Re: [microsound] ubuntustudio & 4

[Frank Barknecht <fbar@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hallo,
gpond@xxxxxxxxxxx hat gesagt: // gpond@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> I am about to set up a new mac powerpc  with OS X 10.4.8 and a linux
> distribution with Parallel. I am downloading pure:dyne now. Does anyone
> have any opinions about whether pure:dyne or ubuntu would be better to
> run? I am working primarily with pd.

The nice thing about pure:dyne is that it's a live CD, which means,
that you don't need to install it to disk (but you can do so, if you
like). AFAIK pure:dyne is one of the small number of Linux live CDs
which actually boot on Intel-Macs. 

However pure:dyne also is still in development and may have some rough
edges, especially on Intel-Macs. It probably is wise to subscribe to
the pure:dyne mailing list to get support from the makers. 

Personally I'm not too fond of Ubuntu, but that's because I'm really
old school when it comes to Linuxes: I just need a command line and
I'm happy, I don't like all the graphical setup tools which come
included in standard Ubuntu. However it's a great distribution for
people who are new to Linux. The included Pd and Pd externals packages
are a bit limited, though, and you may be better off in the long run
if you install you're own version. This means: compiling, but
compiling stuff is really not hard on Linux because all needed tools
are already included and the triplet "configure && make && make
install" is just as familiar to Linux users as double-clicking
setup.exe is to Windows users. (And besides: For installing standard
software packages, Ubuntu or Debian have even more comfortable tools
like "Synaptic")

Ciao
-- 
 Frank Barknecht                 _ ______footils.org_ __goto10.org__

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