PasTim;662443 Wrote: > I initially installed the version for Debian direct from Logitech. It > doesn't run. The service starts and stops repeatedly. I therefore > tried some of the solutions from these forums. > > It seems that 7.6.1 is not compatible with the flavour of Linux Debian > I am using. It's something to do with versions of Perl and probably > other incompatibilities. When I tried 'making' it I gave up when it > said I had to install zlib. What is that, where do I get it from > (Synaptic lists several files with zlib in the name but I have no idea > which I need, and nor do I really want to have to care)? Do I want > this agro? > > I'm running Linux Mint Release 1 Debian 3.0.0-1-486. (from ISO 201109 > xfce 32 bit). > > My understanding is that Vortebox is a bit of kit running Linux. I now > would not dare to spend money on a special Linux box to run SB. > Logitech may decide to give up on that version of Linux tomorrow. > > I'm hoping that they will continue with the Windows version because the > number of users on that platform will encourage them to so so. Vortexbox is not 'a bit of kit'. It is a customized Linux distribution, based on Fedora Linux. You are probably (understandably) confusing Vortexbox (VB) with the Vortexbox Appliance (VBA), which is the bit of kit running Linux. VB is free to download, whereas VBA costs money, because hardware is like that.
Vortexbox replaces the operating system on your computer. In your case, you would overwrite your Mint Linux installation, or possibly set up a dual-boot, if that's what you prefer. VB has SBS pre-installed, as well as numerous other audio-based utilities, such as a ripping program. Thanks for providing the info about your Mint version, but the reply about how you tried to install SBS is too vague to be useful. Is there any particular reason you want to use Mint, or would a different Linux distribution suffice? -- aubuti ------------------------------------------------------------------------ aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90827 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
