/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/p-provide-support-for-linux-2011/idc-p/8323991#M19858Dec 14, 2018
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Linux is Unix OS design which has been around since the 196x timeframe developed in Bell Labs. IBM even made a Linux Watch in 1998-2004 I do not see the Linux winning the Watch market place any more than it is winning in the desktop market wars or tablet wars. Unix seems to have won the server wars though.
Unix is more suited for the professional computer geek's then the masses it has not been developed for the masses its like 50 years old now.
Apple stopped developing their own OS when Steve switch Mac from the IBM power PC to Intel hardware. He had use Unix at Nextstep and knew it was better than Apples OS7 and OS9. So at the same time he switched Apple to OSuniX. Unix design is very flexible there is even a Linux flavor.
To win in the desktop market unix needs a good desktop shell like apple has developed, good device support and good update support. Apple has put many constraints on what they will approve so their users see applications with common user interfaces a more consistent user experience then Apple came out with IOS devices which made life more difficult sharing except for some cloud features. All sort hoops are needed to share files between systems. Apple has also had problem with newer Mac releases High Sierra and Mojave.
The most used OS runs on a Linux kernel Android however the horse power and device support needed for an Application like Photoshop is not there. Adobe stated they will have Photoshop CC app for iPad pro in 2019 however it will not has all the features of Desktop Mac Photoshop CC so Adobe may also develop a Android flavor of Photoshop CC. Still how many users only use low power devices like Android and IOS devices. I believe IOS Photoshop will be mainly used as a interim step the real Photoshop work will continue to be done on Window and Mac machines.
Sill you could argue Linux is the most used OS when you include low power devices.
IMO Photoshop requires a desktop class machine Windows is more consumer orientated when it come to machine and device support manufactures support windows.
/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/p-provide-support-for-linux-2011/idc-p/5324200#M13028May 03, 2019
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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.
/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/p-provide-support-for-linux-2011/idc-p/12343346#M10023May 15, 2019
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Hi Andrew,
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?
/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/p-provide-support-for-linux-2011/idc-p/5324201#M13029Jun 20, 2019
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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.
/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/p-provide-support-for-linux-2011/idc-p/5324203#M13031Jun 22, 2019
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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.
WINE is good, but you can install Photoshop perfectly and it runs good using Crossover for linux.
Crossover is better than WINE itself, and better than PlayOnLinux. It's not free, but you can extend the trial as many times as you want over and over again.
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.
/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/p-provide-support-for-linux-2011/idc-p/12267565#M5164Nov 27, 2019
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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.
/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/p-provide-support-for-linux-2011/idc-p/12267428#M5131Dec 16, 2019
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Since you already fully support Android (linux) I guess it's time for Adobe to finally accept Linux as a legitimate OS and start supporting it via CCloud.
I wouldn't think twice if PS and LR would be supported natively in Linux. Do you know how many Linux users long for your programs and keep Windows boot only to run Adobe apps? 😕
Every other company out there got some sort of linux support, even Steam built their port and actively makes Proton, granting access to majority of their Windows-native games with close to zero performance penalties. Something like that wasn't possible not so long ago!
/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/p-provide-support-for-linux-2011/idc-p/10854090#M19797Jan 13, 2020
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It's a chicken-and-egg problem. The ONLY thing I still use Windows for is Adobe Creative Cloud. Everything else I use regularly either runs on Linux or runs out of a web browser. So I have servers running CentOS and laptops running Mint or Debian, but I have this one silly Windows box so that I can run Adobe Creative Cloud. It's ridiculous.
If Adobe CC ran on Linux, ANY version of Linux, I'd drop Windows and never look back. Windows is not a good operating system. For a very long time now, its only value has been that certain software only runs on it.
Macs aren't a good alternative. They're an overpriced, overdesigned, boutique product deliberately designed not to be upgradeable or repairable.
The world runs on Windows and Macs because, and only because, the software we need only runs on Windows and Macs.
/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/p-provide-support-for-linux-2011/idc-p/10855894#M19798Jan 14, 2020
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Thank you for good recommendation. I was just googling for Lightroom Linux and came here. Sick of ignorance. Adobe once already burned itself by ignoring Apple users with flash and got punished. Surprised they attempt this again with Linux.
/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/p-provide-support-for-linux-2011/idc-p/10855974#M19799Jan 14, 2020
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A lot of us will disagree with most of that. Linux is great for servers but a PITA on the desktop. I'd MUCH rather have Macs than either Windows or Linux. You are entitled to choose your OS but don't bash others, and understand that choices have consequences.
/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/p-provide-support-for-linux-2011/idc-p/10856503#M19800Jan 14, 2020
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Perhaps you would do well to actually read the article you have referenced
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Android uses a Linux kernel, but has extra libraries, a GUI, and some proprietary code. You can draw your own conclusions. I view the Android OS as a subset of the wider Linux world; therefore, I think it’s fair to include it on this list.
As of March 2018, both NetMarketShare and StatCounter agree that it controls around 70 percent of the combined smartphone and tablet market. Second is iOS with approximately 24 percent. Windows is a distant third with less than one percent.
There are an estimated 2.5 billion smartphones in the world, so we can safely assume Android is running on roughly 1.75 billion handsets. For comparison, Windows is running on an estimated 1.5 billion home computers.
Linux utterly dominates the list of the top 500 most powerful supercomputers in the world. In June 2017, 498 of the top 500 were running Linux. The only two non-Linux machines were running the Unix-based AIX"
The original posters statement is absolutely correct, your cherry picking bits of an article to try prove your incorrect assertion. True windows dominates the PC market where Adobe software is targeted but only by virtue of getting its foot in the door first
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