{"id":481,"date":"2017-04-14T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andrewwippler.com\/?p=481"},"modified":"2017-05-08T16:48:09","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T00:48:09","slug":"moving-to-desktop-gnulinux-from-windowsmac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andrewwippler.com\/2017\/04\/14\/moving-to-desktop-gnulinux-from-windowsmac\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving to Desktop GNU\/Linux from Windows\/Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are many curious individuals who tinker with GNU\/Linux as a Server OS and want to experience what it is like as a Desktop OS. The switch is often hindered by two obstacles:<\/p>\n

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  1. Some daily use programs are not available. (i.e. Photoshop, iTunes, etc.)<\/li>\n
  2. The unknown of what to do if something goes wrong or what do I do to get my 3d graphics driver installed and working.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    While these are valid reasons and definitely show stoppers for some, others can safely migrate to GNU\/Linux.<\/p>\n

    The obstacle of programs<\/h2>\n

    I like Krita as an alternative to Photoshop. The menu options are nearly the same and I do not have to install a silly theme (like I have to do in Gimp) or re-learn photo editing just to recognize where everything is at. I have successfully installed Photoshop CS4 with wine without any issues, but Krita is more featured than CS4. Darktable is also a good alternative to Photoshop RAW\/bridge.<\/p>\n

    Rhythmbox connects to iPhones\/iPods the same way as iTunes does, but without the store. iTunes does run on a recent version of wine quite well. Some might also want to check out Clementine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Most every program has an alternative. Alternatives can be found via alternativeto.net<\/a> or software recommendations on StackExchange.<\/p>\n

    The unknown obstacles<\/h2>\n

    To use GNU\/Linux successfully as the primary Desktop OS, in my opinion, one must have a desktop with worthy hardware. I consider myself an AMD guy. I like the price for performance and I rarely do CPU intensive tasks on my desktop. When AMD bought ATI, I was also happy as ATI was my favorite graphics card. Unfortunately, most Desktop GNU\/Linux users are developers and need that extra performance. They have desktop workstations that have Nvidia graphics cards in them with Intel CPUs. You will often find that Desktop GNU\/Linux performs better, is easier to use, and has more tutorials for Nvidia graphics cards and how to get them working.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    There are many curious individuals who tinker with GNU\/Linux as a Server OS and want to experience what it is like as a Desktop OS. The switch is often hindered by two obstacles: Some daily use programs are not available. (i.e. Photoshop, iTunes, etc.) The unknown of what to do if something goes wrong or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[6,36],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/andrewwippler.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/andrewwippler.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/andrewwippler.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andrewwippler.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andrewwippler.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/andrewwippler.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":502,"href":"https:\/\/andrewwippler.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481\/revisions\/502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/andrewwippler.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andrewwippler.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andrewwippler.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}