Re: [linux-audio-user] Setting up linux computer

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Setting up linux computer
From: Tom Burdick (tom.burdick_AT_rcn.com)
Date: Mon Aug 23 2004 - 01:03:39 EEST


On Sun, 2004-08-22 at 15:42, Austin wrote:
> On 08/22/2004 04:09:38 PM, Thomas Pickett wrote:
> > I don't care too much on which distro is
> > easiest to install. I care more about how good it works for music
> > production.
>
> Depends on how you define "good".
>
> Most audio production packages ready-to-use? Mandrake, CCRMA, or
> Gentoo
>
> Pentium optimized? Mandrake or Gentoo
>
> Performance kernels? Mandrake or Gentoo
>
> Most stable? RedHat or SuSe (a guess)
>
> Quick and easy to install new packages? Mandrake, CCRMA, or Debian

all of the above... slackware with slapt-get and audioslack :-) (it is
compiled with mcpu=686 I believe) while not being "truly" optimized for
pentium, its pretty damn fast !


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