I'm new here and a beginner at Linux. I've had Ubuntu 10.04 on one computer and it took a year to get enough answers to get everything working. Now I'm trying a few distros. For now I'm on 12.3 Live USB.
I want to get this machine working for me so I can do real work. The work I want to do is video editing for web sites. I don't want to make feature films. I make advertisements and sales videos for companies. For now I'm using a Mac Book. I want to switch to Linux because my Mac Book is getting older and I don't want what Apple is selling these days. Their OS is getting filled with **** I have never used and will never use.
I found Ubuntu very intuitive, even more than OS X. My HP machine with a basic processor and an Nvidia card could play video better than the Mac Book with Intel integrated graphics. So I want to switch to a better distro.
I've learned that Lightworks is available in Ubuntu. It is an awesome professional video editor. Does anyone know if it works in Open SUSE? I know that Ubuntu and Open SUSE are different somehow but I've also heard that things can be compiled and made to work because of the build service. How about it?
What types of video editors are available for this OS? Let me know so I can research them. I know Audacity works for many OSs. Does it work here? It is a tool that is useful in creating my projects. These are vital questions for me to have answered before choosing my OS.
I'm not a code guy. Every bug I've had in Ubuntu was solved by others telling me what to type into the terminal. I've been on two other forums for other OSs trying to get assistance. I've still got week old questions that haven't been answered. Without support from friendly helpful people who know their stuff I can't use such a distro. I don't have years or even the inclination to learn programming just to get an OS working smoothly. I'm understanding a bit more about terminal commands but it is coming slowly.
Is Open SUSE for me? I don't know yet but I like it more than two others I've tried.
Thank you for your help.
Smallwheels
I want to get this machine working for me so I can do real work. The work I want to do is video editing for web sites. I don't want to make feature films. I make advertisements and sales videos for companies. For now I'm using a Mac Book. I want to switch to Linux because my Mac Book is getting older and I don't want what Apple is selling these days. Their OS is getting filled with **** I have never used and will never use.
I found Ubuntu very intuitive, even more than OS X. My HP machine with a basic processor and an Nvidia card could play video better than the Mac Book with Intel integrated graphics. So I want to switch to a better distro.
I've learned that Lightworks is available in Ubuntu. It is an awesome professional video editor. Does anyone know if it works in Open SUSE? I know that Ubuntu and Open SUSE are different somehow but I've also heard that things can be compiled and made to work because of the build service. How about it?
What types of video editors are available for this OS? Let me know so I can research them. I know Audacity works for many OSs. Does it work here? It is a tool that is useful in creating my projects. These are vital questions for me to have answered before choosing my OS.
I'm not a code guy. Every bug I've had in Ubuntu was solved by others telling me what to type into the terminal. I've been on two other forums for other OSs trying to get assistance. I've still got week old questions that haven't been answered. Without support from friendly helpful people who know their stuff I can't use such a distro. I don't have years or even the inclination to learn programming just to get an OS working smoothly. I'm understanding a bit more about terminal commands but it is coming slowly.
Is Open SUSE for me? I don't know yet but I like it more than two others I've tried.
Thank you for your help.
Smallwheels