I’m trying to build a workstation for my wife who is a graphic design by trade. She has only ever used Window so I thought that this would be a great way to introduce her to Linux. I just have some questions about getting this project off the ground.
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Am I better off buying a cheap, prebuilt desktop and adding some extra parts like a GPU and more memory or building it from the ground up?
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For a distro, I was thinking about Linux Mint but would other distros be better options?
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Other than GIMP, what are some essential software for graphic design and digital art on Linux?
Not a GD, so here’s my 2 cents on the top 2 - build from scratch. It will be cheaper in the long run as you can have an upgrade path. Some SIs use proprietary parts that will screw you later. Any non-rolling distro will be good. If she is a long time Windows user, I would recommend making it have KDE for the desktop as it seems to be pretty Windows friendly in orientation.