Re: [linux-audio-user] distro suggestions..

On Thu, 22 Sep, 2005 at 06:49PM -0400, sergio spake thus:
>
> i have been currently setting up my gig on a machine that also
> doubles as a web server and mp3 server and a million other things..
> it is running fc3..
>
> i have another windows machine that is a lot more hardware capable
> than the server, and i realized that is has not even been booted up
> in 8 months.
>
> i am figuring on i am going to install linux on that machine and use
> that for my music station instead.. it also has a DVI output, so i
> can hook up a flat screen..
>
> anyway..
>
> does anyone have any suggestions as to what distro to throw on it?

I'd have to vote gentoo. I am biased because I love Gentoo.

One of the reasons I like it is that there aren't any version jumps.
Gentoo is just Gentoo. Updating is a doddle and you never have to
worry about using an old version.
 
> i have been using slackware since the beginning. moved to redhat..
> now running fedora...
>
> i don't have a whole lot of other distro experience outside of that.
>
> thanks for any advice!
>
> ___
> peace,
> sergio
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> www.coffee-black.com
>
>
>

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