I’ve been trying out Ubuntu Studio 9.10 on both my netbook and desktop for a week or two now, and I’ve been really impressed. Just take a look at this:

Ubuntu Studio 9.10

Ain’t that pretty? Shown here are qjackctl, a2jmidid, and the Calf audio plugins, all available from the Ubuntu repositories. I’ll have more to say about it later, but for now I just wanted to show you what a good job the US devs have done in making the OS look really good.