![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Personally, I wish this would change, because there are so many reasons that I don't want to use Ubuntu, and currently prefer Arch. However, if the majority of the plugins and software that a user will but utilizing will come from proprietary software (ie freeware or for purchase), my future recommendation may point to the Debian family, and in particular, Ubuntu. If the majority of the plugins and software that a user will be utilizing will come from open source, then the Arch family would be the best recommendation, because of the AUR. I guess my future recommendations for choice of audio distro will be to ask the querying user where they plan to get the majority of their audio software? ie Open Source or Proprietary purchases. And yet, Ubuntu seems to be the binary of choice for proprietary plugin developers. For example, the number of unique source packages in the AUR far outweighs any other "common" distro family. Both of these distro families each have a unique strength, and I would LOVE to find a way to have both, in the most compatible way possible. One thing that I want to research more is Arch/Debian pros/cons: Arch User Repository vs Ubuntu native distro supported proprietary plugins. There are these and many more takeaways in this fascinating thread: I understand why Reaper is so minimalist and why it works as well as it does. * I understand why Chris (of AirWindows fame) uses no GUIs. I don't think I will ever complain about ugly, sparse Linux GUIs ever again! :-) * And especially, I understand much better the strategies and reasonings for plugin library management, reducing the number of dependencies, etc. * It shows the collaborative nature of these awesome Linux developers. * It gives me a huge insight on how small the market share is currently for Linux, and yet also how it is growing daily. * It shows how much work goes into creating and supporting Linux binaries. * It makes so much more sense why the developers seem to only put out proprietary packages for just Ubuntu (and sometimes Debian). For anyone wanting to better understand the state of proprietary audio plugins currently on Linux, as well as better understanding the difficulties these developers go through to provide these plugins (versus Windows or Mac), this thread won't disappoint!! There were so many takeaways from this conversation! It was really, REALLY eye opening! :-) I just discovered and read this fascinating thread by well known Linux developers from Bitwig, yabridge, Ardour, Surge, Overtone, etc. ![]()
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