cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/16676119

I am seriously considering pulling the trigger on a switch to Linux. Looking for advice and discussion

In terms of hardware, what are some good cost effective resources and what what things might I want to consider differently than what I am used to in both the Mac and Windows worlds? I need smart home management, a plex hub, and photo editing, as well as the usual other stuff.

EDIT: When I say photo editing, I am talking about working with RAW files to optimize the image according to my taste and style. I also make use of software that has good library organization capabilites. In this case, I use CaptureOne. I do not generally do the sort of editing people do in photoshop, putting unicorns in their pictures or whatever people do these days. I’m not opposed to cool creative images or anything, I just don’t go down that route terribly often.

    • Sentient Loom@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      102·
      10 months ago

      These are fair warnings but increasingly exaggerated toward the end. Ubuntu will work just fine with a minimum of “getting basic things to work.”

      The most important item in the list is that proprietary software is often just better, and not available on Linux, and wine sucks.

      I suggest Ubuntu. It’s heavily managed and takes care of basic stuff. I’ve heard the same about Fedora but I never used it.

    • lemmyvore@feddit.nlEnglish
      81·
      10 months ago

      I’ll be brief because I’m on the go.

      Most of the points above are sheer lunacy.

    • GravitySpoiled@lemmy.mlEnglish
      33·
      10 months ago

      Debian may be good for company servers but not for many end users. It’s just too old and slow.

    • ULS@lemmy.ml
      33·
      10 months ago

      You’re not wrong but …Linux is a lifestyle not an opening system.

      I wouldn’t have gotten a penguin tattooed above my butt cheek if it wasn’t.