Re: [microsound] DeMuDi (Linux distro)

[derek holzer <derek@xxxxxxx>]

Hi David,

best advice(s) for now are as follows:

1) "Easiest": install Ubuntu for PPC and add normal Debian (possibly 
unstable also) sources, then apt-get install the various packages you 
want. Both Demudi and Ubuntu are Debian-based, so the inner core is the 
same. However, Demudi has no PPC packages, so you'll miss out on the 
kernel. Kim was already asking me about this, so maybe I'll take him up 
on his suggestion to make a WIKKI page about it, as long as others here 
are willing to file their own reports on how well it does or doesn't go.

2) Install Debian or Gentoo for PPC and use their packages. Again, 
you'll be missing the low-latency kernel. But you can always compile ;-) 
Most all the apps you want should exist as packages for both platforms. 
I prefer Gentoo these days because I find it more comfortable to 
configure, but many Debian folks say the same thing, so the difference 
may just be academic.

Happy to answer further ??'s as time allows. Otherwise, let's get 
together on the WIKKI pages.

best,
Derek




david golightly wrote:
> Apropos of Linux/PPC:
> Does anyone know of any plans to port the DeMuDi (Debian Music Distro) 
> for PPC?  This distro was initiated jointly by IRCAM and CCRMA, and I'd 
> really like to get my hands on it - would save hours of headaches 
> recompiling the kernel, tracking down audio-related packages, drivers, 
> and programs etc...



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