I know with my Radeon, I had to build a kernel module the first time I got back to using Linux (Mandrake 8.1).....what a pain in the ass. It had been so long since I'd used Linux, that I couldn't remember how to do much, let alone compile a damn kernel module. Using a binary or building a driver from source? garageink, to actually answer your other questions. Linux isn't just all about the command-line, "streamlining" is what it's called I believe. If you don't need a GUI (Running a server etc) then why have one eating up resources? With Windows....you don't have a choice. As for Photoshop, GIMP I hear is awesome. Tried it myself though and found it rather wierd, everything seems to be run from individual windows. Don't know if you can dock or combine em, but I'd assume you can. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think that I am building it from source. havent messed with it in like a week. I wish I could use my Raid array in linux but I cant figure out out to get that seen in Linux
