LibriVox and Ubuntu

[Monaxi]

Greetings!

I'm ready to switch from Windows to Ubuntu and would like to hear any suggestions from those of you who've done the same.

What should I expect? How should I prepare? Will I be able to use "Checker"? Thank you for your help!

[moniaqua]

I am working on Ubuntustudio. It is a non-official flavor of Ubuntu which comes with a lot of audio-, video- and graphics software. Of course you can add the programs you need to Ubuntu or one of the official flavors, too.

I use Ardour, it works fine. Ubuntustudio also comes with Audacity. Usually works fine, too. Sound can, due to pulseaudio, sometimes be tricky, but in general it works. https://ubuntuforums.org/ usually has answers to questions you might have
Java might have hassles to install, but if you have it, checker will work - I do have it and use it.

[Monaxi]

Thank you, Monika! I'd forgotten that Checker uses Java. I can't keep that updated even on Windows.

I appreciate your other comments as well and will keep them in mind while I'm exploring my options.

[Darvinia]

I've been using Ubuntu longer than I've been using Librivox so I can't help with your switch over but I've bookmarked this thread to check back in case you have any questions down the road. I have Checker installed and haven't encountered any problems with it. I use Audacity for recording and editing.

[loon]

I use Linux Mint, which is downstream of Ubuntu. Checker and Audacity work perfectly for me. You should have no problems.

[Monaxi]

Thank you, Bev and Rich!

[KevinS]

Egad, I'm so embarrassed. I thought this might be a philosophy thread.

[Rapunzelina]

Just my congratulations for switching to Ubuntu