Ubuntu is it the one

[kgbishop]

Im not sure if the ubuntu shoe just doesnt fit me or is there something here i am just missing, no way u have thousands of user and none are like me.

here is my problem

after i install ubuntu cuztomize it to my liking set up all social apps, get everything to my prefence in terms of music. whats really next i cant really do any real work other than kiddie apps like the offices i use design apps pretty much the whole adobe suite . what do i use now since i cant install them? i tried few apps EPIC FAILURE. i want to know how u guys live with this thing?

apps i majoritally use
illustrator
photoshop
preimier
audition

alll adobe apps

not to mention my games but i am gonna leave that alone

and adobe pro x (pdf editor reader creator everthing)

how can i replace these apps or is ubuntu just not for me

[jerome1232]

Gimp is a very good alternative to Adobe's photoshop, it does work differently than photoshop and so will take someone accustomed to photoshops controls some getting used to.

I don't honestly know what the other applications you listed are so I can't help much there. I don't edit pdf's so I can't give a good recommendation on a pdf editor. If you are expecting to find applications that look, feel, and perform exactly like adobe's software you won't find it, you will however find great alternatives that may be even better than adobe's software if you give it the chance.

[Linuxisfast]

Linux is definitely not for you, please continue using Windows.

[whatthefunk]

I think that if you rely that heavily on Adobe apps, you should maybe consider dual booting with Windows. You might be able to get them to run in Wine, but probably not perfectly.

[sffvba[e0rt]

Linux is definitely not for you, please continue using Windows.

+1 ... all of the applications you want to use are made to work perfectly in Windows.


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[Kimm]

To each his own! Ubuntu has some killer applications for some tasks, while others are lacking. For me as a scientist, Ubuntu is perfect! Nice interface, quick access to everything and great tools for data analysis and writing. For someone working with graphics Windows is just better, or you could go out and get a Mac if you want to get the Unix feel!

[The Cog]

If you insist on using windows only programs, then perhaps you should use windows. Same as if you insist on buying betamax videotapes, you perhaps shouldn't be trying to use a VHS player.

[DuckHook]

If you insist on using windows only programs, then perhaps you should use windows. Same as if you insist on buying betamax videotapes, you perhaps shouldn't be trying to use a VHS player.

+1 on that. Curious how comments such as the OP's assume their own premise. Linux has numerous advantages like: no need for antivirus, better security out of the box, super stability, etc, etc, but if these advantages are not enough to outweigh a user's investment in Windows software or the habits of a lifetime, then the most sensible solution is to continue paying the Windows/proprietary tax and forego Linux. Linux is not a magic bullet and will not work like Windows. Those who are looking for 'a Windows that's better than Windows' are not going to find it and should just stick with Windows.

[HermanAB]

Well, all those things you mentioned will probably run on Wine. However, you should try Gimp, Xournal and PdfShuffler.

[rg4w]

...i cant really do any real work other than kiddie apps like the offices i use design apps pretty much the whole adobe suite . what do i use now since i cant install them? i tried few apps EPIC FAILURE. i want to know how u guys live with this thing?

apps i majoritally use
illustrator
photoshop
preimier
audition

alll adobe apps
It's even worse than you imagine: if you purchased those licenses for Windows and then spend a couple thousand dollars on a Mac, they won't work there either.

Applications will generally only work on the OS for which they're compiled.

If Adobe were to share the source with Canonical I would imagine they'd port those to Ubuntu right away. In the absence of that, the "EPIC FAILURE" you describe is driven by your app vendor, not Ubuntu.

Have you considered asking Adobe why they don't release versions of those apps for Ubuntu?

It may be profitable for them, and would certainly provide leverage they could use to better protect themselves from the damaging whims of proprietary OS vendors:
http://blogs.computerworld.com/15991/ubuntu_would_welcome_adobe_to_linux



how can i replace these apps or is ubuntu just not for meIf you've set up your shop to be dependent on apps from a single vendor, you'll be limited in your OS choices to those the vendor supports.

But before you go, here's a tip that may help not only in support forums, but at dinner tables and anywhere else manners matter:

Dismissing entire categories of people such as the professionals who use office suites as "kiddies" isn't going to further your goals.

Even creatives who work in Hollywood ultimately answer to executives who use such "kiddie apps" all day, every day, and with such tools they run the businesses that can afford to hire creatives.

You never know when you'll find yourself at a dinner party sitting across from a media executive who might change your life - if you can avoid insulting him.

And speaking of creatives, FWIW this film was made entirely with open source software:
http://www.elephantsdream.org/

[kgbishop]

SOrry about insult as to kiddie apps i just refer them as that as when i look at the apps in ubuntu these are the stuff i would have LOVED in high school cuz thats all i did write papers for school powerpoints and sit on my social programs all day and listen to music back then ubuntu would have been a dream come true but now in college working with people from different business. want anything done from video editing picture editing sign and logo designs recording.

gonna rough it out see where it takes me i just dont know.
gonna give some of those other programs u guys reffered a run though
love the interface problem i have with these pdf programs is that either they just crash or they just dont open pdf the way i want to view it wats the point of me look at whole pdf page on laptop screen obviously i would want to zoom in smh some apps are amazing no lie but some smh. thanks for all the feed back the community here is epic

[kgbishop]

and also i am that guy in college who cant even afford socks so i am that guy that torrents everything down to a picture lol

gonna try dual booting that seems to be everyone suggestion when ever im just chilling out UBUNTU work time Windows

[rg4w]

and also i am that guy in college who cant even afford socks so i am that guy that torrents everything down to a picture lol

gonna try dual booting that seems to be everyone suggestion when ever im just chilling out UBUNTU work time Windows
Glad to hear you're willing to give it a go. The OS is good, but for me the community is even better. So you may have a good time on many levels.

Be sure to take a look at GIMP as one of the other posters mentioned, and if your tastes are like mine be sure to turn on View->Single Window Mode.

You may also enjoy Audacity, findable in the Software Center.

Let us know how it goes.

[ugm6hr]

Im not sure if the ubuntu shoe just doesnt fit me or is there something here i am just missing, no way u have thousands of user and none are like me.


There are lots of desktop PC users like you. Unfortunately, most cannot use Ubuntu (or any other Linux OS) for all their required PC functions. Adobe applications are a very good example of specialist tools not available on Ubuntu.
Free / open-source software (FOSS) can replace the majority of proprietary applications, but they are not identical replacements for everything you may need.

If you would like to break free of your dependence on these proprietary applications (which you admit you can't afford to replace when your Windows version becomes obsolete), consider:
GIMP (bitmap drawing)
Inkscape (vector drawing)
Cinelerra (advanced video editing)
Audacity (audio editor)
I haven't used the latter 2 - but they are supposed to be powerful with a steep learning curve.

Remember, FOSS generally means you will be saving files in an open format, which facilitates transferring projects from one application to another, a feature missing from proprietary applications.

[mastablasta]

Wheni see short animated movies like Big Buck Bunny and Sintel (both available for free on Youtube) i always wonder what kind of tools in linux are really lacking for professionals. i mean pro studios use Bleder right? and those movies made with open source softare if i am not mistaking... so what is there that is missing?

ok i know adobe has some really cool functions. but question is are they necessary on the start? i mean 5 years ago people made same thing just fine without those new added functions.

anote about GIMP - you can increase it's power by adding various plugins.

[Sam Mills]

Linux is definitely not for you, please continue using Windows.
I have to agree with that. There's nothing wrong with staying with what you're comfortable with. It's just awesome there's so many choices out there.

[kgbishop]

Wheni see short animated movies like Big Buck Bunny and Sintel (both available for free on Youtube) i always wonder what kind of tools in linux are really lacking for professionals. i mean pro studios use Bleder right? and those movies made with open source softare if i am not mistaking... so what is there that is missing?

ok i know adobe has some really cool functions. but question is are they necessary on the start? i mean 5 years ago people made same thing just fine without those new added functions.

anote about GIMP - you can increase it's power by adding various plugins.


I think its the remastering a program is what kills when u master using adobe illustrator for example or photoshop and then u get on that program ur like how do u do this similar to when u did it in photoshop and then it hits, o_0 I cant do that anymore wat?!?!?!

if u ever used illustrator and try using inkscape ur first reaction no lie is o_0 where's the rest of the fonts and then ur reaction is crap. and from there its a google hunt after that.

[ugm6hr]

if u ever used illustrator and try using inkscape ur first reaction no lie is o_0 where's the rest of the fonts and then ur reaction is crap. and from there its a google hunt after that.

If you don't want to learn how to use new software, and your existing software does what you want it to, there is no one insisting you do so.

Everyone should use the tools that suit their workflow best.

[QDR06VV9]

Well, all those things you mentioned will probably run on Wine. However, you should try Gimp, Xournal and PdfShuffler.

pdfedit is a great tool also!

[mastablasta]

I think its the remastering a program is what kills when u master using adobe illustrator for example or photoshop and then u get on that program ur like how do u do this similar to when u did it in photoshop and then it hits, o_0 I cant do that anymore wat?!?!?!

if u ever used illustrator and try using inkscape ur first reaction no lie is o_0 where's the rest of the fonts and then ur reaction is crap. and from there its a google hunt after that.


yah you're probably right. i used to use Corel product before, so gimp wasn't that much of an issue. i also never used them prefesioanl. as for inkscape i was blown away by how easy it was. and a bonus was a very good tranlation to my native lanuage. so i didn't even need to read instructions for most stuff and immediatelly new exactly what the icons do. it was so fluent that i couldn't believe it. so i have it now installed at all home mashcines and i even convinced them to install it at my work mashcine. sometimes i like to spice up our lame promo offers with some graphics...

[varunendra]

I think its the remastering a program is what kills when u master using adobe illustrator for example or photoshop and then u get on that program ur like how do u do this similar to when u did it in photoshop and then it hits, o_0 I cant do that anymore wat?!?!?!

if u ever used illustrator and try using inkscape ur first reaction no lie is o_0 where's the rest of the fonts and then ur reaction is crap. and from there its a google hunt after that.
Exactly! That's why it's mostly a problem of habits rather than the OS or its apps themselves.