Bemeester Linux as 'n ontwerper se beste vriend in 2023

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Even after all these years, when the differences between operating systems has become increasingly blurred, the majority of designers are heavily entrenched in the Mac camp. Many of them will never leave it because they’ve fallen head over heels in love with the brand.

Other designers use Windows because it’s what they started out with, is supported by most of the major hardware manufacturers, and has plenty of software available. For them, it’s less about love, and more about practical considerations.

Albei groepe mis die voordele wat Linux kan bied. Die interessante ding is dat Linux nie net alles kan doen wat die ander bedryfstelsels kan doen nie; hy kan hierdie dinge ook beter en eenvoudiger doen, behalwe as dit gaan om take op 'n lae vlak wat 'n gewone gebruiker selde nodig het. presteer.

What you’ll discover in this article is some of the features that make Linux a perfect operating system for any designer.

1. Dit is gratis

Dit is die grootste voordeel wat Linux bied bo Windows, en tot 'n sekere mate bo OS X. Die slegste ding met Windows is die opgraderingsiklus waarmee u daarmee toesluit. Met verloop van tyd stel Windows steeds nuwe weergawes vry, wat nooit goedkoop is as u regtig beheer oor u stelsel wil hê nie.

It’s no fun paying for this stuff, when it doesn’t actually do anything special. Plus quite a lot of the software you’ll be running on it may require paying for. The same goes for OS X. And don’t even get me started on the hardeware koste van 'n Mac.

Linux doesn’t cost you a dime unless you decide to make a donation to help support its development. And once you have it, it’s yours for life. There’s no costly upgrade cycle to get locked into, and you also don’t need to constantly upgrade your hardware to keep pace with the operating system upgrades.

Nog beter, byna al die inheemse sagteware vir Linux is gratis, en u kan ook byna elke Windows en sommige Mac-toepassings op 'n Linux-vak so maklik as moontlik op die inheemse bedryfstelsel laat loop.

Gewapen met GIMP, mtPaint, Imagemagick, Inkscape, myPaint, Xara Xtreme, Blender, en Agave, u kan 'n kragtige ontwerpplatform hê sonder om 'n sent te spandeer op iets anders as u hardeware.

2. Daar is geen oorblywende trustkwessies nie

Windows en OS X bevat albei groot hoeveelhede kode wat niemand buite Microsoft of Apple veronderstel is om te ondersoek nie.

What that means for you as a user is you have to put your trust in these corporations that they haven’t hidden anything nasty in the source code that might invade your privacy. Did somebody say PRISM?

Linux is volledig open source. Daar is geen verrassings op hierdie manier nie. As daar 'n kwaadwillige kode in Linux was, sou dit byna onmiddellik ontdek word en verwyder word deur enige van die duisende vrywilligers wat werk om Linux te behou as die veiligste bedryfstelsel wat geen geld kan koop nie.

3. It’s way more secure

Linux was built from the start to be a secure operating system, and it is. That doesn’t mean you never have to worry about security, but it does mean you don’t waste time downloading anti-virus database files every day.

4. It’s also more efficient (than Windows)

Windows has a funny method of storing files, and this method wastes a lot of space and causes fragmentation. It’s why you need to occasionally defrag NTFS or FAT32 disks. Linux stores files very anders, so you don’t get wasted space. That’s just one way it’s meer doeltreffende.

Another way it’s efficient is that it doesn’t require anywhere near the computing resources demanded by Windows 10 of OS X. Windows 10 benodig 20 GB ruimte net vir die bestuurstelsel, wat nie 'n probleem met Linux sal wees nie, wat op 'n 256 MB-skyf kan inpas, met ruimte om te bespaar.

Now let’s take a look at the software Linux offers to designers (and remember, you can also use Windows and Mac applications in those situations where a native Linux program isn’t up to the job.

Swaar werk bitmap-beeldbewerking

Liggewig bitmap-beeldbewerking

Groepredigering

Vektor grafika

Verf en teken

CAD

Omdat die nuutste weergawes van CorelDRAW en AutoCAD don’t install properly in the current version of WYN, you’ll need to either already have a copy of one of the listed versions, or purchase a second hand copy, and in any case they’re not guaranteed to work. The native Linux applications, whether free or paid, are a better choice.

animasie

Synfig ateljee is the replacement for Flash and it does quite a good job of 2D vector drawing and animation. Its main purpose is to create broadcast quality animated cartoons, so it doesn’t duplicate everything Flash could do, but in some ways the animation quality is superior. Check out this great demo video, for example. It’s a short film created using Synfig Studio, Blender, Pencil, MyPaint, Remake, and GIMP.

Flash, of course, should no longer be used for creating online content. It’s blocked by default in many major browsers and operating systems, has known security vulnerabilities, and is generally hated by web users due to its abuse by the marketing industry, and the privacy-stealing persistent Flits koekies.

'N Ander alternatief in hierdie kategorie is Tupi, which is less well known and more simplistic, but nonetheless a decent tool for drawing and animation. The resultant files are not the same broadcast quality you’ll get from Synfig, but it can export output direct to video in multiple formats.

One thing that is especially impressive about Synfig Studio is that there’s a very comprehensive online video training program, complete with proper closed captions, which is something you won’t often find with commercial software, and here it is for freeware.

3D

ander

Scribus is 'n gratis oopbrontoepassing vir desktop publisering gebaseer op SVG en in staat om PDF-, Postscript- en XML-uitvoer te produseer.

Agave is a brilliant piece of software for selecting color schemes. It’s a little difficult to describe, but once you’ve seen it in action, it will become an indispensable addition to your design tool kit.

Plakkaat verdeel groot prente in meerdere gedrukte bladsye om in 'n groot plakkaat te monteer (geskik vir die maak van advertensieborde).

Aeskulap is 'n DICOM-versoenbare mediese beeldkyker.

Povrayis, soos die naam aandui, 'n straaltrekker.

Slotopmerkings

The above list of software may seem exhaustive, but in reality it barely touches the surface of what’s out there. If you haven’t tried Linux in a while, you’ll probably be surprised by how far along all these projects have come in just a short time.

Voorheen het Linux 'n reputasie gehad dat dit moeilik is om te gebruik en nie geskik is vir die desktop, but that has changed. Many things are actually easier to accomplish in Linux than they would be on OS X or Windows, because there’s less hidden from you.

The best thing though is that even if not every piece of hardware is supported, at least you’ll know instantly in Linux. Those massive delays every time you plug something new into Windows are infuriating. In Linux everything either works or it doesn’t, and there’s either a way to get it working or there’s not.

Finally, it’s possible to run both Windows and OS X inside Linux, and it’s possible to run Linux inside either of the other two, and there are Linux distros made especially for running on Mac hardware. So it’s possible to enjoy the better features of all these operating systems if you wish.

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Bogdan Rancea

Bogdan is 'n stigterslid van Inspired Mag, en het bykans 6 jaar ervaring in hierdie periode opgedoen. In sy vrye tyd studeer hy graag klassieke musiek en verken visuele kuns. Hy is ook behep met fixies. Hy besit al 5.

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