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From: | M Watts |
Subject: | Re: Linux question |
Date: | Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:46:59 +1000 |
User-agent: | Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (X11/20081105) |
Rob Canning wrote:
Indeed so; it's always interesting to hear what apps, environments, settings etc. others use.Ralph Palmer wrote:i think this is on topic as many users might be interested in GNU/Linux environments which are lilypond friendly - so i post back to list too :)Hi -I realize this is marginally on topic, and I apologize if it causes anyone distress.
I'm currently running Fedora 10 on a Compaq nc8000 (circa 2003) -- installation went flawlessy, and everything works out of the box, except for the fn key combo to enter presentation mode. But's that's soon rectified by assigning a keyboard shortcut to an xrandr command.I'm currently a Windows XP user. I would like to mount Linux on an old (circa 2002) Dell laptop my daughter is going to pass along to me. I've narrowed my choices to Ubuntu, Kubuntu, or Debian (a distant third).
If you're looking at Ubuntu for your first distro, you can't go far wrong. If you're into making music with computers, Linux is a great choice, because of its freedom in both senses (beer and speech). There's a specialised audio distro called Ubuntu Studio, which, like Puredyne, comes ready to go with a realtime-enabled kernel and a heap of great apps to get started, including the JACK sound server, which allows you to route audio and midi data to and from any jack-aware app any way you want.
I use Fedora with the RPM Fusion, Planet CCRMA, and separate Compiz repositories. The great thing about Free software is that you find a system and setup that you feel comfortable with, and more importantly, one that actually works with your hardware.ok so i am biased as i am a developer of puredyne http://puredyne.goto10.org its debian based with a focus on audio / visual workit is a combination of the debian repositories along with the debian multimedia repositories and our own puredyne repositories.
To get back on topic, CCRMA was using lilypond 2.10.33 until very recently, so I've been using the lilypond installer for the latest 2.11 version from lily's website. I use gedit for typing up lilypond files, and evince for viewing, but I print from the commandline with lpr, because I find it easier and faster than clicking through dialog boxes.if you do a "full install" you can just add lilypond with aptitude install lilypond or install using the lilypond installer for the latest 2.11 version
There's also LilyKDE, which integrates several KDE apps into a user-friendly lilypond environment, and LilyPondTool, which also provides a complete environment.
Of course, power users will continue to stick with Emacs or Vi, but I've no wish to discuss the merits of one vs the other ;)
Xfce is indeed a great environment -- it makes old boxes usable, and fast boxes faster. If you're coming from windows, the first thing you notice is the sheer configurability of the various desktops -- you can have various panels, launchers, taskbars etc. anywhere you want, or not at all -- after all, real geeks only use runlevel 3, right?we will have a dvd version in the next release and this will include lilypond and all the lilypond extensions we can get our hands on - as a lilypond user and a puredyne developer i have a strong interest in making this a super nice environment for lilypond users. - there is also a live version which runs off usbsticks or cd which makes in nice for workshops etc.its super light so works well on old machines - it uses the xfce4 desktop as part of its lightweight ethos but if you want to bloat your system and add kde or gnome thats easy as
aptitude install yourfavoritewindowmangerhere as its debian (lenny) based. good luck rob c _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list address@hidden http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-us
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