Sorry to say, don't expect to get alot done without reading a ton, and
learning how stuff works!
Most of the linux installs are VERY easy if you know a little about what
your doing and what everything means. (thus, the reading part). Its very
easy to set linux up on your second 2gig drive and dual boot
win/linux. What parts of the install were you having trouble with?
Mandrake and redhat install almost the same. (Different interfaces is the
only real difference)
If you dont want to learn linux, than it isn't your OS.
For audio editing, i recommend BeOS. Its an OS designed for audio/video
editing. They just released it free to download (40mb). Its brainless to
install and use, however not as functional as Linux/Windows. But it is very
stable. Give BeOS a try at http://www.free.be.com if you dont wanna read
about linux.
At 04:31 PM 4/4/2000 +0100, you wrote:
>Could anyone help me please? I am keen to try Linux for home recording due
>to the instability of Windoze. Firstly let me say that I have absolutely no
>interest in learning how Linux works - I simply want a stable environment in
>which to work. I have a second HD (2g) and would like to turn this over
>entirely to Linux for my recording.
>Firstly, does anyone know of any good software packages for this purpose? I
>currently use Cool Edit Pro with Windoze. A chap in Germany told me he had
>heard of 'SWave' (apparently similar to WaveLab). I use .wav files for all
>my recording.
>Secondly (and the BIG one!), installing. Can I load Mandrake 7 on my 2nd
>drive and use a dual booting system of some kind? I've tried RH and given up
>completely and also Caldera Open Linux. This one was a little more
>successful but I still gave up. It seems to me that you need to be capable
>of running the Starship Enterprise to be able to get anywhere! I have no
>interest in becoming Cpt' Kirk - I just wanna play music!!
>Any help/advice would be truly appreciated,
>Thankx,
>Toni Vines.
