Anyone using Linux?

[elkhelper]

I had an F100 and $6000 in glass stolen 4 years ago and never replaced it. It was a very merry Xmas; my wife bought me a D300!!! Beside the digital learning curve issues for old knuckleheads like me, I use Linux. I was sick of using Windows and couldn't afford a Mac; Linux did everything I needed to do until now. Do any of you use Linux? I am more than willing to use Gimp until I need more (2017) but I am trying to figure out a good workflow program that runs in Linux; any ideas???

Thanks in advance!
Jeff Hostetler

[Brad Proctor]

Linux is great, but it is a little lacking for digital photography.  I used Linux for quite some time and my favorite software for RAW workflow was digikam.  However, last time I used it, it was quite buggy.  Maybe that has changed.  There is also UFRaw, but I found it a little inconvenient to use.  GIMP will work as a replacement for Photoshop, but it lacks 16-bit support.  If you want a commercial solution, Bibble runs on Linux as well.

[DarkPenguin]

Is color management a realistic goal with linux?  Any calibration tools for it?

[Brad Proctor]

Is color management a realistic goal with linux?  Any calibration tools for it?
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There is a software package for Linux called Argyll that is suppose to support some of the X-Rite devices.  I've never used it so I don't really know how well it works.  Another possibility would be to trying to run the Windows software included with the device through Wine, don't know if this would actually work though...

[TimothyFarrar]

Is color management a realistic goal with linux?  Any calibration tools for it?
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Perhaps the best current solution for Linux is simply to calibrate a digital DVI connected LCD monitor on Mac or Windows for the sRGB colorspace using a profiling tool which uploads calibration to the LCD's built in LUTs. Then simply attach the LCD to Linux and you have a calibrated display to work with.

[a href=\"http://www.cinepaint.org/]http://www.cinepaint.org/[/url] <- 32bit per channel photo editing for Linux

http://cybercom.net/~dcoffin/dcraw/ <- raw conversion for linux (part of dcraw source used inside ACR also I believe)

[Brad Proctor]

http://cybercom.net/~dcoffin/dcraw/ <- raw conversion for linux (part of dcraw source used inside ACR also I believe)
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I've heard this too.  The dcraw source is used all over.  I don't think David Coffin gets nearly the credit he deserves for all the work he has done.

[Recked]

Lightcrafts is now offering a beta of LightZone for Linux which is good for Linux users and allows photo/digital file correction etc.