david wrote:
> Crypto wrote:
>
>
>> There are very good reasons to have a closer look at sidux. Amongst other
>> things: there are packages for dssi-vst, RT kernel, Rosegarden etc. which can
>> be installed conveniently via apt-get.
>>
>
> I understand Sidux is an attempt to make a usable distro out of Debian's
> Unstable repository. I've used it, it's a great distro. Only drawback I
> know of is that if you do an upgrade, it becomes pure Debian Unstable -
> which sometimes can be very very unstable!
>
>
That is why Sidux has the smxi script for upgrades. The developers keep
a constant watch on upgrades and smxi will put a hold on anything that
breaks, thereby stabilizing the unstable. I highly recommend using smxi
rather than standard upgrade/dist-upgrade for Sidux. It's probably the
best feature of Sidux.
I used Sidux for some time on EeePC , and updated with smxi regularly
with no issues. Recently changed to Debian-Eee for it's specific
hardware support, but Sidux is great on my no.2 desktop PC. I'd use it
on no.1 desktop (Debian testing), but can't bear the thought of re-doing
2 years of tweaks and config. :) It multi-boots Studio64 for serious
audio work and Sidux for checking out bleeding-edge packages. The main
Debian testing runs Jack and audio apps nicely too, but not RT.
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