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Running Photoshop/Illustrator (self.linux)

submitted 1 year ago by merthyr1831 to c/[email protected]

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Is there any way to get these going relatively painlessly?

I've tried working with GPU-passthrough into a Windows VM which doesn't work all that well with my laptop setup (nvidia-AMD hybrid laptop).

Looking up other methods, seems like most of them rely on outdated versions of adobe software. I'd like to get something relatively new running

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Are Linux friendly alternatives not an option? E.g. Gimp for Photoshop, Inkscape for Illustrator, etc.

[–] warmaster 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

GIMP's UI is really hard for new users as it is very unintuitive and the learning curve is steeper. Inkscape on the other hand is awesome.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fair enough. Gimp's functionality is really impressive though.

[–] warmaster 1 points 1 year ago

It is indeed impressive, although nowhere near Photoshop sadly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I agree completely with this. At my office, I’ve started installing Krita in place of photoshop for people who need to edit images. It has its own learning curve, but it’s been a wonderful alternative.

[–] warmaster 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For basic stuff it is a great alternative with a better UI than GIMP, although when you start needing more advanced stuff anything else is better than Krita for photo manipulation.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I would completely agree with this. I think Krita is a pretty good middle-ground for people who don't need to do very intricate compositing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Gimp is just... not great. It's ten years behind the times. These days I tend to use Krita, even though it's more geared towards digital painting than general image editing.