I just try to move completely from Windows to Ubuntu. I am a web designer and developer, the development part is awesome in Ubuntu but I am missing the design part.  What I used to work with is Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Are there any good alternatives for Ubuntu available?
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I have been moving toward Ubuntu from a long time Windows development background. The one program I cannot seem to do without is a graphic editor. I have seen recommendations for programs, but they turn out to be directed at children or tailored to working with personal photographs.  I am looking for something more for programming tasks like analysing colors, resizing, creating web graphics, etc. I have used Photoshop in the past and more recently have mostly used Paint.net for Windows.  Is there a program for Ubuntu that covers this area?
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The programs that I am mainly interested in is Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator (create vector art), Adobe Flash (for animation), Adobe Premiere Pro (edit video), Adobe After Effects (VFX/motion graphics), Adobe Dreamweaver (code HTML/CSS). But can boil down to a video editing software, graphics software and photo editing software.  I understand alternatives such as Inkscape is like Illustrator, Blender is a good substitute for Adobe Flash. Notepad++ for Dreamweaver but if you haven't noticed, these programs are from different companies. What I do appreciate about Adobe is under the master collection, I get all these programs, but I don't appreciate the price (because I can't afford) or the subscription model (I like to buy once and forget) they now have.  I have searched online and can't find something that packs in programs such as Adobe, even if it's just a photo editing software and vector software.  I found Corel Draw, but I'm so confused if they provide a master collection (collection of their software for a price) that will satisfy my needs.  Is there an alternative to Adobe Creative Suite for designers/enthusiast?
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I've been a illustrator and graphic designer for a number of years and now I'm looking to go more into motion graphics and visual effects. Is there anything that is open source/free (not a demo, education version or trial) that is as complex and feature-rich as Adobe After Effects but for Linux? I've tried Cinlerra, kdenlive, openshot and Blender and whilst they are good at video editing (and 3d modelling in Blender's case) they fall short in effects and compositing features.  I've also tried , but the project recently closed and the last update was quite buggy.  Also,  doesn't work and hasn't been updated in many many years, so don't mention it ;-)
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I'm a web developer trying to become a web designer. But seems that I'm lost in the world of design.  But I don't know what to do, and from where should I start. I'm even unable to find good resources (of course, there are tons of resources out there, but I'm talking about good resources for web-design specifically)  I can tell if a design is good or not, I can offer suggestions to improve the layout or UX. But I cannot pick a color scheme, I cannot create a layout, and I am terrible at generating graphics.  As a developer, how can I pickup design?
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Do you have tips or a guide how to install Ubuntu in Microsoft Virtual PC?  I have found some (older) information, but I wonder if this is still valid. And it looks very "unfriendly".
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I've just installed Ubuntu to replace Windows. I can't seem to find a good alternative to  to run on Ubuntu. Any help would be appreciated.
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I'm new to Ubuntu. What's the application extension for development reasons? I know Windows is mainly .exe and Mac is .dmg or .app. Does Linux have an unique one?
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I need Silverlight installed on my Ubuntu system, so that I can see some of the Microsoft websites(mainly videos).  Are there any alternatives to Silverlight in Ubuntu? If so, what are they and how do I install them?
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I am looking here for the best simple and intuitive application that is designed to produce neat looking graphs, for example "number of Ubuntu users in the last 10 years" or "average amounts paid by windows, mac and linux users for each Humble Indie Bundle edition".  I just want it to be easy to produce (not too many functions), and nice looking (no ugly business charts)!  Thanks for your help!
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Which is the best software of making a calendar. Coreldraw or Illustrator? What is the standard size of calendar? And is there any inbuilt format or template fro making calendar in both Corel or Illustrator? Also, even though Photoshop is a rasterised software but still wanted to ask can it be designed in Photoshop also?
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I know Adobe's solutions are more advanced, but, as professionals, do you think you would survive (against competition) using GIMP and/or Inkscape instead of Photoshop and/or Illustrator for your actual work?  Would it be worth it or would it actually complicate your work?  I am specially interested to see if there is anyone that actually made the switch to the open source solutions and know why you did it.  My question is with regards to the possibility of fully divorcing from Adobe's solutions and still being able to function as a graphic design studio.
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I tried out several image editors mentioned on  but some of them (like  and ) were very disappointing. These apps were too simple and low level.  What do you suggest for a (preferably free) image editor on OS X?  P.S: I was using  on Linux and also know that it was released for OS X too, but I want to find new good applications.
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What is the best Linux Dock available? I'm looking for a Dock that I can customize to make it look the way I like. It needs to be theme-able and have lots of configuration options.  Please limit one dock solution per answer
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I would love an animated splash screen, just for a bit of eye candy to replace the purple splash (with 4 dots) during the boot sequence. I know it will slow down boot time but I don't care I just want it to look good. When I show my friends how much better looking Ubuntu is than windows the splash really lets it down.   Any one know a good alternative to the existing Plymouth boot?  I could not get mine to change the splash screen (with terminal or gui apps), and it is now broken, it just shows a load of error messages at boot but still starts Ubuntu.
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Why does Ubuntu not ship with a way to fill in PDF forms?  I am not asking how to fill the forms.  I am asking why there is not a way to do this in the default installation.  It's basically the only thing that Ubuntu cannot do that I need my OS to do.
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I have been developing in the windows space with Visual Studio for a while now with work, but I have also been using Ubuntu for a while and am keen to get into some software development for linux.  I should also note. I am not looking for .NET and I am aware of mono. I am also familiar with c++ development and some python, so the language isn't so much relevant as the "all in one" aspect.  I was interested to know if there is a useful all in one code/debug/design(gui) IDE similar to something like Visual Studio but for linux?
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Is there commercial-grade computer animation software available for Ubuntu, similar to the professional software sold for the Windows operating system?  This question goes out to those of you who may be using such software professionally.  My daughter recently graduated from the Art Institute of Seattle, and needs to put together an animation portfolio in order to interest employers in the field.  As you know, such software is usually provided by the employer and the costs are high - several thousand dollars.  I suggested that she investigate Ubuntu as a possible way to acquire the tools she needs.  But, since I have no idea what might be available, either as open source or proprietary animation software, I am reaching out to the Ubuntu community for help in the hope someone who is using such software can help her.  Thank you for reading this post, and for any information you might have.