I have just migrated to Ubuntu a few months ago, and find myself wanting Illustrator again. What is the best alternative for vector based drawing? Can Gimp do vector as well, or is it mainly pixel based like Photoshop?
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You can try Inkscape 
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sudo apt install inkscape
It is built for vector graphics. If you need an animation tool, you can use Synfig-studio .
sudo apt install synfig
GIMP can do vector graphics, but it is designed for (and should be used for) raster.
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Can this open Illustrator files? – The Onin May 21 '17 at 02:53
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Yes it can. I've used .ai files in Inkscape before. – RolandiXor May 21 '17 at 12:34
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Inkscape is a very, very good choice for that. It is built for vector graphics, which in many cases is exactly what you want.
For pixel graphics (photos, etc..) the GIMP is nicely powerful and fully-featured.
For Desktop publishing and Layouts, I like using scribusNG
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Nice one, this will have me from having to ask sooner or later as i occasionally use desktop publisher as well. – robx Jun 07 '11 at 02:31
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Inkscape is a good alternative, and if you want more complicated vector graphic, you could try Torapp guilloche designer, it is free and runs in Chrome 20 and above. No installation and plugin is needed.
