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V_RocKs · 01-10-2011, 12:28 AM

So I decided to take the plunge and try to use Linux as my main operating system. I chose Ubuntu since it has such a large community and you can Google "Ubuntu $problem" and get an answer for anything that could possibly go wrong.

The only reason it has taken this long to switch is the lack of Smart Blur in Gimp. Not to mention Photoshop is just so fucking awesome and Gimp is a distant second. I got my copy of Photoshop CS4 to load in Wine so there went that hurdle.

Next, I so much prefer Dreamweaver over anything Linux offers. Again KompoZer, the Linux equivalent, fell way short of my expectations. No matter how hard I tried I could not duplicate others success in getting it to run under Wine and I ultimately ended up running Windows in VirtualBox. I had a spare XP disk I never used. This also meant I didn't have to switch my Stats Remote license over to the Linux version just in case I ever want to switch back. And it means I can still get my stats on my Laptop which runs Windows 7. I am not ready to try and get a laptop working under Ubuntu yet.

The final piece of the pie was my multifunction printer. After about 40 minutes of Google searching and reading I got all of its functions to work correctly.

One aspect of the switch I seriously enjoyed was my Google apps. No need to do anything special. Just login and Email is back up, Wave, Analytics, etc, etc... Some hate the big brother idea of Google, but I can't be happier!

Oh... One last reason to keep windows... Windows Live Writer. I am so fucking grateful to Rochard for introducing me to WLW! Unfortunately Linux has nothing that even comes close to this Microsoft made application. Not even in the same universe. The closest thing would probably be the Firefox plugin. But then that isn't Linux native... So yeah... I run that in the VirtualBox too.

So why did I make the switch? I was using my license copy of both Windows 7 and Photoshop CS5 to create my own tour for a web site I promote. I was about 4 hours into my project and dozens of layers deep when it occurred to me, I haven't saved this fucking thing yet! I decide to edit the opacity of one more layer before the save and guess what? Photoshop has encountered an error and needs to close!

Without skipping a beat I went to Ubuntu's web site, downloaded the installer and began the install. About 4 hours later I was sitting in front of an extremely fast machine with all of my essential apps and functions working correctly.

The first thing I noticed, Firefox works VERY fast in Linux! Chrome was already fast in Windows so no big speed rush there. Setting up my servers as network drives was very fast. Both Linux and VirtualBox Windows are set up to use my old Documents folders from Windows 7 and basically piggy-back on my Windows 7 drive for downloads, scratch disks/folders, etc.

If you ever wanted so fuck you to the BSOD and all other problems in Windows, but didn't know if Linux had progressed far enough to allow you to, I am here to tell you it has. But only if you are a computer savvy person or can just follow directions since there is a howto for just about everything.

Time to go do some blog posts!

01-10-2011, 12:28 AM
V_RocKs Damn Right I Kiss Ass! Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Cowtown, USA Posts: 32,405	So long Windows. Hello Linux! So I decided to take the plunge and try to use Linux as my main operating system. I chose Ubuntu since it has such a large community and you can Google "Ubuntu $problem" and get an answer for anything that could possibly go wrong. The only reason it has taken this long to switch is the lack of Smart Blur in Gimp. Not to mention Photoshop is just so fucking awesome and Gimp is a distant second. I got my copy of Photoshop CS4 to load in Wine so there went that hurdle. Next, I so much prefer Dreamweaver over anything Linux offers. Again KompoZer, the Linux equivalent, fell way short of my expectations. No matter how hard I tried I could not duplicate others success in getting it to run under Wine and I ultimately ended up running Windows in VirtualBox. I had a spare XP disk I never used. This also meant I didn't have to switch my Stats Remote license over to the Linux version just in case I ever want to switch back. And it means I can still get my stats on my Laptop which runs Windows 7. I am not ready to try and get a laptop working under Ubuntu yet. The final piece of the pie was my multifunction printer. After about 40 minutes of Google searching and reading I got all of its functions to work correctly. One aspect of the switch I seriously enjoyed was my Google apps. No need to do anything special. Just login and Email is back up, Wave, Analytics, etc, etc... Some hate the big brother idea of Google, but I can't be happier! Oh... One last reason to keep windows... Windows Live Writer. I am so fucking grateful to Rochard for introducing me to WLW! Unfortunately Linux has nothing that even comes close to this Microsoft made application. Not even in the same universe. The closest thing would probably be the Firefox plugin. But then that isn't Linux native... So yeah... I run that in the VirtualBox too. So why did I make the switch? I was using my license copy of both Windows 7 and Photoshop CS5 to create my own tour for a web site I promote. I was about 4 hours into my project and dozens of layers deep when it occurred to me, I haven't saved this fucking thing yet! I decide to edit the opacity of one more layer before the save and guess what? Photoshop has encountered an error and needs to close! Without skipping a beat I went to Ubuntu's web site, downloaded the installer and began the install. About 4 hours later I was sitting in front of an extremely fast machine with all of my essential apps and functions working correctly. The first thing I noticed, Firefox works VERY fast in Linux! Chrome was already fast in Windows so no big speed rush there. Setting up my servers as network drives was very fast. Both Linux and VirtualBox Windows are set up to use my old Documents folders from Windows 7 and basically piggy-back on my Windows 7 drive for downloads, scratch disks/folders, etc. If you ever wanted so fuck you to the BSOD and all other problems in Windows, but didn't know if Linux had progressed far enough to allow you to, I am here to tell you it has. But only if you are a computer savvy person or can just follow directions since there is a howto for just about everything. Time to go do some blog posts!