Re: [LAU] Audio distros

From: Jeremy Jongepier <jeremy@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Sat Feb 16 2013 - 16:21:34 EET

On 02/16/2013 10:50 AM, Folderol wrote:
> For some time now, and for work as well as home office & DAW, I install the
> absolutely minimum debian (not even the desktop initially), install mingetty
> and set it up for auto login and single user - there is no one else going to
> use my machines!
>
> I then use apt-get to install synaptic, openbox and rox-filer. This
> automagically installs all the desktop stuff I*actually* need and none of the
> cruft.
>
> I set up sudo for synaptic, halt and reboot (and other specialised stuff
> depending on the intended environment).
>
> For the basic desktop I finally create a .profile containing just startx, and
> a .config/openbox/autostart containing rox -S &
>
> One reboot and I'm into a fully functional minimum desktop, after which I use
> synaptic to pull in whatever else I need, depending on what the machine is
> going to be used for - I compile specialist stuff of course.

I always get happy when I read things like this. 5 steps and you have a
great base to roll out your own Linux audio setup on. Thanks for sharing
Will!

Jeremy
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