Now iH8Windows or Linux for an illustrator artist?

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Hello Toasters. I, as always, with very tricky questions to you.
I've been on Windows for as long as I can remember. I work on it only in Photoshop, Illustrator, Corel, SAI, InDesign, a couple more programs and my favorite World of Tanks.
There are two computers at home, mine and my wife's. The last few months I got Windows 8, then the network disappears, then the 3G modem does not see, then there is no general access :( nude and all sorts of crap. At one time I worked as an assistant to the system administrator and I had to work on his laptop on which Lin was standing, damn it he was beautiful, fast and cool.
I want to ask you a question, maybe someone sawed, maybe there are already ready-made distributions of tench for an illustrator artist (me) and for everyday use (wife
) .Can anyone tell me if this is what I need or not. In a word, I would like everything to work like clockwork, so that working at work (Windows machine), after I could edit the same graphic files (.psd, .ai, .cdr) at home, so that the network and sharing between my computer and my wife would be constant and normal, so that via HDMI I could watch movies online on TV well, and all sorts of little things.
I know that there are a lot of distributions, but I don’t know which one is closer to me.
I will be very, very grateful to you for your assistance and solution of my problem. If it is solved, then I will forever refuse this **** windows.
Please do not offer me a Mac, there is no finance for this yet.

Answer 1

I make websites and work on Linux and have long since abandoned win. My experience is this:
- It is often not possible to fully work with closed/proprietary formats on linux. Or it fails perfectly.
- On linux there is a lot of (semi) professional software for designers, often completely replacing win analogs in terms of functionality.
- Ready-made distributions (such as ubuntu studio) do not need to be installed for this, if you do not have a separate studio computer for your work. It's better to live / work on one of your favorite distributions from among the "packaged, popular, with the most recent packages and a large package base", that is, ubuntu/fedora.
- Some software that I use when creating site templates (not god knows what design) works under win too. Helps to smoothly transition to a new OS and new formats
- Those who send me cdr send again something more workable on linux. It's their problem that they are hooked on the corel needle. And nothing, sites are being made.
So I create html templates in:
- gimp (bitmap), bad, but opens psd, there is an assembly for win
- inkscape (vector), works only with svg (which is correct), does not work with cdr (which is also normal), yes assembly under win, they say buggy
I don’t need anything else, psd layouts from designers, as a rule, I disassemble into components in gimp. Those who try to send me cdrs send me something else. It's not my fault that they are hooked on a corel needle. I always give vector clipart in svg, and accompany questioning glances with confident comments - "that's right."
There is also a lot of design software that can compete with win software in terms of functionality:
- krita - it's just a fairy tale, but I don't need it because of my job
- imagemagick - I use scripts from the console for batch editing pictures - very convenient. something similar is under win? don't even know.
- blender, recently they made a full-fledged cartoon in it (well, like Shrek or Madagascar, only shorter). The source codes of the cartoon are even kind of free and posted on the Internet.
- many other, narrower programs for specific tasks. Everything that the designer does (designing ico icons for example) can be done on linux. You just need to think not in extensions (.cdr, .psd) but to make the product itself (template, layout, logo).
If the question is about switching to linux, then you need to understand and immediately tell yourself - no wine, half measures with win applications and cdr, psd. I know for myself, 10 years ago for some reason I ran winamp in wine, and then I spat and found players that are better than winamp.
With CAD, the situation is worse, but there are some CAD programs, and quite good ones. It's even worse with games (this had a positive effect on my growing up), but the design on linux is almost more alive than on win systems.
Just take and do one thing that you usually do with the tools I have listed (or narrower ones, google will tell you), and you will understand for yourself which platform you want to work on.

Answer 2

To edit psd/ai/cdr under Linux, you will have to run the appropriate software either under Wine or in a virtual machine. On which distribution kit to do this - absolutely do not care. How well this or that software works under Vine, you need to look , google, try.
For everyday use by an unprepared user, Ubuntu or Linux Mint is quite suitable.

Answer 3

If everything works, then it is better not to change.
If Photoshop and Corel under the same Wine start up, then where and what kind of glitches they will get out is unknown to anyone.
Of the options, I can offer a dual boot - a clean naked Windows with a minimum of Photoshop / Corel / toys / drivers / antivirus and Linux software for everything else.