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Asked by James Segwell

I do not believe my question/s have been fully answered by looking at some of the other queries/answers. In any case it is very time consuming having to go through most or all of other people's queries.

Anyway, here is my query. I am a long time user of Windows, mainly XP, but tired of Windows instability since kernel birth (it's a fact) and its insatiable attraction to viruses. I am looking for an OS to replace Windows for my everyday activities and to possibly be my only OS. Like many other folk out there I also use it for normal stuff like internet, play DVD's and music (I use VCL and K-Lite codec packs) etc etc but mainly I use my computer to make music with sequencers + audio card, VST plugins and the like. Would it be possible to use Ubuntu to carry on with all these if I leave Windows behind and what about the necessary drivers for my laptop (currently Dell studio 15 1537) or any other future laptop I may change to. I am not bothered with x64 Bit yet.

Thanking you in advance.

James

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Best Willem Hobers (whobers) said : 		#1

Hi James.

Have you checked out: Studiobuntu [1]?

Some of the particular Windows programs and tools you are used to may not be available for Linux (Ubuntu), but I think you may find Studiobuntu quite intereseting nonetheless,

[1] http://ubuntustudio.org/

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

Dell systems usually have good support out of the box, otherwise there will be several guides to get the hardware working. "Futur laptops" is WAAAY too vague to give a concrete answer. There are many sound manipulation apps in Ubuntu which are free to use. The k-lite pack is not necessary as the codecs you will need are available on the repositorys

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GREG T. (ubuntuer) said : 		#3

 ubuntu studio '
http://ubuntustudio.org/

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James Segwell (nepturn) said : 		#4

Thanks all for the tips and the info on Ubuntu Studio. I take it the Ubuntu Studio is a media enhanced version with the Ubuntu OS included? Sounds good and will check it out. There will be a learning curve with anything new but I'll give it a go. I have already checked out the USB Ubuntu option and have been pleasantly surprised at the thoughtful way in which Ubuntu has been put together. Am sure there will be other questions popping up as I go further into the system so please bear with me :-)

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James Segwell (nepturn) said : 		#5

Thanks Willem Hobers, that solved my question.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#6

Yeah its default app list is more sound/video based, but you can install all. The same apps on a regular Ubuntu. It's not a different OS, just different apps just like KUbuntu is the same OS but with Qt/KDE based apps instead of GTK/Gnome based apps.

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James Segwell (nepturn) said : 		#7

Thanks again. Will have to start getting used to abbreviations like QT/KDE/GTK etc. All good stuff am sure.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#8

Qt (pronounced 'cute' is the base lib of KDE (The K (d)esktop (e)nvironment)
GTK is the (g)nome (t)ool(k)it and is use to make Gnome desktop as well as other desktop environment.

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James Segwell (nepturn) said : 		#9

Thanks for the explanations. Getting there...

What is the normal procedure to install applications?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#10

Software centre or apt-get are perfectly fine