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DankPods just switched to Linux!!! (iv.nboeck.de)

submitted 2 months ago by southernwolf@pawb.social to c/linuxfurs@pawb.social

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/27784074

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/27756512

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[–] JackiesFridge@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Use a popular distribution like Ubuntu or Linux Mint. There's a lot of resources online that will walk you through any weird setup issues (many with code to copy/paste).

There are also plenty of articles that have "top 5" type lists for what sort of things you should install right away (like multimedia codecs if you want to consume a variety of media).

I'm only basically techy, and I very much enjoy Linux Mint. It's snappy and comfortable and does everything I really need to do with no fuss. It took me a few nights of Googling (Duck Duck Go-ing?) to get over a few hiccups, but it wasn't difficult with the walkthroughs, just a little time consuming. Once set up, the system has been rock solid.

I daydream about my laptop when I'm at work and my Win11 work computer suddenly decides I don't actually need to click anything in the upper third of the screen. Again.

[–] Focal@pawb.social 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I did make a dual boot switch to Linux. Been really liking it so far, but I'm sad to realize that Adobe doesn't really work with it :(

I'll either have to keep windows on a partition, or I'll have to use a Virtual Machine for adobe in linux, neither of which feel awesome, but... What can you do?

Switching to Davinci Resolve is something I tried earlier, but I found it a bit clunky

[–] JackiesFridge@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I've dabbled in Inkscape, GIMP, and KdenLive as Adobe alternatives, and I can use them for smaller projects but you're right: they are clunky. Scribus is actually frustrating after all the time I've spent in InDesign.

[–] Focal@pawb.social 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Good to know it's not just me then. I'm sorry to hear that scribus is actively frustrating though.

[–] JackiesFridge@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Like anything else, the interface can be learned. However, I don't have the time to give it (and the other FOSS Adobe alts) the attention I need in order to learn them as well as I already know the Adobe software. It feels like doing the same homework a second time for less reward.