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Will my needs be met?

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I am currently running a Windows laptop and before I switch over to Ubuntu I'd like to know a few things.

I don't have much firepower in terms of hardware (it's only a Compaq CQ-61 Laptop) but I'd like to know if with Linux at it's side it will be able to perform these tasks:

Programming, specifically: serious web development.

Music, specifically: recording AND listening.

Gaming.

Video editing, nothing fancy just basic editing.

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answered 3 Years ago asketbridiculou · Accepted Answer

Try it. Seriously though, nobody here (or anywhere) can know how you do your programming or what your games are or what you consider to be a good basic video editing workflow. We're all different. We all expect different things.

The only way you'll know if it works for you is if you try it out.

A dual-boot or Wubi install isn't hard and shouldn't hurt Windows. Give it a few days (it might not even take that long to work out that there are show-stopping issues) and if you like it and can do all the things you want to do, stick with it.

On the issue of web development (my $DAYJOB), the programming side of things is simple enough. Everything I use is cross-platform in some way or another (SublimeText and a lot of Fabric and Git scripting).

But Adobe formats are an issue. Designers still use them so when they're foisted off to me to be turned into websites, I still need the right tools. GIMP isn't there yet. I keep a unnetworked Windows XP virtual machine alive for the sole purpose of Adobe software. Performance is fine on my desktop but I do have 24GB of RAM.

You might struggle on a laptop but I guess the same is true under Windows.