On 05/24/2013 12:06 PM, João Pais wrote:
Hello list,
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So it might be better to go back to Ubuntu, and use a ligher desktop manager as gnome?
i'm using xfce4 on all my audio machines, and i'm very happy with it (ex kde user here). should be available on ubuntu as well (maybe not in their default repo, but sure in whatsitcalled, universe?).
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My hardware is:
- Thinkpad X61s 64b (dual boot with windows 7) - but I'll use linux with
32b
why? there is really no reason to run 32bit anymore, if your processor is native 64bit
- RME Multiface I with PCMCIA card
rock solid out of the box.
- wacom intous3 tablet (that I wanted to acess through hid)
can't comment on that one. but if it's supported by linux at all, it can be massaged into any distro whatsoever, no use to go distro hopping like mad.
- Behringer BCF2000
this is a generic class compliant usb 1.1 device and will work out of the box on all but the most ancient linux systems.
What is your experience, what's out there that looks interesting these days?
personally, i'm using opensuse because i always have and i'm lazy, and ever since they introduced a rolling update scheme, i'm happy.
often when i read user reports on the linux audio lists, i can't help but think that people are distro hopping too much. if you spend the time it takes to install yet another distro from scratch reading the docs of your current distro instead and tweaking some details, you'll reach your goal _and_ improve your understanding of your system. granted, there are some issues that really reach into the fundamental design decisions of a distro and might not be solvable, but those are very rare. frantic distro juggling however is a common disease.
also, when you are starting fresh and have lots of disk space, reserve one partition for experiments. that way, you can try new stuff and always go back to a tried, trusted, and gig-ready setup.
hth,
jörn