Has anyone tried running darktable on Windows under WDSL (which provides a linux environment on Windows). I haven't bothered, because I run Linux on main laptop, and only have a small Windows machine for running some proprietary software for which there is no linux alternative.
On Fri, 17 Jul 2020 at 19:04, Graham Byrnes <[email protected]> wrote: > A particular issue is printing: the CUPS printing facility doesn't work > under Windows. > So under W10, you need to export (ie as a tiff) then print with 3rd party > software. > > This may turn out to be an advantage or not: Canon, in their infinite > wisdom, does not support open source, so you would need to purchase a > printer driver like Turboprint if you are using a good Canon printer. In > Windows, you are free to print the tiff using the Canon software available > for *some* of their printers... > > If you have both systems installed, you should be able to take your pick > :-) > > Cheers, > Graham > > Le ven. 17 juil. 2020 à 10:46, Markus Jung <[email protected]> a écrit : > >> Linux. It is the main development platform and pretty much the whole >> ecosystem (such as libraries which are used) are deeply rooted in the >> FOSS/Linux community as well. >> >> Regards, >> Markus >> >> Am 17.07.20 um 10:31 schrieb [email protected]: >> > My understanding is that darktable started life as Linux software, but >> I know it is now available on Windows as well. I have the flexibility to >> install darktable in Windows (10) or Linux (debian). My assumption was >> that darktable would be more reliable and the user interface would work >> better on on Linux, since that's what is was design for, but I realize that >> might not be true. >> > >> > Which platform (Windows or Linux) will give darktable work better on? >> > >> > >> ____________________________________________________________________________ >> > darktable user mailing list >> > to unsubscribe send a mail to >> [email protected] >> > >> >> ____________________________________________________________________________ >> darktable user mailing list >> to unsubscribe send a mail to >> [email protected] >> >> > > -- > Graham Byrnes > Bron (Lyon), France > Mes photos: https://500px.com/grahambyrnes > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to > [email protected] > ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected]
