Gimp + Genius Tablet + which OS ?

[newbie bunny]

hi i'm mainly doing graphic related things and currently i'm using windows ......i have few problems there with Gimp so i'm going to use Gimp on an open source OS ....currently i have a Genius mouse pen 8X6 http://www.vmart.pk/main/images/mousepen8x6.jpg........ i need to find an operating system which supports my tablet drivers and graphic stuffs very well ( hoping to go for a 64bit version )........which operating system would be fine for my works ? ,i mean ubuntu , kubuntu or anyother......... anyone experienced this kinda thing plezz give me a clue

Regards,
Newbie bunny.

[The Liquidator]

Re: Gimp + Genius Tablet + wich OS ?

Welcome!

So far as hardware detection is concerned, there should not be any real difference between ubuntu and kubuntu. Google both and see which looks most appealing to you.

Download the live cd version and burn an ISO image to CD or you can put it on a flash drive

http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

Then boot your machine with the media in and take it for a test drive without installing it using the "try" option. You can then satisfy yourself that your hardware works before taking the plunge.

HTH

ian

[newbie bunny]

Re: Gimp + Genius Tablet + wich OS ?

Welcome!

So far as hardware detection is concerned, there should not be any real difference between ubuntu and kubuntu. Google both and see which looks most appealing to you.

Download the live cd version and burn an ISO image to CD or you can put it on a flash drive

http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

Then boot your machine with the media in and take it for a test drive without installing it using the "try" option. You can then satisfy yourself that your hardware works before taking the plunge.

HTH

ian

thanx mate i'm gonna try it .... as most people says in the net kubuntu seems more friendly than ubuntu so i'll try kubuntu

[The Liquidator]

Re: Gimp + Genius Tablet + which OS ?

With kubuntu you also have the benefit of this forum in particular, which is a major plus - it's got me out of a hole on more than 1 occasion

[newbie bunny]

Re: Gimp + Genius Tablet + which OS ?

With kubuntu you also have the benefit of this forum in particular, which is a major plus - it's got me out of a hole on more than 1 occasion

ohh i see yeah ..... just downloading thanx

[The Liquidator]

Re: Gimp + Genius Tablet + which OS ?

Good luck!

[newbie bunny]

Re: Gimp + Genius Tablet + which OS ?

Good luck!

thanx mate

[newbie bunny]

Re: Gimp + Genius Tablet + which OS ?

my friend got a kubuntu 9.10 CD and we began to install it .....we gave "install inside windows" and while being installed it gave me this error ......gimme a little help to over come this ....thanx

[img width=387 height=400]http://i50.tinypic.com/34pkzg9.jpg[/img]

[The Liquidator]

Re: Gimp + Genius Tablet + which OS ?

I've never done an install within windows, but from what I have read on this forum, it isn't the best way to do it.

I've not used windows seriously for some time now so would not know how to approach this other than to say have you looked at the log that is referred to?

My preference would in all seriousness be to do it the unetbootin way. I assume the disk you have got is the "desktop" addition. If so, if you merely have it in your CD drive and reboot you will be given the "try" option.

Edit:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/wubi/+bug/552357

Looks like it's a bug in wubi - as a result, it will only affect installs within windows. Given the timings, I would suspect it has been fixed in 10.04.

[newbie bunny]

Re: Gimp + Genius Tablet + which OS ?

I've never done an install within windows, but from what I have read on this forum, it isn't the best way to do it.

I've not used windows seriously for some time now so would not know how to approach this other than to say have you looked at the log that is referred to?

My preference would in all seriousness be to do it the unetbootin way. I assume the disk you have got is the "desktop" addition. If so, if you merely have it in your CD drive and reboot you will be given the "try" option.

Edit:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/wubi/+bug/552357

Looks like it's a bug in wubi - as a result, it will only affect installs within windows. Given the timings, I would suspect it has been fixed in 10.04.

ohh thanx mate i'll give it a try