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- If you are really committed to using Ubuntu for pro-audio or music - creation work, you should .... + Currently, installing pro audio applications on vanilla Ubuntu requires + some configuration, in order for the user to gain realtime privilege + (read below). + Ubuntu Studio, which is an official flavor of Ubuntu, and thus shares + the repositories with Ubuntu, has this already configured. + Another distribution, KXStudio, is largely based on Ubuntu, and also has + these settings preconfigured - also containing many customized and often + more up to date packages.
-
- If you not yet committed to using Ubuntu for pro-audio or music - creation work, you should probably consider using a different - distribution that has a demonstrated history of not making life for - users like you more complex than it needs to be. In particular you - might want to consider a distribution such - as AVLinux - or Dreamstudio - that is specifically focused on media creation work. -
- The specific issues known at this time (spring 2013) are: + The specific issues known at this time for all flavors of Ubuntu + 12.04 and 12.10 are:
+ These bugs do not affect the upcoming 13.04 release, and earlier + releases (12.04 and 12.10) are in the process of being fixed. +
sudo usermod -a -G
audio YOUR-LOGIN-NAME
. Then logout and login again.
+ On Ubuntu Studio the user is a member of audio group by default, but not
+ on other official flavors.