25 reasons to switch to Linux
27/12/08 11:29 Filed in: Linux
Today I had an hour to fill so I thought I’d boot my
PC with the new OpenSUSE 11.1 live CD and see how it
goes.
What can I say?... Brilliant.
I’ve tried both the Gnome and the KDE flavours and I think I now have the motivation to move from Ubuntu 8.04. Not because there’s anything wrong with Ubuntu.. it’s really nice and does everything I need it to do. But OpenSuse 11.1 is so new and shiny, how can I resist.
I think I’ll be going for the KDE GUI this time. Gnome is nice, but I think I need a change.
And so back to the heading of this blog. Every now and then I go hunting for things like “Photoshop on Linux” and “Colour Management on Linux” to see what new developments are occurring. I search for these two topics because I feel that Linux will finally hit the big time when these two hurdles are overcome. Running Photoshop (latest version) on Linux (any distro) with full colour management. For people who don’t use Photoshop and don’t give a stuff about colour management then, Linux is ready for you NOW!
Here are two links I found today:
“25 reasons to convert to Linux”
and
“Photoshop tops “most wanted” Linux app list”
I should have enough time over the break to try out CS2 under CrossOver office. That should be fun.
Remember: Most Linux distros come as a “Live CD” so you can try it without damaging your current installed OS. So there is no reason not to give it a go.
What can I say?... Brilliant.
I’ve tried both the Gnome and the KDE flavours and I think I now have the motivation to move from Ubuntu 8.04. Not because there’s anything wrong with Ubuntu.. it’s really nice and does everything I need it to do. But OpenSuse 11.1 is so new and shiny, how can I resist.
I think I’ll be going for the KDE GUI this time. Gnome is nice, but I think I need a change.
And so back to the heading of this blog. Every now and then I go hunting for things like “Photoshop on Linux” and “Colour Management on Linux” to see what new developments are occurring. I search for these two topics because I feel that Linux will finally hit the big time when these two hurdles are overcome. Running Photoshop (latest version) on Linux (any distro) with full colour management. For people who don’t use Photoshop and don’t give a stuff about colour management then, Linux is ready for you NOW!
Here are two links I found today:
“25 reasons to convert to Linux”
and
“Photoshop tops “most wanted” Linux app list”
I should have enough time over the break to try out CS2 under CrossOver office. That should be fun.
Remember: Most Linux distros come as a “Live CD” so you can try it without damaging your current installed OS. So there is no reason not to give it a go.