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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.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (6 children)

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.

[–] kier 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Seems pretty good, except for the lack of a good DE.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 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.

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