kahuna74
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I agree. You can't reasonably run photoshop on linux. Linux is a great OS, but photoshop is for Mac and Windows, not Linux. And Wine sucks.
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I agree. You can't reasonably run photoshop on linux. Linux is a great OS, but photoshop is for Mac and Windows, not Linux. And Wine sucks.
Conor
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I disagree somewhat. Sure, you can try running photoshop in Wine, but with a little bit of tweaking, Gimp can be eerily similar to Photoshop.
I dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu, and I've easily been able to switch between both programs without any issues.
Capo Dei Capi
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GIMP is actually pretty good, their is a professional photographer that uses it and made a blog where he talks about GIMP and Linux Open Source photo editing.
http://www.rileybrandt.com/blog/
I'm surprised that there isn't any linux SEO software out their, since so many servers are cheaper to get with linux vs windows, I've seen windows cost 25 EUROS/month and more for a server.
sgtBerbatov
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I first started using Linux in 2004, and only used it about 10% of the time. Now I use it 95% of the time for everything I do. I do have a dual-boot PC with Windows 7 which is just for gaming (like Sim City 3000, Championship Manager etc).
If you're not used to Linux I would recommend Linux Mint, just because Ubuntu at the moment is a bit buggy with their latest release. It will be a bit different, but the one nice thing with Linux is that most of the distributions now come with a software centre, so you'll be able to install most of the things you need. Also, as a top tip, if you need Flash then install Chrome.
Some of the posters are right, things like Photoshop won't run on Linux (unless you really know what you're doing), and GIMP (the open source alternative) is good but there's a massive learning curve with it. What I do when I used to work with Photoshop is install VirtualBox and create a Windows 7 VM. I then created a folder on the Linux machine which I then used as a shared folder on Windows. So I could pop what I liked in to that folder from Linux and access and write to it on Windows.
There are some advantages with Linux too which Windows 10 has only NOW got - multiple desktops. I can't tell you how brilliant it is when you're on a laptop and you need to view loads of windows and Alt - Tab is too much for you.
However the idea "Linux sux" is ridiculous. The only reason it sucks for people is either they don't know how to use it or it doesn't run Crysis on full. I'm a developer, I'm experienced with Linux as I've used it for so long. It's a hard thing to get your head around, but it's a proper OS now and an alternative to Windows if you use your PC for work. If you're a gamer then yeah, you should stick with Windows - but Steam are releasing great games for Linux now.
If you're not used to Linux I would recommend Linux Mint, just because Ubuntu at the moment is a bit buggy with their latest release. It will be a bit different, but the one nice thing with Linux is that most of the distributions now come with a software centre, so you'll be able to install most of the things you need. Also, as a top tip, if you need Flash then install Chrome.
Some of the posters are right, things like Photoshop won't run on Linux (unless you really know what you're doing), and GIMP (the open source alternative) is good but there's a massive learning curve with it. What I do when I used to work with Photoshop is install VirtualBox and create a Windows 7 VM. I then created a folder on the Linux machine which I then used as a shared folder on Windows. So I could pop what I liked in to that folder from Linux and access and write to it on Windows.
There are some advantages with Linux too which Windows 10 has only NOW got - multiple desktops. I can't tell you how brilliant it is when you're on a laptop and you need to view loads of windows and Alt - Tab is too much for you.
However the idea "Linux sux" is ridiculous. The only reason it sucks for people is either they don't know how to use it or it doesn't run Crysis on full. I'm a developer, I'm experienced with Linux as I've used it for so long. It's a hard thing to get your head around, but it's a proper OS now and an alternative to Windows if you use your PC for work. If you're a gamer then yeah, you should stick with Windows - but Steam are releasing great games for Linux now.
Capo Dei Capi
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Linux has really come a long way, for video editing their is even a really good program called lightbox, probably the only thing linux is lacking right now is support by colleges, to take online tests you need either windows or mac. You can change the user agent settings, but for a test its best to just have the native system that is required. Once linux starts getting supportws by universities, then it will really start to take off.
I like Arch Linux for the desktop and Centos for my servers. That being said, if you want a really smooth desktop experience you'll run a version of Windows.
Currently I've only got Linux on my server and on my phone (Linux deploy) as I need windows for a few bits but I like to have desktop programs on the go.
Currently I've only got Linux on my server and on my phone (Linux deploy) as I need windows for a few bits but I like to have desktop programs on the go.
someonenoone
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Linux MATE, mate
using that since 3+ years
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Personally I just dont know if linux is good enough for the desktop - there are just too many issues you will see where you cannot get a program to run that you need - probably the main one being microsoft office whihc a lot of people use. Yes there are alternatives, loads of them, but they are not as good. And if you are running a lot of IM software then chances are that will not run on linux either.
PS I am a great advocate of linux, but I just think its better utilized in server environments, VPS, hosting etc rather than the desktop.
PS I am a great advocate of linux, but I just think its better utilized in server environments, VPS, hosting etc rather than the desktop.
sgtBerbatov
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I sort of understand this. Like I said in my post if you don't know what you're doing with a computer you may not have the skills needed to troubleshoot issues in Linux. That said once you fix an issue with a dependency of some software, the next time you have the problem you usually have it fixed in half the time.
Don't agree with Microsoft Office though. I think LibreOffice is actually a fantastic replacement for the power users of Office before they introduced the "Ribbon". There are some compatibility issues, but hell if LibreOffice is good enough for the Munich council then it's good enough for me!
