What Linux OS is best for creative uses like photography?
Friday, December 4th, 2009 at
02:23
Keep in mind that my laptop has an 18GB hard drive, with 256MB of RAM…So I want something that runs smooth too.
Also, are there any REALLY COOL creative Linux programs out there I could use for stuff like that?
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As Xirtan says, Ubuntu Studio is probably your best bet. However, I’m not sure any modern distro will run well on those specs.
As for software, Gimp and Inkscape are good ones.
Regardless of the growth of among Linux distros, the overall percentage of "Creative Professionals" using Linux remains quite low and there’s simply not a large enough market to warrant the (significant) engineering effort. They don’t wave a magic wand or anything to make it happen (pun intended).
The amount of Web Developers (that is Programmers not Designers) using Linux has, however, grown enough to warrant attention from Adobe, hence Flex Builder for Linux. Creative professionals remain largely drawn to Mac, mostly for stylistic reasons, not functional ones though.
Ask this question on one of the Linux forums. The Distro does not really matter but GIMP is a good photography editing software and is open source
256MB of RAM? Nothing much.
http://ubuntustudio.org/ is a linux distro made just for creative purposes. It comes with programs like gimp (imagine photoshop with more features for free) And blender ( a 3d model making program that is equivalent to the programs professional movie makers use ). And many other cool programs.
good luck. 🙂
256MB is a little low..
but gimp is a great software..
I recommend you fill out the following query to find the version of Linux that is best for you ( http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/index.php?firsttime=true ) and then follow the links it provides to the Linux Distro (Distribution) so you can download it. Of the top of my head you would probably do well with Ubuntu Studio (a multimedia version of the Ubuntu Linux OS)( http://ubuntustudio.org/ ). You will probably benefit from GIMP, Ink Space, and F-Spot programs (all used in the managing, and editing of photographs).
Hope this helps.
The Linux distro doesn’t matter at the application level. If the question was about package management system, repository, support, quality of distro packaging and community. Then it would.
I believe Sabayon takes the best from all systems. and allows the freedom for others. If you are really interested in linux, and would like a the best performance and power of linux with a slick and sexy look and feel. This distro is very progressive, not conservative at all. You can keep your system up to date with sulfur package manager. It builds everything optimized for your system. Get Sabayon It is just is the better, I found. And the community are artist oriented, they are very friendly, helpful, and humorous. They are really into cutting edge technology. So their is no resistance, to moving forward. Also Sabayon comes with XBMC already available( most popular media center)
Sabayon 5.0 will be released this august if you are interested. Also since you like me are interested in digital arts. I suggest Gimp and Blender. You should be aware that both Gimp and Blender are working on redesigning their interface to make it easier and more user friendly for users. They are taking into account new users. but that might not see come in fruitesion until a few months from now. Its a major overhaul. all around they have been working on. But mean while you can learn their capabilities before migrating to the new UI.
make a separate partition for / , swap, and home.
make / – 7 GB
make swap – 1 GB the rule of thumb is at least twice RAM.
make home – 10 GB
but I recommend you upgrade your hardware. with your current specs I recommend Sabayon Core with xfce or fluxbox Desktop environment installed. Otherwise I would go with KDE