Subject: Re: [LAU] The perfect distro for linux audio...

From: Roger E <gurusonic@...> · Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 2:20 pm

david wrote:

quoted text> Roger E wrote:

>

>

>> david wrote:

>>

>>> Crypto wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>> There are very good reasons to have a closer look at sidux. Amongst

>>>> other things: there are packages for dssi-vst, RT kernel, Rosegarden

>>>> etc. which can be installed conveniently via apt-get.

>>>>

>>> I understand Sidux is an attempt to make a usable distro out of

>>> Debian's Unstable repository. I've used it, it's a great distro. Only

>>> drawback I know of is that if you do an upgrade, it becomes pure

>>> Debian Unstable - which sometimes can be very very unstable!

>>>

>>>

>> That is why Sidux has the smxi script for upgrades. The developers keep

>> a constant watch on upgrades and smxi will put a hold on anything that

>> breaks, thereby stabilizing the unstable. I highly recommend using smxi

>> rather than standard upgrade/dist-upgrade for Sidux.  It's probably the

>> best feature of Sidux.

>>

>

> Cool - I didn't know about the smxi script. The times I've run Sidux,

> I've liked it very much.

>

>

To install smxi:

cd /usr/local/bin && *wget* techpatterns.com/smxi.zip

 && unzip smxi.zip && smxi
info:

http://techpatterns.com/forums/about736.html

http://sidux.com/PNphpBB2-viewtopic-t-24.html

http://smxi.org/docs/navigation.htm

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