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Originally Posted by 7 Dying Trees
As far as the linux goes, I'd like something that isn't too hard to set up, but will allow me to really play around with it once I get used to it.
Is it possible to install a different linux version over one you have (a different distribution) or would that require reformatting?
Also, what's driver support like, and can hardware be disabled or enabled according to what you want running, as most likely I'd like to be able to switch between the two soundcards (onboard and the one I use for recording)?
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You'll probably want to use something that's easier to install then, like Fedora Core. You generally can't mix distributions, since each has a different package manager and conventions for location of config files, log files, etc. But what you can do is install different distributions of Linux in different partitions. Driver support in Linux is never guaranteed. In fact, usually you make the hardware choice based on the existence of Linux drivers. This is not so much an issue for sound cards, which have decent general support, but can be an issue for video cards if you want 3D acceleration. Since you already have the hardware I would just install and see what happens. Multiple sound cards work with the two main sound systems in Linux (OSS and ALSA), but may require some hand-configuration for your setup.
You may want to also look into Knoppix, which is a bootable CD containing a live Linux OS. In other words, you can run Linux from the CD without installing on your hard drive.