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First of, let me congratulate you for choosing and installing Linux Mint . A few more steps and you should have all you need for learning to create amazing websites. How To Install GIMP We will start with GIMP, the prefect PhotoShop replacement. Besides being free, GIMP can do pretty much anything you will need as a web designer. Good news: GIMP is preinstalled on Linux Mint . You only need to install one additional Plugin  and you are good to go. The Plugin I am referring to is GIMP Save for Web . You will need this plugin in order to save the images you publish on your websites at e decent quality and small size. You will want you website to load as fast as possible and saving your images in the wrong format and size could drastically affect the speed of your website. To install GIMP Save for Web  just follow the steps below: 1. From the Linux Mint Desktop, click the Menu  button and type "synaptic". 2. Open the Synaptic Package Manager and Enter your password when...

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In the second part of our Web Series Web Design For Beginners  we will look at how to install Linux Mint. You are welcome to use any other operating system but I will be basing this Web Series on Linux Mint. Your other alternatives are Windows (which I will not suggest due to the license cost) and OS X (which I will not suggest due to the hardware cost). So here are the steps you need to follow in order to install Linux Mint. 1. Download a copy of Linux Mint You can get a copy of Linux Mint from  http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php . I will be installing the 64 bit, Cinnamon version. You can also use the 32 bit version if your does not have a processor powerful enough to run the 64 bit architecture. 2. Burn the iso image to a DVD Burn the iso image to a DVD using your favorite DVD burning software. You also have the option of installing Linux Mint via USB. Unetbootin  is a tool which allows you to easly create a Linux Mint installer USB. 3. Boot your computer of the DVD...

So you want to take your first steps towards Web Design. A good starting point is to understand what you will need and why. Hardware: Average Computer (Desktop or Laptop) Software: Operating System Web Browser Text Editor Image Manipulation Program Trying to learn web design should not cost you more than it has to. So I will try to only suggest only open source or free software and hardware that will get the job done without being too expensive. The Hardware: Obviously, you will need a computer. Nothing with impressive specifications, to begin with. An average computer should get the job done just fine.  Screen size and resolution are important so I would not suggest a netbook. Try to go for a 14" - 15" laptop or a desktop with a 15" display or higher. I suggest a laptop on desktop you can buy without an operating system. You can install a free Linux operating system like Linux Mint. The Software: Operating System For the purpose of this tutorial I will suggest Linux Min...