Forget Ubuntu, its just stuffed with bloat ware these days, best to go with Linux Mint, as while it is based around Ubuntu it has none of the rubbish that Ubuntu itself comes with these days.
I would also suggest that you wait for Windows 10 which is due out later this year, as the technical preview is great, and with the features to be added shortly it is a genuine replacement for Windows 7. (Vista was a disaster which was solved with 7, and 8 was also poor which 10 solves)
If you don’t want to wait for 10 go for 7 as its way better than XP, and takes up no more resources. (I still have XP available in a virtual environment but I haven’t used it for years (One of these days I will finally get round to uninstalling it)
Hope this helps
Bill
I agree with you for Linux mint, if you want an everything onboard Linux install, or Centos if you want a good stable server or naked client... Ubuntu has indeed just as much bloatware as the average android phone..
However in music buiseness, i would go with windows 7 or 8 if you want touchscreen, 64 bit as a client... Because all great software and VSTs run under windows, unless you want logic or other specific apple products, then apple is the only way to go... Windows 8 interface is actually quite logical but requires addapting and rethinking... The biggest letdown is that most older 3rd party applications are not really fit to running with a touchscreen, while the OS itselves works perfect with either a multitouchscreen or a multitouchpad but not with a mouse, the older applications dont take well to touch as they where not really designed for it...
If you want to build a serious DAW and still have all options available, Linux would not be my first choice (comming from a certified linux admin)
Both ios and android are severely underpowered when it comes to do professionall stuff with music, android lacks most of the software, while ios lacks the abbility to running more then a single program in real time... They are still in a position where they make great music readers and fun toys...
Unless you own an Integra7, you dont want a mobile device that does not run a fullfledged version of windows... Integra 7 is one of the exceptions, because you run the actuall interface on your ipad.
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