[LAU] M-Audio Audiophile 2496 on modern Ubuntu

[sandie]

mark wrote:
> [1] gnome depends on pulse, so we have to have it (which begs the
> question, why do we need gnome?)
>   
Besause KDE/XFCE isnt as stable as Gnome ? I'm only speaking out of 
personal expirence here YMMV.
> [2] the ubuntu hierarchy insist we use pulse (which begs the question,
> wouldn't we be better off working under debian?)
>   
A lot of things just work in Ubuntu. I have used Linux (Redhat) as a 
webserver for many years, but when Ubuntu came along I was able to 
switch to Linux on my desktop also.
Things seam to happen fast in Ubuntu ( allthou some might say TOO fast ).
> I think it's a bit of a joke to have an audio-focussed distro in which
> the first things I have to do post-install are disable some of the
> default features and manually edit settings.
>   
I have to agree here, my check-list of things to do after a re-install 
grows with every release, sad but true.
but at some point you just want to make some music and not have to 
bother with all the technical stuff, and getting to know a new distro is 
still more trouble than tweaking Ubuntu so it fits... at least for now.

Regards
Sandie