Transitioning to Ubuntu Studio
Yesterday I switched to Ubuntu Studio 10.04 mainly because I love the audio production tools available in the distro. The first time I tried to install Ubuntu Studio from the original DVD was a failure. That’s probably because this distro is usually for multimedia workstation, therefore it doesn’t install NetworkManager by default. As the result, I didn’t get very far with this original distribution because of the wifi struggle.
Instead, I reinstalled Ubuntu 10.04 and upgraded to Ubuntu Studio by following this Ubuntu Documentation article. Here is the video preview of the Application menu in the Original Ubuntu Studio:
Note that I installed the distro inside VirtualBox using original DVD ISO image in the above video to show the different default interface between Ubuntu and Ubuntu Studio. The version of Ubuntu Studio upgraded from the original Ubuntu installation is very different, notably the NetworkManager.
I’m currently in the process of transitioning to this new Ubuntu environment. I have many tasks to complete like deciding which applications to reinstall and restore their configurations from my backed up home directory, etc. Once I finished all these tasks (probably today), I will start to learn about the tools available in Ubuntu Studio like LMMS and StopMotion. Look forward to the upcoming posts about these tools.