[PlanetCCRMA] re: ccrma on Gentoo

Ketil Thorgersen linuxuadio@rytmisk.net
Tue Feb 21 07:56:03 2006


PMG skrev:
> Hey there, I haven't been using Linux for a long time
> but I've realised that Gentoo seems a really great
> dist. I've decided to install it for a double-boot
> with CCRMA, and guess what? It's too damn
> complicated!! Really, I've read a good part of the
> installation guide and am most of the time very lost.
> Why don't they make a visual install? I've even been
> able to install debian/agnula back then, but Gentoo is
> sombre.
>
> Anyway, to get to the point, I'm sure it would be
> great having a Gentoo port of ccrma (kernel at least),
> but FC should be the main worry. I think most
> musicians don't know much in computers, when you get
> CCRMA, it's a "all-in-the-box", kinda simple solution
> for good qulity recording and productivity. Installing
> CCRMA is SO easy, even easier than Windows! I
> personally think moving to Gentoo would discourage
> many users who don't have the time, or patience to
> learn that much. Just my thought, See ya.
>
> P.S. Wish me good luck for my Gentoo install, hehe.
> Chow, Phil

I had similar plns. Never really got through to finish a gentoo install 
though... But I found this http://www.kororaa.org/ which I plan to test. 
It is a graphical install of gentoo...

Ketil