Gustin Johnson wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > rosea grammostola wrote: > >> Gustin Johnson wrote: >> >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>> Hash: SHA1 >>> >>> rosea grammostola wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> In the linux mint to 64studio I see: >>>> >>>> |sudo apt-get install sysv-rc=2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45.64studio1~hardy1 >>>> >>>> >>>> ||What is this for?| >>>> || >>>> || >>>> |Kind regards,| >>>> || >>>> |\r| >>>> || >>>> >>>> >>> For future reference, the http://packages.ubuntu.com web site is a great >>> place to start: >>> http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/sysv-rc >>> >>> aptitude show sysv-rc >>> will also give you some info on the package. >>> >>> While it is possible, I tend to stay away from migrating from other >>> distros. >>> >> What is the difference from a ubuntu-minimal installation, add 64studio >> repo's and install software you want (without pulse ;) ) >> > > The difference is another step that can go wrong. I am not saying that > it is not possible, I am not even saying that it is hard. It is is > simply one more thing to go wrong. In the past 20 years I have picked > up certain habits that minimize potential problems, regardless of the > platform I am using. Feel free to disagree or to behave differently, I > am only passing on techniques that have served me well. In the 90s my > DAW was a Windows box dual booting BSD. One jumper mistake on a hard > drive and I lost months worth of work. > I think you might be right, thanks for sharing. I don't know if I bumbed my head to must to not try it though ;)
>>> A clean install is usually the best idea. I also avoid >>> dual/multi-booting. It is almost never worth the effort IMO especially >>> now that virtualization technologies are maturing and are for the most >>> part are zero cost. >>> >> So you can work with 64studio at the same level in vbox compared to >> normal install? >> > > Real time and virtualization still have a little way to go yet. On my > laptop I use Ubuntu (technically Ubuntu Studio) Which version of Ubuntu? Do you use also 64studio? > and I use VMWare to run > Windows, BSD, voyage, Vyatta etc. My dedicated DAW has only the > hardware and software that I need. It is an older AMD 4400+ but is > working great. > > The point is that my audio work is done on the primary OS, everything > else is a VM. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAkrgxD8ACgkQwRXgH3rKGfNkZACcCg4hbabudDSTHb/jsYDiDAXN > hCgAoK102HceMywBq3KbmOBGTeImQN5w > =PKrB > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ 64studio-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.64studio.com/mailman/listinfo/64studio-users
