#Yakyak linux install#
#Yakyak linux Pc#
#Yakyak linux windows#

Glen who produces AVL:MXE weorks very hard at avoiding those breaks, to the extent that only recently has he moved from customised real-time kernels to generic low-latency kernels. Most Linux distributions are not geared to music as most users don't do music production, so music critical stuff sometimes gets broken. The reason I like AVL:MXE is that it always seems to work as one would like. quite a few sample libraries are bigger than that. In this day and age, frankly I don't really see 4GB as big.

Glen makes no apology for the size as it includes much or even all of what one needs to produce music, including demos of some commercial packages. The AVL:MXE distribution that I'm using for music is around a 4GB image, though again it does come bundled with quite a lot of toys.

#Yakyak linux windows#

I have both BiaB and RealBand running on Linux, though there are a few issues, mostly around the lack of Windows Media Player and a few minor issues relating to dialog boxes. Much of it can be uninstalled if that's your wish. Linux distributions do tend to bundle quite a bit of 'stuff' that one doesn't necessarily need. The problem I have with some linux distros is they are SO BIG.

#Yakyak linux Pc#

This is a tech company i'm watching right now…mini pc new. The reason I'm asking is because the 100 bucky chromebook I picked up already does soooo much.Īlso gordon whaddya think bout dam small linux. I'm as geeky as the next bloke, but 'i'm curious what to use linux for.cos i have an old i5 laptop I've recently changed from xubuntu to AVL:MXE for my office platform. Wine elsewise still sometimes has some issues. A particular aspect of this one is that Glen who manages it is careful to ensure that things like Wine support are stable for music.

It comes with a good stable low-latency core and a bunch or AV-related applications, all of which work well together. One that might be interesting is AV-Linux is now based on MX-Linux and customised for audio-visual work. I've used xubuntu for a long time.Īrch Linux has been around for some time and is popular. Ubuntu is well established looks rather Mac-like to my eyes, there are variants xubuntu or kubuntu which have different desktop styles as a default. To be honest, though, most I've used have been very well behaved in recent years. An increasing number of distributions offer a 'long term support' bundle, that changes slower than the front line edition. They'll all do everyday stuff like web, mail office, etc. There are several 'best Linux Distros' pages around, but the choices become overwhelming.

Most or possibly all are based upon Debian Linux, the 'stable' of which is about as mature and stable as you'll find, but it tends to evolve slowly.

#Yakyak linux install#

Most will offer try on USB, install alongside existing, replace existing, roll your own custom installation. There are several popular distributions around. You may have to 'mount' the hard drive to do that, though often it'll just appear on the desktop and you can open it normally. I've only ever used the USB-stick try out arrangements very temporarily and some are unable to save data on the stick, though all should allow data to be stored on an existing hard drive. Linux tends not to drop support for old hardware and 8 years is by no means old yet. Thanks.Īn 8 year old laptop should be just fine for most Linux systems. Now, with an aging laptop, I do, since I expect the performance of the equipment would be better. I did that, maybe 15 years ago, but had no reason to continue. Can I hijack this a trifle and ask you who use Linux if you can recommend using Linux on an older laptop PC by booting from a USB stick? I've seen several references recently to the instructions to do this, primarily as a way to try Linux.