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minus-squareMarthirial@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 days agoDownloaded and installed today. Dual boot still 🥺 because of 3 apps I use every day only available IN Windows. Zorin 18 looks pretty good but it needs some tweaks here and there.
minus-squareMadhuGururajan@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agodo you think it will help if the companies making those 3 apps actually extend linux support?
minus-squareMarthirial@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days agoAbsolutely. I am done with Windows. The software is from Serif, the British company behind the Affinity platform, and they have a big announcement at the end of the month. Fingers crossed it is multiplatform support.
minus-squareZaphod@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-22 days agoYou can run Affinity on Linux through a custom wine build. https://github.com/seapear/AffinityOnLinux
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoDo you think this software might work with Bottles or similar Windows emulating platforms? Could be worth a shot to be rid of Windows entirely.
minus-squareAmanitaCaesarea@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoWine and bottles has been mentioned. Let me also throw Winboat at you… winboat.app
minus-squareMaddier1993@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoDon’t hold your breath. Helps avoid disappointment.
Downloaded and installed today. Dual boot still 🥺 because of 3 apps I use every day only available IN Windows.
Zorin 18 looks pretty good but it needs some tweaks here and there.
do you think it will help if the companies making those 3 apps actually extend linux support?
Absolutely. I am done with Windows. The software is from Serif, the British company behind the Affinity platform, and they have a big announcement at the end of the month. Fingers crossed it is multiplatform support.
You can run Affinity on Linux through a custom wine build. https://github.com/seapear/AffinityOnLinux
Do you think this software might work with Bottles or similar Windows emulating platforms? Could be worth a shot to be rid of Windows entirely.
Wine and bottles has been mentioned. Let me also throw Winboat at you… winboat.app
Don’t hold your breath. Helps avoid disappointment.