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lord_havoc
08-23-2007, 03:41 PM
Will Photoshop run properly if your system is running Linux? I've gone to Adobe.com but it doesn't mention Linux.
lainlives
08-23-2007, 04:17 PM
i dont think

http://gimp.org/

this is sopposed to be as good
Spiritvn
08-23-2007, 04:22 PM
If the real photoshop runs in linux, i will swith to linux immediately, i promise.
lainlives
08-23-2007, 04:54 PM
its possible to run under wine on linux but since linux has the gimp i wouldnt bother
Twey
08-23-2007, 06:04 PM
As lainlives said. Photoshop 7 and 8 work acceptably well under wine, but the GIMP can replace Photoshop for almost any use, especially in conjunction with Inkscape.
lord_havoc
08-23-2007, 06:32 PM
Alright, well I suppose I will use the Gimp and Inkscape because I have a copy of CS2 and I'm not fond of paying to buy Photoshop 8 and on top of that I would be going backward in versions.
eukhost.com
08-25-2007, 02:27 PM
I found a program called CrossOver Office (http://www.codeweavers.com/store/ads/photoshop/) and it is supposed to run Adobe Photoshop for Windows on a Linux environment.

Not sure if that's the perfect solution though.
lainlives
08-25-2007, 04:37 PM
Yea because crossover costs money.
djr33
08-25-2007, 06:17 PM
So does Photoshop. If you want free, you've got the answer... GIMP.
lainlives
08-25-2007, 07:08 PM
Yea. but who wants to pay for photoshop THEN buy software to make it run?
ItsMeOnly
08-25-2007, 07:18 PM
not our problem :P
boxxertrumps
08-25-2007, 07:23 PM
I prefer The GIMP over photoshop...
but i dualboot with windows 2000 to play WoW. EDIT: and use other windows only stuff. lazy programmers.
Level 12 gnomish mage...
djr33
08-25-2007, 07:58 PM
If you don't want to pay for Photoshop then software to make it run:
1. Use a system that it, surprise, is actually compatible with;
2. Decide if it's worth paying, or.... use GIMP.

It's not very complex.

I like Photoshop more. But if you want it, and you can't run it, and you could pay to run it, seems like you should make a decision, whichever way seems more important to you.

The other option would be to research another virtual windows option, if there is one. I have no idea.
Twey
08-25-2007, 08:15 PM
1. Use a system that it, surprise, is actually compatible with;That's still paying for software to make it run. Crossover Office is probably less expensive than a copy of Windows.
djr33
08-25-2007, 08:40 PM
I would assume you'd need a valid copy of XP for it to run anyway.