Help: Choosing Linux Distribution

Discussion in 'Computers and Technology' started by II_warlord_II, Oct 25, 2008.

  1. II_warlord_II

    II_warlord_II Level III

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    Hey, guys

    My friend want to move from XP to Linux. He's having problem choosing what distribution to install.

    I suggested him to use "Ubuntu" (The one I'm using right now), but he still uncertain.

    Purpose of Use:
    General for Home
    Surfing Internet
    Graphic Design*
    A bit of school work

    *This is his main concern, he think that GIMP is not good as Photoshop, which mean that he have to have 2 OSs if he want to use Photoshop, but he doesn't want that.

    Help out?
     
    #1 II_warlord_II, Oct 25, 2008
  2. GhettoNeopet

    GhettoNeopet Level II

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    Yeah I agree with you, Ubuntu would probably be the best for it.
    Probably the best thing about Ubuntu is how easily help is available to you.
    So yeah go for that :)
     
    #2 GhettoNeopet, Oct 25, 2008
  3. dee123123

    dee123123 Level II

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    My friend recently switched to Ubuntu. A problem is that you can't get certain programs running on it. For example, you can't get AIM for it, so there's a program called pigeon something that's like AIM for Ubuntu. In that case, you're lucky, but there might be some programs you might want to run that have no alternative on Ubuntu.
     
    #3 dee123123, Oct 26, 2008
  4. II_warlord_II

    II_warlord_II Level III

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    Oh really?

    I heard that the new Ubuntu in 4 days!

    much more features.

    might fix that problem...

    also, i just found out that you can get crossover program...
     
    #4 II_warlord_II, Oct 26, 2008
  5. GhettoNeopet

    GhettoNeopet Level II

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    Crossover is good, I use it on my Mac, but not all programs work with it.
     
    #5 GhettoNeopet, Oct 26, 2008
  6. II_warlord_II

    II_warlord_II Level III

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    you think, photoshop work with it?
     
    #6 II_warlord_II, Oct 26, 2008
  7. Zer0

    Zer0 Level IV

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    OK, TIME TO HELP PEOPLE IGNORANT OF THE GLORY THAT IS LINUX:

    1. The GIMP is as good as Photoshop for anything that is anything short of hard-core professional work. And even then, GIMP can suffice 80% of the time. Plus its free.
    2. Pidgeon works perfectly well with AIM, and like 50 other IM programs. That means you can log into your AIM, Yahoo, MSN, Jabber, etc all from one program.
    3. Yes, photoshop can run perfectly well in Linux. There's a great program called Wine that allows Windows programs (including those that need install) to run on Linux. Wine will work for 99.9% of programs, though sometimes it may need adjusting.
    4. Ubuntu is probably your best choice if you're not a computer nerd and all you want to do is use the computer. It does a lot of hardware configuration automatically so you should have a fully functional computer after installation
    5. If you can't get a program running under Wine and you're freaking out, there's always VirtualBox which you can install Windows on. It basically creates a virtual operating system that runs under Linux. So you can work on a windows operating system while you're under Linux.

    LINUX IS FAR BETTER THAN WINDOWS
    btw, this thread should probably have gone here instead: computers-and-technology-f9/
     
    #7 Zer0, Oct 26, 2008