What calibration software package do I have to buy for Linux system?

<p><a href="http://www.argyllcms.com/">Argyll CMS</a> is free as in

beer/freedom and is right now the only package to support monitor

calibration on Linux. So far, Argyll CMS supports only the products

you have listed, but soon it <a

href="http://www.behrmann.name/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66&Itemid=1&lang=en">will

include support for EyeOne display</a> hardware as well.</p>

<p>Argyll CMS is a set of command line applications. I haven't

performed monitor calibration with Argyll, but I used Argyll CMS for

other purposes, and it produces quality output.</p>

I have read bunch of things on monitor calibration. My brain is about to explode

because of too much input in short period of time. :)

According to many discussion and articles, I have to buy one of DTP41, 41T,

DTP92, 94 Optix from X-rite and Spectrolino, SpectroScan, SpectroScan T from

Gretag-Macbeth for use under Linux system. I also read about all these products

are coming from one company X-rite after merge. A question is which package

should I buy to get one of these sensors(?) since I don't find a sensor alone

product? Another question is what sensor comes with Monaco Optix XR?

I would appreciate any help in advance.

Eugene

Thanks for your reply. Yes I read about Argyll and am planning to use it for my monitor calibration. But my questions is about buying the calibrator. I couldn't find the what package comes with what calibrator, the sensor. That is why I posted my question but I found at least one answer. According to an article posted in the forum at luminous-landscape.com Monaco Optix XR comes with DTP94 which I just ordered.

Hehe, sometimes I miss the actual question (disclosure: I only read

the headline which was asking about "software package").

DTP-94 is the hardware that comes with Optix XR, and any basic Optix

XR package should contain it. So get the cheapest one.