Businesses use graphics programs for a variety of reasons, including making flyers and posters.
A program with the capability to make a GIF or JPG file of the logo or art is needed to create graphics for Web pages. Another common graphics application is photo editing and retouching. Finally, conversion between formats such as EPS, GIF, TIFF, JPG and PNG is occasionally needed. Linux includes a rich set of programs to create, edit and convert graphics files. The GIMP is much like Adobe's Photoshop in look and feel as well as capability.