Linux distros for graphic design

Hey there !

I'm currently studying graphic design and I'm getting more abd more interested in open source/libre alternatives to windows and adobe. I talked a lot with a friend about dual booting linux on my computer as a transition to try it but still have my usual programs nearby. I already used ubuntu a little bit during my 3 years of engineering school but I almost forgot everything (huge thanks to the massive depressive episode I did there).

I'm looking for graphic designer who have used linux for an extended period of time and will greatly apreciate if you can share your experience as well as some tips/things that you found useful to make the switch. Also, do you think there is some distro that are better than other for graphic design softwares ? I plan to use scribus, inkscape (never used it but heard it's a good replacement to illustrator), fontlab (not free or open source but font forge is horrendous to use) and maybe blender.

One problem that i'm facing is that there is no good alternative to Photoshop. I heard of gimp but everyone seems to say that it's not really a match and it's the only software that seems to be a problem for a lot of people that want to do the shift. I obviously don't need all the generative ai bullshit so I probably will use and older version but I heard that a lot of them still don't run on linux. Any thoughts on that ?

Have a great day and I hope some folks will sto by to share their experience :)

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