linux_switch
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Switching to Linux
Below is a list of consideration before completely switching from Windows over to Linux, what things will be left behind or replaced. Some are obvious.
- Affinity - Can be installed on Linux, Uses Lutris - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCqVyV65Er8
- Adobe AfterEffects - Friction? https://friction.graphics/
- Autograph was purchased by Maxon and may be dead
- Friction Videos -
- Unreal Engine -
- Glaxanimate - https://glaxnimate.org/
- Blender
- AntRenamer - Metamorphose, PyRenamer
- DaVinci Resolve - Supported on Rocky Linux - https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/
- PureRef - Image Reference - (Linux build available!) - https://www.pureref.com/download.php
- Video Conversion - Video Rip
- FFMPEG
- MkvToolnix - https://mkvtoolnix.download/downloads.html
- MakeMKV - Download from forum - https://makemkv.com/download/
- Handbrake - https://handbrake.fr/downloads.php
- Torrent - Deluge
- NewsGroup Setup - Newshosting app (need to change or cancel?)
- MetaX - Video Meta Renamer
- VLC Tools > Media Information
- TagEditor - https://github.com/Martchus/tageditor
- Filebot - https://www.filebot.net/#download
- AVIDemux - VideoTrimmer - https://apps.gnome.org/en/VideoTrimmer/
- Retrogame Emulation
- Xara (need to convert files to Affinity / Inkscape / Other
- BG remover tool - Using GIMP? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1qMybz8BW8
- AI Local Setup
- Clip Studio Paint - Krita
- Process Explorer - HTOP, QPS
- Screen2Gif (seems to be windows only)
- XAMPP - Devilbox, Laragon, AMPPS, FlyEnv, Bitnami, DDev, Foxserv
- Greenshot / Flameshot, ShareX ksnip, Gradia
- XnView - Still Works - https://www.xnview.com/en/xnview/
- Mindmapping - Freeplane, Freemind, Minder, Ayoa, Draw.io
- Scrivener - https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/installing-scrivener-3-on-linux-using-lutris/140985
- Manuskript - https://www.theologeek.ch/manuskript/download/
- Quoll Writer - https://quollwriter.com/
- Wave Maker - https://wavemaker.co.uk/
- OpalCalc - NaSC - https://parnoldx.github.io/nasc/
- yED graph editor - https://www.yworks.com/products/yed/download
- Installing Graphene (require windows?)
- Launchy (for simple math stuff)
- Everything (search tool) - FSearch For Linux - https://cboxdoerfer.github.io/fsearch/
- ARcade manager
- Launchbox (I have that hard drive)
- Lunacy UX software - Flatpak for Linux - https://flathub.org/apps/com.icons8.Lunacy
- MKV Tools Toolnix - Available - https://mkvtoolnix.download/downloads.html
- Clipgrab - Available - https://clipgrab.org/
- Elgato StreamDeck software - StreamDeckUI - https://github.com/timothycrosley/streamdeck-ui
- DocFetcher
- WinDirStat - kdirstat, firelight, qdirstat
- Tascam Mic Settings
- CPU-Z or Speccy or HWWinfo - CPU-X https://www.omglinux.com/cpu-z-app-for-linux/
- Mp3 Gain
- SyncTrayzor - Available - https://syncthing.net/downloads/
- Ditto Paste Manager - CopyQ - https://hluk.github.io/CopyQ/
- Gog Galaxy - Heroic Launcher - https://heroicgameslauncher.com/
- Epic Game Launcher
- focalboard
- AutoHotKey - Wootomation - https://wooting.io/wootomation
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