I just installed Ubuntu yesterday on my Asus ux303lb and I was wondering if all the programs and files I had on my laptop while using windows (which I still have because I installed Ubuntu through a dual-boot) can be used in Ubuntu or do I have to re-install them and will applications like Ableton (a music producing app) work in Ubuntu? Thats really the only app that concerns me.
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Remeber that there are ALWAYS free, open source and fully supported applications for Linux that are great alternatives for Windows'. – Eduardo Cola Jan 03 '16 at 23:31
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Possible alternatives: http://www.osalt.com/ableton-live better to use Linux apps if you want to convert to open source. Or just dual boot and keep your Windows app. – oldfred Jan 03 '16 at 23:36
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Not ALL windows software will work but a large amount will. However I've had quite a few problems using DAWs in Linux through emulators such as Wine.
As far as I'm aware you will have to re-install them through Ubuntu using Wine. Wine will emulate windows file structure etc. I have had some success with FLStudio through Wine. Midi can be a bit tetchy. But over all it's not a terrible experience. However if your work flow will be affected by emulation hiccups, then I would continue to use your DAW inside of windows. Thats what I ultimately ended up doing. Unless of course Ableton decide to release versions for Linux. Which at this point seems unlikely.
Here's a few links to get you started:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wine
Good luck!
:)
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A DAW is a digital audio workstation which is a program used to produce music – Andy Jan 04 '16 at 04:39