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Make a list of things you did on your PC using Windows. Now make a list of things you also like to do with your PC which now has Linux on it.
This help me iron out all the things I needed or wanted to do with my PC. Since I also make the switch to Linux from Window XP Pro.
These two links help me replace the software I was using in Windows. To the software for Linux.
It took me only 5 days to get my Linux system. Doing the exact same things I was doing in an Windows system. I was just doing it the Linux way and not the Windows way.
Enjoy Linux as I had over the past 10 years using Linux.
Exactly. And because of that, it shouldn't be continually advertised as a Photoshop alternative by the GNU/Linux community.
The problem is that Photoshop is a heavily used piece of software throughout a wide range of industries, and while the GNU/Linux community is quick to suggest it as a Photoshop alternative in one breath, they're just as quick to defensively claim that it isn't meant to be a Photoshop alternative in another breath. It either IS a Photoshop alternative, or it IS NOT; for professional and hobbyist users who use PS as a central tool in their workflow a half-alternative is not going to cut it.
The reality is that the majority of Photoshop users will never switch to something like GIMP as long as the GIMP project and surrounding community fail to realize the needs of potential users. It's easy for a bunch of non-artist sysadmins and programmers to tell artists that they should switch away from their core tools when they fail to understand the way that those tools are normally used. GIMP seems to be a project that fails to understand the desires and needs of working artists. As a result, artists will continue to be drawn away from the GNU/Linux community, and the continued failure of the community to draw in artists, musicians, gamers, businesspeople, etc., will mean the continued dominance of Windows.
Programmers wouldn't put up with tools that fail to meet their needs, and neither will artists, musicians, or game developers. GIMP may be the best that GNU/Linux has to offer artists, and that's fine; but it's just not good enough to appeal to the majority of Photoshop users.
When you actually do have control of both boxes, you should definitely try Giver. It's great, but unfortunately the development is going very slowly.
I agree it's quite ridiculous that such an easy thing is so hard. We have dead easy ways to do this on smartphones (bump), but not on regular computers. I find that strange.
Hey! Stop reading my Mind! =p
Some_Stupid_Cunt (Interesting name choice) "mostly be for gaming" and "mostly AMD hardware" could be a problem depending on what you do. No, you will not be bored as there are thousands of Games you can play. Both on Steam and other places like Humble Bundle and Desura. Linux game database has lists of Games you can check out.
Your School stuff should be OK too as there is a replacement for everything. Check out the Linux App Finder for replacements. If you got Gamepads, Cameras and such, 99% of the time they'll work when you plug them in without installing any Drivers!. Depending on the Distro you use, Installing GPU Drivers should only be a matter of clicking Install. Good Luck!