Comments on: RIP Linux. Long live Linux! http://www.os-agnostic.com/2009/08/rip-linux-long-live-linux/ It's not the OS you use, but what you do with it that counts Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:09:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Karin Dalziel http://www.os-agnostic.com/2009/08/rip-linux-long-live-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Karin Dalziel Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:21:42 +0000 http://www.os-agnostic.com/?p=127#comment-219 I have used Photoshop through wine (see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nirak/559140425/), but it doesn't work right (slow, some of the filters/other features don't work at all). And it is not only Photoshop - I depend on many Adobe applications, including Illustrator and InDesign. The drivers for my Wacom tablets never quite worked right, either. As a professional designer, it's important to me that my tools work, without fighting with them for hours. I am sad to have had to leave Ubuntu (at least in part) and I do miss it, but tools are important. I have used Photoshop through wine (see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nirak/559140425/), but it doesn’t work right (slow, some of the filters/other features don’t work at all). And it is not only Photoshop – I depend on many Adobe applications, including Illustrator and InDesign. The drivers for my Wacom tablets never quite worked right, either. As a professional designer, it’s important to me that my tools work, without fighting with them for hours.

I am sad to have had to leave Ubuntu (at least in part) and I do miss it, but tools are important.

]]> By: Aqua Fyre http://www.os-agnostic.com/2009/08/rip-linux-long-live-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Aqua Fyre Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:02:02 +0000 http://www.os-agnostic.com/?p=127#comment-215 Well hello again. My second post. I understand your frustration with Ubuntu. But perhaps you may be a bit premature in ditching it because of your liking of Photoshop. I am not sure if you know that Photoshop can be run on Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu or whatever flavor of Linux your like. (I like Chakra : look it up on Distrowatch.) All you for Photoshop to work with linux is to install 'Wine'. http://www.winehq.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_(software) PS : In case you want to play with Chakra here is the link. http://chakra-project.org/ Well hello again. My second post. I understand your frustration with Ubuntu. But perhaps you may be a bit premature in ditching it because of your liking of Photoshop.

I am not sure if you know that Photoshop can be run on Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu or whatever flavor of Linux your like. (I like Chakra : look it up on Distrowatch.)

All you for Photoshop to work with linux is to install ‘Wine’.

http://www.winehq.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_(software)

PS : In case you want to play with Chakra here is the link.

http://chakra-project.org/

]]> By: Kevin http://www.os-agnostic.com/2009/08/rip-linux-long-live-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Kevin Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:33:21 +0000 http://www.os-agnostic.com/?p=127#comment-196 This is a very appropriate post for a blog called OS Agnostic ;) This is a very appropriate post for a blog called OS Agnostic ;)

]]> By: Kirk Augustine http://www.os-agnostic.com/2009/08/rip-linux-long-live-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-195 Kirk Augustine Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:47:35 +0000 http://www.os-agnostic.com/?p=127#comment-195 I am running Ubuntu as my web server right now and not much else. I used to use it as my media server, but I changed to Windows 7 RC so that I could get a feel for 7 it before it comes out. My desktop system is OS X. Yes it's a little higher priced, but it is a UNIX system and I don't like the lack of terminal in Windows. I also like using cocoa and objective c, and would like to get a few iPhone app ideas developed. I would use Ubuntu for my desktop system if not for things like Photoshop as you mentioned and XCode. I must say that I do like Windows 7 so far. I may even have to stop using XP in my VMs. Cheers! I am running Ubuntu as my web server right now and not much else. I used to use it as my media server, but I changed to Windows 7 RC so that I could get a feel for 7 it before it comes out. My desktop system is OS X. Yes it’s a little higher priced, but it is a UNIX system and I don’t like the lack of terminal in Windows. I also like using cocoa and objective c, and would like to get a few iPhone app ideas developed. I would use Ubuntu for my desktop system if not for things like Photoshop as you mentioned and XCode. I must say that I do like Windows 7 so far. I may even have to stop using XP in my VMs. Cheers!

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