• Suggestion for distribution
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Well, I'm kinda convincing myself to switch over to linux, since I don't wanna hassle with all the security stuff anymore and mostly use my computer for editing(image/video/audio) or listening to music/watching movies. The problem I have is that I got used to windows too much, it just all the comfort which is missing for me. I've tried ubuntu from version 9.6 up to 9.10, but wasn't really happy with it. Before I've tried Arch, which was in forehand a pain in the ass to setup(should've printed out the manual instead of putting it onto my mp3 player which only has a 2" screen...). I've heard that mint is mostly windows like, but never really tried it. To make it easier, I'll just sum up what I need in the end: - easy to handle filemanager(the ones I've tried so far, got to be catfish I guess, weren't) - an media player(both, audio and video) which has a library function, last.fm support would be nice too and .xm support(demoscene anyone? :P) would be awesome - ability to use bluetooth, as in a filemanager which can communicate with my mobile(samsung sgh-d500) [not that necessary, would be nice] - mostly all the other stuff, which I guess almost any distro has like cd burning, office programs etc. So, anyone who could help me with choosing the right distro and suggesting some packages? Edit: So far, mint really looks like what I want.
[url]http://ubuntustudio.org/[/url]
In you case any of the big user-friendly distros should do the job. (Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, Suse, etc.) Every linux distro can do the basic stuff you mentioned. As for the bluetooth thing, this really depends. There might not be any drivers for your device for linux. It might also work out of the box. If you really want to change to linux you can't go and expect windows. Some distros might look more like windows than others. You have to note that this will NOT be windows at all. There's a learning curve and the appearance (windows look alike or not) is not very important. Ways certain things are done are completely different. These will not change from a distro to another. Look into some of the big ones I mentioned and good luck.
ubuntu studio is master race for video and audio editing
Just go Arch + X + Openbox + Thunar.
Well I just installed the Mint RC, but somehow it's missing a few settings, going back to the stable release and will try that, if not I'll just step back to Ubuntu 9.10, since I have it laying around on CD.
I'd say Ubuntu Studio 10.04 would be the perfect choice. It's also a Long Term Support release.
..Just ignore what we've said about Ubuntu Studio then.
It's not like I need all of the studio stuff, like I don't need any audio cutter or shit, just gimp and some movie editing software. I can still install them on a normal distribution.
[QUOTE=Torekk;22378528]It's not like I need all of the studio stuff, like I don't need any audio cutter or shit, just gimp and some movie editing software. I can still install them on a normal distribution.[/QUOTE] Ubuntu studio uses a kernel that's better optimized for the task than regular Ubuntu does.
But I doubt that there's a localized version for germany, since I'm new to all the linux stuff(sure I've tried out many distributions, but never really kept them longer on my PC than 5 days).
You can always install some of the Ubuntu Studio packages in Ubuntu: [url]https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ubuntu%20Studio%20Upgrade%20from%20Ubuntu[/url]
[QUOTE=Torekk;22389325]But I doubt that there's a localized version for germany, since I'm new to all the linux stuff(sure I've tried out many distributions, but never really kept them longer on my PC than 5 days).[/QUOTE] I can see you'll fight us to the death on this, so there is no point in arguing any further. Next time you ask for advice, take it.
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