Back on-topic, I've used a few distros for DTP and generally didn't have much luck with Ubuntu (sometimes I had to wait a long time for some packages to get updated) and I think I didn't like openSUSE a lot either. Nowadays I'm using Arch Linux as it has most packages I need in the repos. Of course, I don't claim to be too experienced in open-source DTP, and in fact I've only just finished one project in Scribus that I can call a 'serious' project.
Arch Linux' policy is to package the latest and greatest stable releases of all packages save a few (like Scribus, which actually has the stable development version, 1.3.5.1, in the repository rather than the proper stable version). This is one of the few distros that have _most_ of the tools listed in the DTP toolbox page in scribus docs in their latest stable versions. Downside of using Arch Linux (well, it's not a downside to me, but I understand many consider it a downside) is that it relies on command line tools for package management and system administration is done with a text editor. If you don't mind that, than you'll find a lot of creative folks are also using it which is a big plus. Also, this particular 'drawback' is well compensated by the fact that Arch has (in my humble opinion) the second best wiki of all linux distros (first one is, of course, the famous Gentoo Wiki). Unlike distributions of Debian descent, Arch is i686-optimized, which also gives you a _significant_ performance boost in some applications. Personally, I've seen MyPaint and Gimp perform much better on Arch than Ubuntu (Mint, actually). Finally, let me also say that the best distro is the one you come to know the best. It depends on what you like about distros in general, and information such as what I've written above should generally be regarded as a reminder that there are many different distros out there. ;) On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 8:16 AM, Christoph Sch?fer <christoph-schaefer at gmx.de> wrote: > Am Freitag, 4. Dezember 2009 08:08:21 schrieb Jeffrey Silverman: >> Oops, I said I wasn't going to comment on this thread anymore, but I >> am anyway. On accident, ok? >> >> This "isn't any drivers" comment is nonsensical. Perhaps your Linux >> distro does not have the appropriate drivers easily available? KDE is >> a layer way up high above where the device drivers live, and isn't >> relevant in a discussion on drivers. Unless I'm missing something >> here... >> >> On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 7:42 PM, Richard <eyelagui at adinet.com.uy> wrote: >> > The mistake is not kde4, is the use of it before it came to stable and >> > the ammount of changes upcoming. >> > Also, it requires a new approach on kernel and drivers, so much hardware >> > that was working on KDE3 is not working on KDE4, the sample is any ATI >> > graphics card older than x15XX (or around it) and/OR RS690 chipset. >> > Me and a lot of people is being affected by the lack of drivers for that >> > chipset and graphics card wich were working and existed on KDE3 but not >> > on KDE4. >> > I mean, ATI made it's last driver for KDE 3.5 but is not compatible with >> > KDE4. >> > So if i want a full capable graphics card i have to keep on KDE 3 AND i >> > cant use my laptop because THERE IS NOT correct ACPI management for my >> > chipset now. >> > Anyhow, there is an opensource driver, but again, it was working fine on >> > KDE 3.5 but not on KDE 4. >> >> <snip!> > > Please stop this crappy discussion or continue somewhere else. > > Christoph > > _______________________________________________ > scribus mailing list > scribus at lists.scribus.info > http://lists.scribus.info/mailman/listinfo/scribus > -- Branko Vukeli? H Y P N O S I S It books your mind branko.vukelic at hypnotic-studio.com www.hypnosis-studio.com (English) sr.hypnosis-studio.com (srpski) ======================================= Check out the latest Hypnosis project: Switch ? Serbian language science fiction switch.hypnosis-studio.com ======================================= *** Cool! Samo tvoj sajt! *** http://www.samotvojsajt.info/
