to see
>>> >> that it works fine on my old thinkpad a22p!!!
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> THE BAD SIDE:
>>> >>
>>> >> * the audio input does not work (on windows it was fine)
>>> >> * can't figure it out to make work hids and midi inputs :( yeah, it
>>> >> hurts
>>> >> * had to use the previous kernel, the last one killed my wireless
>>> >> connection
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> puppy looks good..
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 1:21 PM, Rich E<reakinator@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I think the biggest difference in linux, with a machine of your speed,
>>> >>> will
>>> >>> be how good your soundcard / videocard is. ?Also, if you are new to
>>> >>> linux,
>>> >>> it will save you a load of grief by starting with one of the more
>>> >>> popular
>>> >>> multimedia distributions like Ubuntu, 64studio, or Fedora, as there is
>>> >>> support to get you through the problems you will run into.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I think any Linux OS / windowing environment will be faster that
>>> >>> windows,
>>> >>> provided it is configured properly and all your hardware is supported.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> rich
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 9:32 AM, donotreply
>>> >>> <donotreplytothissendermailbox@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> I am thinking in migrating to linux and considering small versions of
>>> >>>> it
>>> >>>> in order to boost speed, like>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> -damm small linux
>>> >>>> -puppy linux
>>> >>>> -fluxbuntu
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> I'am not a deep tech guy (not referring to music style, which I
>>> >>>> like),
>>> >>>> so
>>> >>>> the questions are>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> 1-have anyone try these small OS before? if so... does it improve
>>> >>>> puredata
>>> >>>> performance?
>>> >>>> 2-are there any known bugs for puredata in these linux?
>>> >>>> 3-any of these three versions recomended?
>>> >>>> 4-any linux version recomended (besides these, if these are not
>>> >>>> recomended)?
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> my hardware is not really slow (hp pavilion dv1680 core duo 1.83 ghz
>>> >>>> 1
>>> >>>> Gb
>>> >>>> ram) so I thought using Ubuntu Studio (real time kernell sounds good,
>>> >>>> although it is chinese for me) but some comments on the web says it
>>> >>>> does
>>> >>>> not
>>> >>>> make a great speed difference migrating from xp and I would really
>>> >>>> like
>>> >>>> my
>>> >>>> machine to fly at the highest speed posible.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Thanks
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Best
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Fernando
>>> >>>>
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