Ableton Forum

Historically, Linux only makes inroads where it emulates or mimics the functionality of existing standards (e.g. SMB from Microsoft, UI design of Windows and Mac OS, journaling file systems from IRIX and BeOS).

Linux fails miserably when trying to put forward standards of its own, insofar as failure is defined by the open source community's inability to get other platform vendors to accept its standards.

This has always been its Achille's tendon and it seems to be a situation unlikely to change anytime soon.

If you ever see Live on x86 Linux, it will be because of WINE and its developers providing library compatibility for it, not because of new standards.

-Alex

Technically, Linux is good enough for good live audio, but configuration-wise...it has made great progress in terms of easy installations for your internet typewriter, but if you want an out-of-the-box audio workstation - no. Setting up a system with reliable ASLA drivers for a FireWire or USB audio interface is no fun. AGNULA is a good start, but it still has a looong way to go until it's even remotely as non-techie friendly as MacOS or Windows are.