Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: David Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.mint,alt.os.linux.ubuntu Subject: Re: Mint 22 - No Sound Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 22:28:58 +0000 Lines: 35 Message-ID: References: <20241207215014.081d311fbf6cb3b356a30aea@gmail.com> <20241208195958.a070fb6c4a343d5fea3d640e@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net ABx9Qm3ONxZMmtGLd4RgMwunHFIF2yh7JtlIh0MHlsCXEYepI1 Cancel-Lock: sha1:lHoURUPE9OTeQ9Qd4iODimCp+ZQ= sha256:SyMLTkevVVhFAeeUUCpLi6Z1pMW0aOySMiZVBXUU+7E= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com alt.os.linux.mint:43570 alt.os.linux.ubuntu:211972 On 08/12/2024 22:05, Mike Easter wrote: > Bobbie Sellers wrote: >> So Pinneritce thank you for the opportunity to get my PCLinusOS licks >> in. Now come and try it out. > > I agree w/ checking out a wide variety of distro/s and DE/WMs and I also > agree that PCLOS is a fine one.  It may not be as high on the DW page > hit list as others, but it is a very worthwhile project.  Their DW > description supports the idea of media support: > >> PCLinuxOS is a user-friendly Linux distribution with out-of-the-box >> support for many popular graphics and sound cards, as well as other >> peripheral devices. > > Unlike most other distro/s which are based on an upstream parent and its > repo/s, PCLOS is 'independent, also a rolling release.  Historically, > its 'father' dev, Bill Texstar Reynolds 'came from' Mandriva/Mandrake > influence, but he forked from that over 20 y ago. It is also 'different' > in that the distro is based on rpm packaging but likes the apt > management tools like for deb. > > Another fun thing about PCLOS is the variety of the DE situation, as > there are community releases for others besides the main KDE/XFCE/Mate; > unfortunately there isn't a 'convenient' single link for those choices, > but there are LXQt & LXDE, Trinity (incl both mini & BigDaddy), and > OpenBox that I know of.  That makes for lean PCLOS if one is inclined. I'm downloading PCLOS xfce right now. I'll use balenaEtcher to load the software onto a memory stick. How do I make it operate 'live' on my Dell laptop with the sound problem? -- David