Re: [linux-audio-user] CCRMA switching to FC2?

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] CCRMA switching to FC2?
From: Russell Hanaghan (hanaghan_AT_starband.net)
Date: Wed Sep 29 2004 - 04:20:23 EEST


On Sat, 2004-08-28 at 17:58 -0700, Malcolm Baldridge wrote:
> > Checked this out real qwik...
> >
> > That's not a bad looking setup. Are you using it at present? What are
> > it's advantages? Does it have a repository of it's own rpm's or can you
> > install rpm's from other distro's? What about kernel packages, etc? Is
> > the installer in need of a Masters in Comp science?
>
> I've only just discovered it a few days ago, burned a copy, and installed it
> onto a Compaq Presario 2103US of all things.
>
> It went smoothly, and came up into an attractive GNOME-ish GUI which ran
> *VERY* well despite the machine only having 256MB of RAM. Historically,
> KDE/DeadRat feels more like M$ Windows XP in terms of bringing powerful
> machines to their knees unless very amply configured. But I will concede
> that my sensitivities to performance issues are probably more than most.
> GUI/OS responsiveness rates extremely highly for me. The odd "lags" and
> choppy scrolling and window-tearing during dragging of Mac OSX for example
> disqualify it completely, though clearly lots of people don't mind it.
>
> I have no horror stories yet.
>
> If you can, give it a try.
>
> =MB=

Downloading the "iso" now! :) One iso...now there's a breathe of fresh
air! Just downloaded MDK 10.1. Lucked out and got a fast ftp
connection.

Will sing out when I get a chance to install it on something...Likely my
Dell CPxJ will get it first.

R~

-- 
Russell Hanaghan <hanaghan_AT_starband.net>


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