Mark,
Also I have recently installed just for fun Ubuntu 12.04 on my old PC,
replacing Vista which had crashed completely, as well as Win XP which is
no longer secure. I had to change the graphic driver from generic to
NVDI, so this route may also be a solution for you to get the right
screen resolution. I have no experience yet with photo editing as I run
Win 8.1/LR on my new desktop to which my scanner is attached.
But I like Ubuntu with addition of the ClassicMenu Indicator giving
pulldown menus and am looking forward to v. 14.04 to be released in
April.There is a manual online at https://ubuntu-manual.org. I have
tried Linux Mint 16 but had trouble with the menus. The light weight
Lubuntu now gives a great boost to my old laptop which was very slow
with XP. Ubuntu and Linux Mint 16 appear to be the most used distros.
Henk
Mark C schreef op 27-3-2014 02:03:
This weekend I installed Ubuntu on my scanning PC - tonight I finally
fired up the scanner running the linux version of VueScan and it is
churning away, batch scanning 12 35mm exposures. Great!
So far this meets all my main goals -
- Dual Boot with WinXp so I can run old NikonScan and Canon Filmget
programs.
- Supports Vuescan (which I use for most scanning these days)
- Access USB drives >2TB (something my WInXP install could not do and
needed to access my photo library)
- Platform for a backup PC to my my box (which XP could not do since
it could not access my photo libraries)
I am still having problems getting the screen resolution set properly
(seems to be an issue in Ubuntu)...
Before I get too deep into this -
After installing Unbuntu I learned that there are several other linux
builds out there. Is there one better suited for photo processing?
Are there any good LInux Photo Editors out there? I am scanning B&W
and need something that support 16 bit gray scale, which I think
excludes Gimp.
Can anyone recommend a primer on Linux? I able to get around DOS
pretty well and the command line interface is similar, but when I try
to do things like install software I am more or less aping what I read
with no real comprehension (well, what else in new....)
Cheers -
Mark
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