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P: Provide support for Linux (2011)

  • April 27, 2011
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I was wondering if Adobe released any Photoshop versions for Linux? Because I looked everywhere in Adobe's site but I could not find any information.

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    FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
    Inspiring
    September 21, 2020

    Totally agree! Linux support would be awesome!

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    dgrainger
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    September 5, 2020
    Would YOU put up the $$$$$$ for the rewrite? Considering the TAM, unlikely that will ever happen!
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    FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
    Inspiring
    September 5, 2020
    linux is the major OS in vfx-industries. all major compositing and 3d are available for linux. why not photoshop ? that would be very useful !
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    claus_01
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    July 20, 2020

    Hi,

     

    I would like to know if it is possible to install the latest version of Photoshop CC with the Windows emulator CrossOver Linux on Ubuntu 20.04? I'm thinking of subscribing to Photoshop CC to check its new features out. Was someone in here successful in using Photoshop on Linux? Or do I get an error message saying that the platform I'm using is incompatible with Photoshop?

     

    TIA,

     

    Claus

    JJMack
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    July 20, 2020

    I would think this question should also be posted in some Linux and Windows forums where Linux user may have tried.

    JJMack
    ls_rbls
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    ls_rblsCommunity Expert
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    May 24, 2020

    Finally getting somewhere.

     

     

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      FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
      Inspiring
      April 30, 2020
      Follow the Money...
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        FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
        Inspiring
        April 28, 2020
        A decade ago, there were many issues that prevented this that are apparently no longer an issue.

        1) Linux fragmentation (Ubuntu seems to have won by a huge margin if you include derivatives like Linux Mint)

        2) Users hating proprietary software (the Linux ecosystem is now full of proprietary apps like Skype, Zoom, Spotify, Netflix, and people actually pay for subscriptions regardless of platform)

        3) Difficulty of porting (Wine has improved a lot in the past decade that making PS work for Wine is much easier than porting the entire software from scratch to Linux; users won't mind PS being bundled with a copy of Wine that works with it)

        4) Not enough market share (there are many Linux users who already dual-boot with Windows just to use Photoshop; these are obviously counted as Windows users in PS surveys, but they will likely to pay for a version that works on Linux to get rid of the need for dual booting)

        5) Linux is not a "professional" platform (even Microsoft now supports Linux in WSL, DotNET, Visual Studio, etc)

        Hence, I wish to revive this request. I know this was requested years ago but the situation has changed and perhaps it may be time for a reevaluation.
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          ivframes
          Inspiring
          April 16, 2020
          Ready for what? I already unsubscribed. There are plenty of fantastic photo software for Linux. Most are free. It's about how much time and resources you have to invest to learn something new. Further, it's so easy to reach devs and communicate with them directly about your wishes or issues you may have. They are more than eager to assist you.

          My newest finding was Neat Image, professional noise reduction program, having a proper linux port.
          c.pfaffenbichler
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          c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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          April 16, 2020
          By all means add your vote, present your argument ... but be ready to accept it if Adobe marketing doesn’t change their position on this anytime soon. 
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          FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
          Inspiring
          April 16, 2020
          Finally, is this where all of the actual requests for this should be made? I've jumped around quite a bit of threads to find this
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