konstantin magnus Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 I am very pleased with Linux Mint and have been surprised how easy Linux got in recent years. It does not distract you from work like Win or Mac do, either. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn_kearney Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 2 hours ago, konstantin magnus said: I am very pleased with Linux Mint and have been surprised how easy Linux got in recent years. It does not distract you from work like Win or Mac do, either. I agree. I can't quite put my finger on why, but linux does feel more productive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konstantin magnus Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 1 hour ago, shawn_kearney said: I can't quite put my finger on why Well, I think I can: On Linux there is no one trying to convince you to buy apps, to finally register your operating system, to watch some Hollywood movies or to finally guess your apple-id. On Linux they don't block your view with pop-ups either, nor do they try to be stylish with huge icons, fading effects and large touch menus. I used to look down on Linux when I was in school. Setting up a system took ages and there were always issues a friend of mine had to fix. And the UIs were so clunky! But now I find it really usable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art3mis Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) This past summer invested over $4 G in a custom PC, and switched to Linux. Goodbye Apple, hello open source! Edited December 12, 2016 by art3mis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tar Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Linux is certainly the highest performing OS, but the negatives are when you need to maintain it, use a broad range of design apps, video editing, working with Red Camera files, DaVinci etc, and, collaboration tools like Google Drive don't have native apps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art3mis Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Love Resolve. Am surprised BMD doesn't make a Linux version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamp Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 What? The most powerful version of resolve (that supports the most GPU 's) is running on Linux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art3mis Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) Yes, but isn't that the hardware tethered version that requires their $30,000 control surface? Unless I'm mistaken they don't have a downloadable linux version that will work on any pc Edited December 12, 2016 by art3mis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeiamyourfather Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 1 hour ago, art3mis said: Yes, but isn't that the hardware tethered version that requires their $30,000 control surface? Unless I'm mistaken they don't have a downloadable linux version that will work on any pc DaVinci Resolve Studio for $995 has a native Linux version. Kind of getting off topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matEvil Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Hi there, I ask here without open a new topic... I read some of your comment and I understand the better distro for pipeline with Maya and Houdini is Ubuntu or CentOS right? But what do you think about Mint? does is it ok for Maya/Houdini? because... I started to study linux system on virtual machine (VMWare Player) but I have a lot of problem for install Maya (Houdini and Fusion works in all case... Houdini give me some problem with a VGA, but I think the problem is the "virtual VGA" not "real VGA" however I try in the next step). So, if I install Mint can I install without issue Maya? Thank you and sorry Atom for my question here Matteo Ps.: I choose Mint because have more basic application inside and I don't became crazy for install software more easy software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeiamyourfather Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 3 hours ago, matEvil said: But what do you think about Mint? does is it ok for Maya/Houdini? If you're going to use Maya then use CentOS, Fedora, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux. While it's technically possible to install Maya on Debian based distributions (like Ubuntu and Linux Mint) it's a pain in the ass and if anything doesn't work Autodesk won't help, they'll just say to install it on a supported distribution. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matEvil Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 ok, thank you so much Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskander Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 (edited) On 12/14/2016 at 7:51 PM, lukeiamyourfather said: If you're going to use Maya then use CentOS, Fedora, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux. While it's technically possible to install Maya on Debian based distributions (like Ubuntu and Linux Mint) it's a pain in the ass and if anything doesn't work Autodesk won't help, they'll just say to install it on a supported distribution. There are a lot of solutions(video,etc) for Deb distros or you can use script from github for more easy install-just google it. I have Linux Mint and enjoy with Maya(working perfect) and Houdini. Edited April 1, 2017 by Iskander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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