---
title: "Colour management\n    | Ubuntu"
description: I’ve been looking for a local store which offers a colour sprectromitor
  and chanced upon the spyder3. I have to say that it is a total let-down. It doesn’t
  work on Linux to begin with. I feared this going in but the gracious return policy
  at the s […]
url: https://ubuntu.com/blog/colour-management?format=md
keywords: index, follow
---

1. [Blog](https://ubuntu.com/blog)
2. Article

---

[Canonical](https://ubuntu.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical")

22 May 2010

# Colour management

[Design](https://ubuntu.com/blog/tag/design)

---

Share the article

I've been looking for a local store which offers a colour sprectromitor and chanced upon the spyder3. I have to say that it is a total let-down. It doesn't work on Linux to begin with. I feared this going in but the gracious return policy at the store allows me to buy things and simply return them within two weeks without any reason - my standard answer is "It doesn't work with linux". They smile and give me my money back - great store, they get a large part of my earnings :-)

In the case of the spyder3, it didn't even work with windows, really. No more whites, everything is blue, the colour profile it creates is horrible. I tried it with daylight, incandescent, etc and to be honest I can do much better with my eye. Definitely returning it when I get back from my trip to London and the Libre Graphics Meeting. Crap in a box for 99€ if you ask me.

[Get in touch

Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form)

## Newsletter signup

Get the latest Ubuntu news and updates in your inbox.

Work email:

\*I agree to receive information about Canonical's
products and services.

By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/data-privacy).

Sign up

## Share on

---

## Related posts

[### Challenges designers face in open source (and how to fix them)](https://ubuntu.com/blog/challenges-designers-face-in-open-source-and-how-to-fix-them)

Open source powers up to 90% of modern software, yet many projects lack usability. Canonical’s Design team surveyed 115 cross-functional professionals to uncover the 4 core...

[Kola Ojoodide](https://ubuntu.com/blog/author/kola-ojoodide)

26 June 2026

[### Template: Streamlining open source design contributions](https://ubuntu.com/blog/template-streamlining-open-source-design-contributions)

As designers working at Canonical, we’re always thinking about open source. We believe that encouraging more designers to contribute to open source benefits everyone, from the...

[Nina Rojc](https://ubuntu.com/blog/author/ninarojc)

16 June 2026

[### Decoding design: How design and engineering thrive together in open source](https://ubuntu.com/blog/decoding-design-how-design-and-engineering-thrive-together-in-open-source)

Open source thrives on engineering-driven processes. Fast feedback loops, terminal tools, Git workflows: they’re the lifeblood of how we build software in the open. But for...

[Miguel Divo](https://ubuntu.com/blog/author/mdivo)

22 May 2026

[### Why web engineering is great](https://ubuntu.com/blog/why-web-engineering-is-great)

Hi, I’m Johann! I’m an engineering manager in Canonical’s web team. For the larger part of my 15 years of work experience as engineer, I’ve been working in web development....

[Johann Wolf](https://ubuntu.com/blog/author/johannwolf)

27 April 2026