Film and Game industry are billions-dollars industry. And most studios run on Linux. I guess Adobe do not want tap into this and get some money? Hundreds artist struggling running PS on some sort of dual machines or Wine to work... Imagine how much Adobe can charge for floating license for studios running PS on Linux... Shame.
Feature request platforms like these are proof that big companies care only about money and aren't much focused on pioneering and innovation. This is the third most requested feature here and there is no real feedback from the company. Nice!
While no answer is indeed marked as the official response I think you may want to refer to Mr.Cox’ posts.
Feature request platforms like these are proof that big companies care only about money and aren't much focused on pioneering and innovation.
Of course Adobe, the company, »wants« to make money. So if they expected to be able to »make money« with a Linux version they would very likely produce it. Their research apparently indicates that the cost/benefit ratio does not justify this yet, though.
As for feature request platforms in general: Which forms or channels for user input do you deem to provide a better approach?
Of course Adobe, the company, »wants« to make money. So if they expected to be able to »make money« with a Linux version they would very likely produce it.
Obviously not, because this threat is more than 4 years old (all in all), and the platform landscape has vastly changed since the start of it, but Adobe still does not see a reason to support Linux as a platform (or wine as an emulator for example).
But in the meantime other project have surfaced to replace Adobe's product range, and are gaining speed (and quality).
IMHO supporting the two major package formats, deb and rpm, alongside the LSB would make all the difference. There are lots of products out there for the linux world without open sourcing their code, if that's what they fear to have to do, and they can ( could ) make tons of money, not only in the enterprise sector (like SAP) but also with private installations and hobbyists.
We see a lot of linux installations popping up, and as it gets simpler and way more hassle free than the typical windooze installation/update/... , it is a market to be reckoned with.
We as a company (and I personally) promote the change from Windows to Linux over the last twenty years and it seems that it starts to stick.
Ultimately it is Adobe's decision if and when they will support Linux, but from a commercial view it is illogical not to do it. And if one takes a closer look on the web facing infrastructure of Adobe, it seems that most of it is already linux- or unix based. Just sayin'
I have nothing against their desired to make a profit. It makes sense and is desired even for me as a customer. The problem is they don't innovate. It is not that hard to make a software cross platform compatible. This is proof of their laziness and lack of innovation.
christoph: I have nothing against their desired to make a profit. It makes sense and is desired even for me as a customer. The problem is they don't innovate. It is not that hard to make a software cross platform compatible. This is proof of their laziness and lack of innovation.
It is not that hard to make a software cross platform compatible.
I am not a programmer but in the past it has been stated by people more knowledgable on this issue than me that it is not easy. (edited) Considering the bugs that slipped through with the last full version it seems obvious that spreading the testing-resources over one more OS might be an overly bold decision. And what with the apparently upcoming Photoshop for iOS Adobe will, it seems to me, effectively offer Photoshop for three OS. And I suspect that Photoshop for Android will not be far behind, which would make It four. (Though I am not sure what the effort on either will mean ...)
Obviously not, because this threat is more than 4 years old (all in all), and the platform landscape has vastly changed since the start of it, but Adobe still does not see a reason to support Linux as a platform (or wine as an emulator for example).
I cannot rule out that Adobe’s market research/metrics may be flawed or that the cost/benefit ratio they would deem acceptable may not border on the indecent but I am fairly confident that Adobe continuously assesses and reassesses where and how they could make more money. And Linux seems to keep on coming up short.
Naturally Linux users are right to make themselves heard on this, the official, channel. But trying to tell Adobe how easy the port would be and how wrong their research is may not have the desired effect ...
I am not saying it is easy to make it cross platform compatible. But it is possible when desired. Far smaller teams are making open source software compatible. Even commercial software (games, editors etc.). My main question is what's the point from these feature requests if the companies using these don't provide results.
My main question is what's the point from these feature requests if the companies using these don't provide results.
I guess one basically best considers this Forum a one-way communication platform.
Sometimes Adobe employees will acknowledge a bug and report whether it’s being worked on or comment on a feature request. But they are seemingly not allowed to make announcements about the timeline of upgrades/updates and the planned fixes or new features for legal reasons.
And if no Adobe employee chimes in at all the message will supposedly have been registered nonetheless. Whether it will inform future decisions is naturally another issue.
Yes, i am a developer and designer, i use ubuntu for my work and need adobe photoshop. Most software developers use linux, in general, users must also design.
That the sea windows the most used operating system does not mean that the sea is the most suitable system to design, clearly the public objective of adobe is not primarily in windows but in mac.It makes me laugh as there are people who show the graphics about the use of windows and realize that we are not talking about people who use the computer to use excel in the office, but also the people who need to create designs and Linux is avery important group Along with OSX.
I know it's been awhile but I just noticed that there is still an open case concerning this issue. Thanks for all of the information. Was your issue resolved?
Linux doesn't have much desktop share because most people can't deal with an unsupported OS, and there are a lack of desktop applications, like the entire Adobe Suite, Autocad and other programs. It's not just PS, it's all the apps.
That being said, I'm a long time Mac user, but lately I'm getting tired of Apple's nonsense. I also used to work for MS, but despite that, and my vast knowledge of Windoze, I can't stand it. If the Adobe Suite was available for Linux I'd go build a new Linux machine in a heartbeat, load it with the Adobe Creative Suite and then vlog the entire thing and tag Apple on Twitter.
Alas, that will never happen, and GIMP will never be as good as PS. Windows will always be Windows, and as long as the iPhone has the bulk of the mobile phone market, Apple will ignore pro users, unless you an afford a $999 monitor stand.
But hey, again, if the Adobe Suite ran on Linux I would be at Fry's to build a new machine within seconds of hearing the announcement.
Sorry, you're wrong, for many years that iphone is not the leader in the mobile market, android thanks to the diversity of distributors.
Linux does not have the largest share in the desktop computer market, but adobe does not target these types of users either (unless they do not know of commercial strategy).Linux has a good part of the users of application developers, to others, most of those who use Linux for development also use Windows.To say that Linux does not have the highest quota in the market is an error of ignorance. There are many users who also use Linux if they are willing to pay for an Adobe solution, in addition to its normal use in other operating systems.For example, many Windows users would transfer their use to Linux if Adobe supported it.
Gimp is not a good substitute for photoshop, but krita if thanks to the use of vectorization of layers, predefined styles and various tools, but still photoshop is more advanced and unfortunately, like microsoft has created a dependence on the market overthe use of the psd format instead of having created a contribution to the community by creating free file formats compatible with other software, preventing the monopoly of software and operating systems duopoly.
Clearly Adobe is a company that cares more what it manages to sell to strive to understand the needs of people or their users as if they do the largest companies like Google, Amazon and Virgin.
Greetings, I just wanted to chime in. I used to be a big Windows user, but like everybody else here, I became tired of all the overhead that comes with windows. Linux is light, and runs great. Especially as a programmer, Linux is my platform of choice.
Now I am also into photography, and I use photo editing software frequently for web design projects. Having Photoshop available on Linux would greatly increase my workflow. Heck even though I'm already paying a subscription to Photoshop, I would even pay an extra premium just to help cover costs for a Linux port!
Like others have mentioned on this thread, there is definitely a market, and a lot of people would love to see this come to fruition!
I found this thread after experimenting the exact same issue myself. I suspected it was some sort of "memory corruption" issue (if that makes sense), and tried a lot of things: I copied / pasted the file to different directories, changed original file name / texture file name / save directory for the edit, all to no avail.
In the end, the thing that did the trick for me was: 1. Make a negligible change in the original file, just so I can save the file with ctrl + s. 2. After making that useless save, open the 3D texture. 3. Texture is being saved normally, and Photoshop is no longer crashing.
It's been a while since this thread was opened, but for what it's worth, I hope this may help you / anyone with the same problem.
Macintosh is obviously dying, cause their overprized mid-end-hardware and a fair but useless support. Apfs is going to break a lot of opened proyects and people is swichting to windows massively.
Im not, Iḿ a ujser of Linux & mac since 00' . I left mac cause the improvements of linux are leaving these systems well above mac, both in performance and customization. With a lot of color managment tools, Krita, Darktable,.rawtherapee, imagemagick, the powerful but crazy unusable GUI GIMP, thereally powerful image compress tools (Guizly, mozjpeg), blender, Davinci resolve....
Nividia supports officialy linux and bsd drivers.
with the creation of memdisk, caching ram and ssd-nmve tools, raidz, Vlm and zfs... a basic 2010 pc beats easily an actual mac. Specially thje great power black trash i can early 2019.
Think about adobe Intel is linux friendly, microsoft is linux friendly, Windows is going to linux, he's gestating a little Linus Torwalds JR. kernel inside, and porting all drivers to GNU plattform.
Look at Davinci, Itś not free, and is a nitro-powered ferrari beating all benchmarks of premiere, Final cut, Avid... of course, in Linux/BSD systems. (mine is FreeBSD, cause native ZFS, solid as a rock and as fast as you want). Adobe, look at present 😉
I have been waiting for years for Adobe to start Linux support and I am sick of waiting anymore. I will start switching to Linux software for my editing needs and keep my subscription to adobe cc on the side for now. But as soon as I get the hang of these programs I will be canceling my subscription. I feel like Adobe is just not listening here.
I would like to ad my vote for Adobe to port all CC apps to Linux. ASAP. I am a long time Adobe user who is eager to jump to Linux. and considering doing so without Adobe. I think I am one of many.
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