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    • AdamFA
      AdamF @scottalanmiller
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      @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

      @fuznutz04 said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

      I've tried a couple of the popular online photo places, and none of them really fit the need/want that I have. I currently have my entire photo library in Aperture. (the Apple program) I would be happy to move the library somewhere else, especially since Apple killed off Aperture more than a year ago already. However, I haven't found a replacement that fits our needs: A photo organizer/database, with built in "pro" grade photo editing. Aperture fits these requirements, and I've tried a couple others, but they just didn't fit the bill. Maybe I'm too picky, or just looking in the wrong places.

      It's the built in editing that is the issue. I prefer to keep editing and storage separate.

      It definately looks like I'll be pushed in that direction. Not that that's a bad thing. Just need to find a great open source photo editing app that I like. (and no, GIMP is not a simple tool that I like to edit with.)

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      • AdamFA
        AdamF @AdamF
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        Haha, I was in the middle of posting NO to GIMP as you were posting. 🙂 That's too complex for our needs. This needs to be wife friendly as well.

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        • DashrenderD
          Dashrender @AdamF
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          @fuznutz04 said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

          @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

          @fuznutz04 said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

          I've tried a couple of the popular online photo places, and none of them really fit the need/want that I have. I currently have my entire photo library in Aperture. (the Apple program) I would be happy to move the library somewhere else, especially since Apple killed off Aperture more than a year ago already. However, I haven't found a replacement that fits our needs: A photo organizer/database, with built in "pro" grade photo editing. Aperture fits these requirements, and I've tried a couple others, but they just didn't fit the bill. Maybe I'm too picky, or just looking in the wrong places.

          It's the built in editing that is the issue. I prefer to keep editing and storage separate.

          It definately looks like I'll be pushed in that direction. Not that that's a bad thing. Just need to find a great open source photo editing app that I like. (and no, GIMP is not a simple tool that I like to edit with.)

          Please post about any open source/free solutions you find for good Professional photo editing.

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          • coliverC
            coliver
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            Paint.net? I think that's open source.

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            • AdamFA
              AdamF @Dashrender
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              @Dashrender Will do.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @AdamF
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                @fuznutz04 said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

                Haha, I was in the middle of posting NO to GIMP as you were posting. 🙂 That's too complex for our needs. This needs to be wife friendly as well.

                I don't find GIMP to be that bad.

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                • travisdh1T
                  travisdh1 @scottalanmiller
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                  @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

                  @fuznutz04 said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

                  Haha, I was in the middle of posting NO to GIMP as you were posting. 🙂 That's too complex for our needs. This needs to be wife friendly as well.

                  I don't find GIMP to be that bad.

                  It's quite powerful, which is where the problem for most people comes in. I imagine @fuznutz04 would like it after getting acquainted with the interface.

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                  • AdamFA
                    AdamF
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                    I've used it previously, and even have it installed on one of my Windows boxes right now. It's not bad, and very comparable to Photoshop. I could get used to it probably, I just never committed to it for any length of time to give it chance. One thing that it doesn't do well is photo storage/organization/viewing. For example, with Aperture, I can tag photos by person, location, events, etc. Bringing this back to Nextcloud, does Nextcloud offer this sort of photo organization/sorting/viewing?

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                    • NashBrydgesN
                      NashBrydges @AdamF
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                      @fuznutz04 The easiest way to get Netcloud setup is to setup their appliance VM. Go to https://nextcloud.com/install/#instructions-server and select "Appliances" tab. You'll see a link to www.techandme.se who is their official Nextcloud appliance provider. Tech And Me has 2 versions of Nextcloud. One on a 20GB drive and another on a 500GB drive. Either choice you can expand the space allocated.

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                      • AdamFA
                        AdamF @NashBrydges
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                        @NashBrydges said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

                        @fuznutz04 The easiest way to get Netcloud setup is to setup their appliance VM. Go to https://nextcloud.com/install/#instructions-server and select "Appliances" tab. You'll see a link to www.techandme.se who is their official Nextcloud appliance provider. Tech And Me has 2 versions of Nextcloud. One on a 20GB drive and another on a 500GB drive. Either choice you can expand the space allocated.

                        Great to know. I'll check that out to see if I like the functionality and then go from there. Thanks.

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                        • jospoortvlietJ
                          jospoortvliet Vendor
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                          Gimp has gotten better over the years, yeah. Still not perfect, but OK. For drawing, there is Krita, a must-try. And Darktable is a great RAW editor.

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                          • RojoLocoR
                            RojoLoco @travisdh1
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                            @travisdh1 said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

                            @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

                            @fuznutz04 said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

                            Haha, I was in the middle of posting NO to GIMP as you were posting. 🙂 That's too complex for our needs. This needs to be wife friendly as well.

                            I don't find GIMP to be that bad.

                            It's quite powerful, which is where the problem for most people comes in. I imagine @fuznutz04 would like it after getting acquainted with the interface.

                            I'm not up to speed on GIMP, but my very non-technical neighbor can rock it.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @RojoLoco
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                              @RojoLoco said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

                              @travisdh1 said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

                              @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

                              @fuznutz04 said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

                              Haha, I was in the middle of posting NO to GIMP as you were posting. 🙂 That's too complex for our needs. This needs to be wife friendly as well.

                              I don't find GIMP to be that bad.

                              It's quite powerful, which is where the problem for most people comes in. I imagine @fuznutz04 would like it after getting acquainted with the interface.

                              I'm not up to speed on GIMP, but my very non-technical neighbor can rock it.

                              It's a design tool so us tech types don't tend to grok it, but graphics people do. It's a very good tool.

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                              • AdamFA
                                AdamF @scottalanmiller
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                                @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

                                @RojoLoco said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

                                @travisdh1 said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

                                @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

                                @fuznutz04 said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

                                Haha, I was in the middle of posting NO to GIMP as you were posting. 🙂 That's too complex for our needs. This needs to be wife friendly as well.

                                I don't find GIMP to be that bad.

                                It's quite powerful, which is where the problem for most people comes in. I imagine @fuznutz04 would like it after getting acquainted with the interface.

                                I'm not up to speed on GIMP, but my very non-technical neighbor can rock it.

                                It's a design tool so us tech types don't tend to grok it, but graphics people do. It's a very good tool.

                                And the price point is always in my budget.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @AdamF
                                  last edited by

                                  @fuznutz04 said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

                                  @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

                                  @RojoLoco said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

                                  @travisdh1 said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

                                  @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

                                  @fuznutz04 said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

                                  Haha, I was in the middle of posting NO to GIMP as you were posting. 🙂 That's too complex for our needs. This needs to be wife friendly as well.

                                  I don't find GIMP to be that bad.

                                  It's quite powerful, which is where the problem for most people comes in. I imagine @fuznutz04 would like it after getting acquainted with the interface.

                                  I'm not up to speed on GIMP, but my very non-technical neighbor can rock it.

                                  It's a design tool so us tech types don't tend to grok it, but graphics people do. It's a very good tool.

                                  And the price point is always in my budget.

                                  Exactly.

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                                    Sparkum
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                                    Hey @fuznutz04

                                    Did you happen to find any good ones?

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                                    • AdamFA
                                      AdamF
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                                      No, not yet. I was going to focus on getting Nextcloud up and running first.

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                                      • dafyreD
                                        dafyre
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                                        If I have time this weekend, I'll try to write up a guide. Any particular Distro you prefer?

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                                          Sparkum @dafyre
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                                          @dafyre
                                          @fuznutz04 said CentOS7 or Ubuntu,
                                          I vote Ubuntu

                                          Thanks!

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                                          • AdamFA
                                            AdamF @dafyre
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                                            @dafyre said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:

                                            If I have time this weekend, I'll try to write up a guide. Any particular Distro you prefer?

                                            Awesome! Either one works for me. Whatever one is preferred for this install.

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