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Morten Mosgaard

1 week ago

Morten Mosgaard
1 week ago

Let's be honest. I made a lot of mistakes while trying to find the right Linux distribution. You don't have to do that.

So I decided to make a (not so) small trip down memory-lane, and share all the mistakes I made while searching for my distro of choice and what I would advice other people to do.

TLDR: Check the screenshot of my advice for new distro explorers.

Link: mortenmosgaard.dk/finding-the-…

#Linux #LinuxAudio #CachyOS #DanmarkSkifter

A screenshot from a blogpost saying:

From all of this, my advice for people searching for the right distro is
- Settle on distros with updated documentation and an active forum. Distro-specific advice is often the best.
- Learn to search for advice for systems related to yours, like searching for Ubuntu advice when on Zorin, or Arch advice when on CachyOS.
- Good advice can sometimes be better in forums related to popular, well-functioning software.
- Keep an eye on the date of the information you find. There is a lot of outdated advice out there.
- If you can’t find what you’re searching for, try asking in the distro-specific forum. Most forums I have experienced have been welcoming.
- Don’t rely on beta apps, if you don’t know your system.
- If what you want takes too much tinkering and you get stuck, consider changing your distro or the app you are trying to use.
- Specifically for music production: Learn the difference between ALSA, PipeWire and JACK, and remember, if you use PipeWire and your DAW of choice uses JACK, what you’re looking for when searching for advice is pipewire-jack.

Finding the right Linux Distribution 3: All the mistakes I made while distro jumping

Next up in my distro journey, is taking you through my distro journey, what I experienced, both good and bad. If you are new to this series, I suggest you start by reading one of the following two blog posts.

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