You don't need virus/malware protection on Linux/Unix based system. Try brave browser same engine as Chrome but has great Ad blocking (use all the time on YT - no ads). Rawtherapee is a great photo editor (I use it all the time). learn the command line, get a book on linux for reference, Ask questions of problems you are having !
Linux users on AK?
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0b11011001
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I use an arch Linux based music server, and arch Linux on an older laptop.
I briefly tried Pop_OS, an Ubuntu fork from System 76 computer company. They are a great company with great hardware products, but poop_os and cosmic are not ready for prime time. With pop_os, zoom software lagged badly when in a meeting. Then I read that many pop users are complaining about various issues with the distro.
So with the same laptop, I loaded Arch Linux with Gnome desktop and Wayland. This install is so much more responsive, and zoom works flawlessly now.
Everything else in the house is Apple and OS X, including an M5 MacBook Pro.
I also run a pihole server on Debian that is my main DNS server for my local network. It is also a Tailscale exit node for all of my smartphones and computers. So even when I am away from home, my DNS is routed through my pihole device and I get ad free browsing.
I briefly tried Pop_OS, an Ubuntu fork from System 76 computer company. They are a great company with great hardware products, but poop_os and cosmic are not ready for prime time. With pop_os, zoom software lagged badly when in a meeting. Then I read that many pop users are complaining about various issues with the distro.
So with the same laptop, I loaded Arch Linux with Gnome desktop and Wayland. This install is so much more responsive, and zoom works flawlessly now.
Everything else in the house is Apple and OS X, including an M5 MacBook Pro.
I also run a pihole server on Debian that is my main DNS server for my local network. It is also a Tailscale exit node for all of my smartphones and computers. So even when I am away from home, my DNS is routed through my pihole device and I get ad free browsing.
DesertRatt
All Bark, No Bite!
How do you like that? As a recent convert from Lightroom to Linux Darktable, I'm not too happy.
RVT1K
Super Member
I'm just an amateur, an avid amateur, and I only use it for fairly minor editing, cropping, and converting the RAW files to JPEG's.
I've been very satisfied with it.
dr*audio
Fish fingers and custard!
Have you tried GIMP?
0b11011001
Active Member
If I needed to run just a couple of windows apps, I would use Wine on Linux or run windows in a container on Linux, to keep from having to dual boot.
I use Rawtherapee its great not that difficult to learn. I did not like Darktable as well.
SoCal Sam
Lunatic Member
Linux Mint just took over an iMac 27 Mid 2011 which has i7-2600, 32Mb RAM, SSD, and beautiful 2K monitor. The hardware is still more than capable for my needs. It runs apps quickly and plays 2K video flawlessly. I did have to figure out a few settings with the command line but the online knowledge base is excellent.
Recently upgraded my Linux OS, to fix my AK access issues, to Debian 13 (Trixie). It has a ton of additional security features, although Linux is pretty safe already, and is fully compatible with all Windows programs I've tried so far. Making the switch to Linux years ago really emphasized the pain in the ass of Windows use (updates, lack of security, and clumsiness).
dr*audio
Fish fingers and custard!
I think you should clarify that Debian 13 will not directly run Windows programs, you have to use WINE.
Yep, yep. Linux has a corresponding equivalent for everything Windows has (i.e. Word, Excel, and such) and they're all free. If someone emails me something in Windows, I can still open it and view using Linuxs' compatibility layers programs. WINE download is required if I want to install and use Windows based programs. Like everything else, Linux programs are free and simple to install.
SoCal Sam
Lunatic Member
Question for the experienced. Linux Mint XFCE 22.3 has seemingly daily updates which I faithfully installed in past installations. The result was bugginess and sluggishness which was not present with the initial install. For example, my iMac 27 install stopped being able to shut down from GUI and Terminal. Even the power button shut down would not respond. This installation had all updates and some power settings configured. I reinstalled 22.3 and the problem went away. It's not an elegant solution.
What is your approach here? Do you leave it as is until it misbehaves or do you update constantly?
What is your approach here? Do you leave it as is until it misbehaves or do you update constantly?
0b11011001
Active Member
I use Arch Linux. It has a rolling release, so it is always up to date.
One reason this could happen is that a file or files on your hard drive somehow got corrupted, which does happen sometimes. How old is the hard drive in your computer? It may be worth replacing if it's getting up there in years. A fresh install would fix this problem just like you experienced. A lot of computer issues are hardware problems but software gets the blame most of the time.
Now that you've re-installed, have you updated the machine again? If so, are you seeing the same bad behavior? If not, it was probably a hardware problem.
Finally got 'round to establishing a CLI session in which I could sudo apt-get update. There were no errors, but some warnings about things being found more than once. All those were related to the vivaldi browser, which I haven't gotten into using, so I might try purging that.
After the apt-get update, the GUI Update Manager still regularly complains that the APT configuration is corrupt, but changing to a different mirror site lets me update without complaints.
I'm not sure anymore but used to be that CLI and GUI update managers didn't work well together and it was a good idea to just use one or the other. I've been using Fedora for a while now and it has none of those problems but I'm not sure about the Debian based distros.
A power user since 3.11, I walked away from Windows a few days after Win 11; it was apparent the direction it was heading.
I don’t need or want to have sites refused, files refused, installs refused, etc once I’ve given my credentials. Always had a small Linux install somewhere, but switched fully immediately lol.
I run an Arch variant called Manjaro, it’s fast, pretty, and does what I expect from a modern Linux OS.
There is no going back, my young daughter can navigate Windows and Linux easily, I keep a small windows presence for times when it’s easier/necessary.
