I don't see the point in recommending other distros on a Ubuntu manual page.

Better in that case, to just recommend distros on a Ardour specific page.

diff --git a/_manual/03_setting-up-your-system/08_platform-specifics/01_ubuntu-linux.html b/_manual/03_setting-up-your-system/08_platform-specifics/01_ubuntu-linux.html
index 13846791a35bc9e301af1b840efe0d873ccabb75..667c80fb884ecdefbbabbbbb339d1482397ec250 100644 (file)
--- a/_manual/03_setting-up-your-system/08_platform-specifics/01_ubuntu-linux.html
+++ b/_manual/03_setting-up-your-system/08_platform-specifics/01_ubuntu-linux.html
@@ -27,19 +27,14 @@ title: Ubuntu Linux
 <h2>High Level Recommendations for Ubuntu Users</h2>
 
 <p>
-  If you are really committed to using Ubuntu for pro-audio or music
-  creation work, you should .... 
+  Currently, installing pro audio applications on 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.
 <p>
-<p>
-  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 <a href="http://www.bandshed.net/AVLinux.html">AVLinux</a>
-  or <a href="http://www.dickmacinnis.com/dreamstudio/">Dreamstudio</a>
-  that is specifically focused on media creation work.
-</p>
 
 <h2>Problems with Ardour Packages</h2>