thelegendarybirdmonster wrote on January 13, 2020 at 12:13 PM

Indesing doesn't work on linux!

Ubuntu is the most "basic" linux distro, you'll be able to find guides and help online easily.
second hand thinkpad are often quite good. They work well with linux, and you can get good deals because the industry buys good laptops and toss them away every 4 years. I don't know what other brand works in the same way.

enforcedcompliance wrote on January 13, 2020 at 12:19 PM

InDesign

https://alternativeto.net/software/adobe-indesign/?platform=linux

Also I recommend Xubuntu over Ubuntu because xfce is best desktop enviroment!

[deleted] wrote on January 13, 2020 at 12:20 PM

enforcedcompliance wrote on January 13, 2020 at 12:25 PM

I'm a Debian worshipper -- I've never used Fedora, but I have played around with CentOS.

ziq wrote on January 13, 2020 at 1:41 PM

xfce isn't going to work for tequila, they're used to macs.

throwaway wrote on January 14, 2020 at 12:46 PM (edited on January 14, 2020 at 12:46 PM)

I'd recommend Elementary OS over Ubuntu and Xubuntu! It's a fork of Ubuntu, so mostly everything applies, but it's such an upgrade, and has been my trusty daily driver for the last 2 years.

It's also FOSS, which is nice

avbeav wrote on January 13, 2020 at 11:01 PM

Indesing doesn't work on linux!

I can recommend Scribus, a free/libre software for working with InDesign files.

(Although, couldn't you get InDesign to work with Wine if you really wanted to?)