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    • Jackie's Fridge@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      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
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        2 months ago

        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

        • Jackie's Fridge@lemmy.world
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          2 months ago

          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
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            2 months ago

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

            • Jackie's Fridge@lemmy.world
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              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.

    • knightly the Sneptaur@pawb.social
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      2 months ago

      That’s the neat thing, Linux can actually be easier than Windows because you don’t have to be a tech-y person to shut down all the tracking and advertising.

      Even using the command line terminal is a lot simpler than it seems, and it isn’t even necessary for something like 98% of use-cases anymore.