Comments on: Ubuntu - Making the Switch, Almost http://archondigital.com/technology/software/open-source/ubuntu-making-the-switch-almost/ World Domination, Graphic Design and the Internet Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:13:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: yearblook.com http://archondigital.com/technology/software/open-source/ubuntu-making-the-switch-almost/#comment-140 yearblook.com Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:25:02 +0000 http://www.archon-digital.com/?p=87#comment-140 <strong>Ubuntu - Making the Switch, Almost | Archon Digital...</strong> An Ubuntu newbie on moving away from Windows XP... Ubuntu - Making the Switch, Almost | Archon Digital…

An Ubuntu newbie on moving away from Windows XP…

]]> By: bendz http://archondigital.com/technology/software/open-source/ubuntu-making-the-switch-almost/#comment-141 bendz Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:28:23 +0000 http://www.archon-digital.com/?p=87#comment-141 Musta? hehhe haven't been here since my dropping hiatus. You've been blogging seriously lately, I presume. Dami mo na posts. heheh I'm still trying to run Ubuntu without success heheh. I guess it's time to give up. <em>bendz's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bendzg/~3/263852437/' rel="nofollow">Giving E-Retail a Shot</a></em> Musta?

hehhe haven’t been here since my dropping hiatus.

You’ve been blogging seriously lately, I presume. Dami mo na posts. heheh

I’m still trying to run Ubuntu without success heheh. I guess it’s time to give up.

bendz’s last blog post..Giving E-Retail a Shot

]]> By: archondigital http://archondigital.com/technology/software/open-source/ubuntu-making-the-switch-almost/#comment-139 archondigital Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:47:47 +0000 http://www.archon-digital.com/?p=87#comment-139 I am getting ready to run Windows XP from inside Ubuntu on my home PC. Right now, I'm still migrating my files over to a clean hard drive while making some more backups. Just to be on the safe side :) I am getting ready to run Windows XP from inside Ubuntu on my home PC. Right now, I’m still migrating my files over to a clean hard drive while making some more backups.

Just to be on the safe side :)

]]> By: archondigital http://archondigital.com/technology/software/open-source/ubuntu-making-the-switch-almost/#comment-138 archondigital Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:36:43 +0000 http://www.archon-digital.com/?p=87#comment-138 You're right, Adobe should easily be able to port CS3 to Linux if they really wanted to. You’re right, Adobe should easily be able to port CS3 to Linux if they really wanted to.

]]> By: archondigital http://archondigital.com/technology/software/open-source/ubuntu-making-the-switch-almost/#comment-137 archondigital Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:30:19 +0000 http://www.archon-digital.com/?p=87#comment-137 I do have CS2 at home but at work I use CS3 I'll give it a shot over this week. Lately, I've been reading a lot on Wine and Photoshop CS2. I do have CS2 at home but at work I use CS3

I’ll give it a shot over this week. Lately, I’ve been reading a lot on Wine and Photoshop CS2.

]]> By: Mystuff http://archondigital.com/technology/software/open-source/ubuntu-making-the-switch-almost/#comment-136 Mystuff Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:02:50 +0000 http://www.archon-digital.com/?p=87#comment-136 Have you tried running Virtualbox under Ubuntu? Installing Windows XP on it is a breeze (since you already seems to have a license, this should be no problem). After it has installed you install "Guest Additions" from the Virtualbox menu and off you go, you have integrated windows into your ubuntu desktop, allowing you to run windows applications seamlessly on your Ubuntu desktop (yes it's that simple nowadays). Windows XP will eat a few MBs of your RAM but with a base installation not much more than 100MB, which with the prices for DDR2 ram noways shouldn't be much of a problem. You can then run Adobe Photoshop on it, no problem. I have yet to see any significant speed delays (Windows XP boots in <30 seconds). Good luck! Have you tried running Virtualbox under Ubuntu? Installing Windows XP on it is a breeze (since you already seems to have a license, this should be no problem). After it has installed you install “Guest Additions” from the Virtualbox menu and off you go, you have integrated windows into your ubuntu desktop, allowing you to run windows applications seamlessly on your Ubuntu desktop (yes it’s that simple nowadays). Windows XP will eat a few MBs of your RAM but with a base installation not much more than 100MB, which with the prices for DDR2 ram noways shouldn’t be much of a problem. You can then run Adobe Photoshop on it, no problem. I have yet to see any significant speed delays (Windows XP boots in <30 seconds).
Good luck!

]]> By: Tofudisan http://archondigital.com/technology/software/open-source/ubuntu-making-the-switch-almost/#comment-131 Tofudisan Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:57:57 +0000 http://www.archon-digital.com/?p=87#comment-131 Oddly enough I came from the other direction. I used GIMP all the time and finally found that I wanted the functionality of Photoshop so I use Windows and CS3. I'd personally have a joygasm if Adobe would finally port their work to Linux. Considering that OS X is based on BSD I would think that the port should be fairly straightforward. Oddly enough I came from the other direction. I used GIMP all the time and finally found that I wanted the functionality of Photoshop so I use Windows and CS3.

I’d personally have a joygasm if Adobe would finally port their work to Linux. Considering that OS X is based on BSD I would think that the port should be fairly straightforward.

]]> By: Dan Kegel http://archondigital.com/technology/software/open-source/ubuntu-making-the-switch-almost/#comment-132 Dan Kegel Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:02:10 +0000 http://www.archon-digital.com/?p=87#comment-132 He did link to the best page for Photoshop on Linux, http://wiki.winehq.org/AdobePhotoshop , so he's seen it. Perhaps he was simply scared off by the list of known bugs. Most people won't run into those. Here's what that page says about installing Photoshop CS2: Before installing Photoshop, do 'wget http://kegel.com/wine/winetricks; sh winetricks corefonts vcrun6' And that's it! It works pretty well. The author should give it a shot -- if he has a copy of CS2. If he only has CS3, then yeah, he should wait. He did link to the best page for Photoshop on Linux,
http://wiki.winehq.org/AdobePhotoshop , so he’s seen it. Perhaps he was simply scared off by the list of known bugs. Most people won’t run into those.

Here’s what that page says about installing Photoshop CS2:

Before installing Photoshop, do ‘wget http://kegel.com/wine/winetricks; sh winetricks corefonts vcrun6′

And that’s it! It works pretty well. The author should give it a shot — if he has a copy of CS2. If he only has CS3, then yeah, he should wait.

]]> By: John http://archondigital.com/technology/software/open-source/ubuntu-making-the-switch-almost/#comment-134 John Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:52:40 +0000 http://www.archon-digital.com/?p=87#comment-134 Last I heard, photoshop is working perfectly on linux using Wine. Have you checked it out? See winehq.org Last I heard, photoshop is working perfectly on linux using Wine. Have you checked it out? See winehq.org

]]> By: archondigital http://archondigital.com/technology/software/open-source/ubuntu-making-the-switch-almost/#comment-133 archondigital Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:17:12 +0000 http://www.archon-digital.com/?p=87#comment-133 I use Dreamweaver too and would really like to have it available on Linux. However, there are a lot of web development tools for Ubuntu which are also quite handy. I use Dreamweaver too and would really like to have it available on Linux. However, there are a lot of web development tools for Ubuntu which are also quite handy.

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