will my programs work? like photoshop and cool edit pro?
joeblacksmith
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There are several ways to answer that and it is yes and no.
No windows based application will not work under Linux however there are version available for Linux in some cases that work the same. If not there is probably a free version of an application …
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rch1231
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Hello,
There are several ways to answer that and it is yes and no.
No windows based application will not work under Linux however there are version available for Linux in some cases that work the same. If not there is probably a free version of an application that performs the same function. For example Open Office is a replacement for Microsoft office and runs on Windows, OS X (Mac's version of Linux) and most Linux distributions.
The yes part comes from running a virtual system with windows installed under Linux. But that can be slow if you don't have multiple processors and a large amount of memory to use.
Xlphos
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Hello,
Can I just ask why you are thinking of switching to Linux?
khakilang
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Posting Pro in Training
You can run Photoshop under Wine. Currently I switch to Linux and I install my favourite game under Wine and its work great. Another alternative is to use Virtual box or virtual machine for Window XP.
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