Linux Multimedia Distro

* Especially for newbies its recommended to start with a Linux Distribution which is specially made for audio/ multimedia usage. Here on the website of Linuxaudio.org, You can find the full list with the available distributions and more information. You don't know which one to choose? Why not ask it at our forum…

• 64 Studio Daniel James's collection of software for digital content creation.
• APODIO is an ”…audio computer on a live CD bootable distribution”
• AVLinux is a Remastersys+Debian -based distribution with 2.6.30.1 low-latency PAE kernel, by Glen MacArthur a.k.a. Gmaq
• AudioSlack audio packages for Slackware users, from Luke Yelavich, inspired by PlanetCCRMA
• Dynebolic a GNULinux distribution ”… shaped on the needs of media activists, artists and teachers”
• Low-latency RPMs packages from Udo Jocher that include a 2.4.18 kernel patched for low-latency and preemptive oper..
• m-dist a SlackWare-based “live” Linux system specially tuned for MIDI and audio use
• Medialinux at OSL a Knoppix-based Linux distribution focused on multimedia
• Musix GNU+Linux a “live” music and sound distro from Marcos Guglielmetti and friends
• Planet CCRMA At Home a collection of rpm packages that you can add to a computer running Fedora or CentOS
• pure:dyne GNULinux live CD - great for live performances, installations and newbies
• Thac's RPMs For Mandrake includes a large collection of Linux music and sound packages
• Ubuntu Studio a multimedia editing/creation flavor of Ubuntu

Reference: www.linuxaudio.org