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Again with the 'have to compile the kernel' meme... Seriously, I've been on Ubuntu for 11 years prior and Arch for 3 after that. I have built Linux based super

• fouc 7y ago
  Compiling the kernel used to be common if you need to enable certain driver or hardware support though.
  • wink 7y ago
    But not 10 years ago, more like 15+. And I did have other machines than ThinkPads...
• mmjaa 7y ago
  Likewise. I've been using Linux since the very early days when compiling the kernel and creating a root filesystem was the only way to use it. I moved to Ubuntu Studio and have never looked back - it has been the simplest, easiest to use and maintain system of all the machines in my purview, by far. I'm very much looking forward to ditching the Mac, especially after the Catalina fiasco. Ubuntu is catching up in leaps and bounds, and the existence of a distro variant designed specifically for Audio/Video professional use (Ubuntu Studio) is very, very compelling. The Ubuntu Studio guys, as well as the Ardour group, get my monthly donation with pleasure ..
• kvz 7y ago
  Author here. Thanks, yes, but I'm basically saying I don't want to do that anymore, and don't need to either these days with Ubuntu :) Perhaps I should improve the working in that regard!
• dzmien 7y ago
  Even if you do compile your kernel, it really doesn't take that long on modern hardware. I just set up Gentoo on my main computer and the kernel literally took five minutes to compile on an 8 core AMD FX-8300 with 12GB of RAM. I spent much more time configuring it, of course :-)