Linux DAW - January 2008 roundup

[kara]

The only thing you really need to watch out for when using the etch repositories is to make sure you don't upgrade the kernel with a non-RT one

Very true, good remark Will
I forget to mention that

k

[Oren]

Those Etch repositories seem a step further than I want to go in keeping Linux up to date. I'll let Ubuntu decide how and when they want to integrate the new developments, and learn to use the applications within the framework they provide.
I realize now that 64Studio is a superior digital audio distribution, but I'm hoping Ubuntu will catch up once they've had some time to work with JACK and the various software packages. Over-all I'm very happy with the experience of working with digital audio in Linux, and the operating system seems efficient and very dependable 

[Wyatt]

I am going to have to bookmark this thread. 

 

Wyatt

[kara]

It would be interesting to discuss some upgrade strategies....

When should you upgrade and when not ?

An interesting question... At the moment I have a perfectly working system and it is by default not connected to the internet, network services are even shutdown on my system, i have to start them manually. I suppose I could freeze that system and use it for the next 5 years without updating ?
I actually see only one reason to make an update... that would be a new realtime kernel wich is again more optimised...

On the other hand, I prepared my setup and setup strategie
I have my laptop as testmachine. I can allways upgrade the laptop, test the new version and see what happens. After that I can decide to upgrade or not my production daw.

What are you opinions on that matter ?

k

[folderol]

I think you've nailed this fairly well Kara,

My office machine is 'net facing so I usually check for upgrades every weekend. The DAW only gets occasional upgrades, and then usually for specific packages, like upgrading Rosegarden to V1.6 - a great improvement.

I also use the office machine as a test bed, knowing that if it should crash and burn I can use the DAW (as I had to do when recently when the PSU killed everything).

It's much harder for anyone who only has one machine, but that would be true whatever OS you use.