Hi!

I’m a long time Mac user, but I want to set up a laptop or mini desktop (something not too old but powerful enough for image editing, really just for photography workflow), and try a Linux distro with FOSS tools for this purpose. I’m done with Adobe.

I’d like to scale one day to having a NAS of some kind.

I’ve experimented with Ubuntu before but it felt a little noddy, I just didn’t like it. Any recommendations? I’d like something with a decent community that would tolerate my noob questions.

Many thanks.

  • CaptObvious@literature.cafe
    7·
    1 year ago

    Linux Mint. It’s a great intro to Linux. When you’ve got your feet under you — which won’t take long coming from Mac — try Debian or another distro to find the perfect fit.

    • BOMBS@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Second Linux Mint. I’ve tried a bunch of distros and DE for about a decade, and have always returned to Linux Mint. It’s intuitive, the installer is easy, and the OS just works.

      • foofiepieOP
        3·
        1 year ago

        I’ve heard about Mint and it seems to have a good rep. My tech lead at work recommends it. I’ll look into all of these.

        Dummy question but, I assume the commands/syntax across Mac terminal and whatever the bash/shell equivalent are similar/same?

        • BOMBS@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          I don’t know anything about Mac, but hopefully someone else can provide a helpful response.

        • BURN@lemmy.world
          2·
          1 year ago

          Fairly close. Basic operation will still be the same, there may be specific commands that don’t work, but in most places they’re called out

      • CaptObvious@literature.cafe
        3·
        1 year ago

        I like Cinnamon, but it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. It is a pretty stable distro, though, and the DEs available are good for learning Linux.