My new Linux personal computer

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 05:56:53 +0000

My computer was showing signs of retirement and old age, so I assembled a new desktop computer for my workstation use. The old one was assembled in 2014. While working on my recent projects, the unbearable sluggishness, made it obvious that I needed an upgrade. Although a bit late now since I purchased and assembled this computer in September, I am going to share my experience with this exercise.

The Search

I researched the components on Reddit and Internet forums. Linux compatibility is a big factor affecting the purchase decision for me since I use only Linux for my work. Most forums and websites target the international computer assembling enthusiast market, gaming and windows users, etc so the information related to Linux art computers was a bit hard to find. People would always suggest the most hyped and top-tier component even when there is no real need. I managed to take time amidst my work and tried to come up with a build spreadsheet.

The forums are filled with western audiences so the parts they would suggest may not be available here in India. It was also a period of global chip shortage and electronic scarcity (which is a bit artificial here I think). I tried to salvage any component from my older computer that I can. My older computer was going to be repurposed for my son’s daily usage. My son’s computer was an older machine which was my second personal computer bought in 2009, it would now go for recycling or donation.

Huion H610X Graphic Tablet - review and setup on Linux

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 06:10:45 +0000

Disclaimer: This post is not in any way sponsored by Huion or anyone related to them. All the things stated here are my opinions and your mileage may vary. I do not guarantee it will work for you the same way it worked flawlessly for me.

Recently I have been visiting my village house a lot and I have been trying to set up an alternate workstation there so that I don’t need to carry the laptop and tablet with me all the time. I planned to buy a Wacom but as a backup tablet, it is costly. It costs around ₹28,000 ($345) for a medium-sized Intuos Wacom. So I was searching for an alternative brand. I knew about Huion and XP-pen but the biggest requirement for me is that they should work on Linux without making me climb Everest.

I was happy to see a user of Huion reported that one model (H950p) works nicely with Linux on krita-artists.org. I went to the Huion website and found that there is a slightly newer model of this tablet with a USB-C option. It is the H610X model, this model has all the niceties of H950p plus it also works with android phones and tablets, a good travel companion. What’s more incredible is that this tablet costs 1/7th of the price of a Wacom, This tablet costs around ₹4000 ($50) here.

Hardware on Raghukamath – Digital Painter and Freelance Illustrator from India

My new Linux personal computer

The Search

Huion H610X Graphic Tablet - review and setup on Linux