Adobe Photoshop

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Recently I have switched my OS from Windows to Ubuntu 14.04, but I need Adobe Photoshop to run for my project. So how can I run Adobe Photoshop on Ubuntu, or are there any Ubuntu plugin like photo editor software?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 06 '15 at 20:52

I'm an Ubuntu user caught in a similar situation with Adobe Creative Cloud [at school]. So if you must use Photoshop in Ubuntu ... then there's 2 options:

a.) Run Photoshop under Wine-HQ;

Only certain versions of Photoshop and Wine-HQ work.

b.) Use virtualization to run Photoshop in a Windows guest operating system.

I chose virtualization. But found that there's drawbacks if you don't have the right hardware, or pick the right virtualization program to run a guest OS.

This is because Photoshop needs 3D acceleration and plenty of VRAM to work like it's suppose to, and not complain via pop-up warning .... So if you're on a production system, mapping out a game plan is a priority, to avoid tears later.

From what I've come to understand, the best results for Photoshop with virtualization needs:

It's standard system requirements.
CPU with Vt-d or AMD-virtualization(TM); and IOMMU
Enable Virtualization and IOMMU in Bios/UEFI
2 Graphics cards (1 is dedicated to the Guest OS. For instance, use onboard or integrated graphics for host, and GPU for virtualization).
And of course ... you gotta have power to run both the host (Ubuntu), and Windows guest (Win can be CPU hog when the guest is first turned on).

NOTE: I can use Photoshop CC 2014 with only 1 Graphics card, and 256MB of VRAM in Virtualbox. But it prevents me from using 3D effects, etc.

PS: I just read a post about Pixeluvo being a strong competitor to Photoshop (by an alleged "pro"). It's an inexpensive commercial app, with a native program for Ubuntu (see: http://www.pixeluvo.com).

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 05 '15 at 05:31

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There is a vector image draw tool in Ubuntu called inkscape. Follow these steps to install inkscape.

Open terminal(Crtl+Alt+T) and execute following commands one by one

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:inkscape.dev/stable

sudo apt-get update 

sudo apt-get install inkscape

There is another photo editor software (easier to use than inkscape) called gimp. Follow these steps to install gimp

Open terminal(Crtl+Alt+T) and execute following commands one by one

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gimp

Check these tutorials for using inkscape (Click here)

answered Mar 05 '15 at 05:31

Faizan Akram Dar

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As mentioned, Inkscape is a vector drawing program. This is nothing like Photoshop. Gimp is much more similar, although it suffers from a missing features compared to Photoshop. – Sparhawk Mar 05 '15 at 05:49
If it answers your question, accept the answer by clicking the grey check-mark under the "0" at the left of this text, which means "the answer is valid" – Faizan Akram Dar Mar 05 '15 at 05:58
The tick doesn't exactly mean "the answer is valid"; it means it's the best answer. There can be more than one valid answer, but only once accepted answer. – Sparhawk Mar 05 '15 at 09:26

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Jun 12 '17 at 23:56

It's supposed to work on WINE but I tried installing it on CS6 and failed miserably on every try. However there is a much easier way:

sudo apt-get install playonlinux

It's got an installation script for Photoshop CS6 (works like a charm!), here it is: https://www.playonlinux.com/pl/app-2316-Adobe_Photoshop_CS6.html

There's also a script for Illustrator CS6. Supposedly those scripts might work with CC versions, but I haven't tested that. If you need the latest CC you can always use VirtualBox.

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