https://iv.nboeck.de/watch?v=me7tCDPAlw4
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/27784074
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/27756512
(Apologies if the link doesn't work; Google are dicks)
Use a popular distribution like Ubuntu or Linux Mint. There's a lot of resources online that will walk you through any weird setup issues (many with code to copy/paste).
There are also plenty of articles that have "top 5" type lists for what sort of things you should install right away (like multimedia codecs if you want to consume a variety of media).
I'm only basically techy, and I very much enjoy Linux Mint. It's snappy and comfortable and does everything I really need to do with no fuss. It took me a few nights of Googling (Duck Duck Go-ing?) to get over a few hiccups, but it wasn't difficult with the walkthroughs, just a little time consuming. Once set up, the system has been rock solid.
I daydream about my laptop when I'm at work and my Win11 work computer suddenly decides I don't actually need to click anything in the upper third of the screen. Again.
I did make a dual boot switch to Linux. Been really liking it so far, but I'm sad to realize that Adobe doesn't really work with it :(
I'll either have to keep windows on a partition, or I'll have to use a Virtual Machine for adobe in linux, neither of which feel awesome, but... What can you do?
Switching to Davinci Resolve is something I tried earlier, but I found it a bit clunky
Yeah, I've dabbled in Inkscape, GIMP, and KdenLive as Adobe alternatives, and I can use them for smaller projects but you're right: they are clunky. Scribus is actually frustrating after all the time I've spent in InDesign.
Good to know it's not just me then. I'm sorry to hear that scribus is actively frustrating though.
Like anything else, the interface can be learned. However, I don't have the time to give it (and the other FOSS Adobe alts) the attention I need in order to learn them as well as I already know the Adobe software. It feels like doing the same homework a second time for less reward.
That's the neat thing, Linux can actually be easier than Windows because you don't have to be a tech-y person to shut down all the tracking and advertising.
Even using the command line terminal is a lot simpler than it seems, and it isn't even necessary for something like 98% of use-cases anymore.