Did you know it is possible to launch photoshop on linux now? I didn't, now I do, now I'm happy

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DudeLoveBaby@reddit

This is awesome but I just pay for photopea and have it installed as a web app instead lol

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lmarcantonio@reddit

Krita has followers too. If it's better or worse than gimp depends on the use case.

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Krita's fundamentally a bit different than Photoshop or GIMP, but it's good at what it is, yes. I would never think of doing photo editing in Krita though, just like how I wouldn't edit photos in PaintTool SAI lol

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Do_You_Like_Owls@reddit

I had to stop using that for a dumb reason. I can't get the bloody colour to work. So if I try to fill something in red it does nothing.

I think I changed the fill type at some point and it keeps the setting between sessions so now it just never fills. I've tried selecting different ones but it still won't fill - normal, overlay, etc.

I think I've switched to a brush and tried painting and it does nothing... Cos of the colouring or brushing type.

Cos it's such a basic, dumb thing that I can't figure out I just gave up using the app!

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AppropriateCover7972@reddit

And inkscape, though that's a different kind of beast

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Wheatleytron@reddit

Gimp doesn't deserve the hate it gets. Been using it for years

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DudeLoveBaby@reddit

Eh. I think it works fine for a lot of people but I think there's also a justified amount of backlash to it being called a PS replacement. The most recent update finally brought non-destructive editing which was the biggest hole for a long time in its features... but that's literally a 20-year lagtime on a feature that is super duper critical for a lot of use cases that aren't just casual photo editing.

I think people generally overuse Photoshop on Windows anyways, when they could be using something like Paint.NET, which is why GIMP seems like a 1:1 replacement for a lot of people.

Also, I will forever die on the hill that GIMP has the most dogshit defaults, both UI and hotkey, out of any program I've ever used, ever. I've only been computing for about fifteen years so I missed the Lotus-1-2-3s of the world so I'm not gonna say it's THE worst EVER, but it's the worst in my experiences.

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Ok_Conclusion6465@reddit

And 3.0 or 3.2 made it even better

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stiggg@reddit

Honestly, I switched back to Linux last year after being on the Mac for two decades. In the early 2000es I didn’t like Gimp and also used Photoshop via wine. I gave Gimp another try and after a short period of familiarisation I actually like it now. Best thing is there are tons of tutorials out there nowadays.

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Critical_Mongoose939@reddit

It does deserve the hate. If you do an UI-led app for users, and absolutely neglect usability and the interface for decades you deserve a roast.
I say this as a Gimp supporter, user and donor for years. Sometimes devs are just blind to the consequences of their decisions.

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grem75@reddit

You could do it in 1996 too.

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TheCrustyCurmudgeon@reddit

True, but I didn't need it then and still don't.

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AmarildoJr@reddit

True, but after some years Adobe made it really difficult to do it. I think it's been last than 6 months that we've been able to run modern (i.e. the latest) versions on Linux.

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SeniorMatthew@reddit

Bro is old

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Foxlike__Creature@reddit (OP)

Wow, didn't know that, it's cool!

At least now it is relevant, cause alot of new Linux users have troubles with proprietary adobe software.

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grem75@reddit

Executor was pretty neat, it emulated enough of a MacOS environment to run a lot of software. Ran on a lot of *NIX, but also had a Windows and DOS version.

That is running on Red Hat 3.0.3. I tried to get a Windows 3.1 version of Photoshop running in Wabi, but it didn't want to run. WINE at this time didn't even have a chance, I don't think I tried.

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trtl_playz@reddit

adobe :/

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puppymix@reddit

Love your rice!

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Critical_Mongoose939@reddit

Since we're in the business of helping people. You can skip the Adobe predatory bloat crap completely and make Gimp to look and feel like Photoshop: https://github.com/Diolinux/PhotoGIMP
10/10 would recommend. Very easy to install too!

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V0dros@reddit

I wish GIMP was good, but PhotoGIMP just isn't enough to fix its UX issues and lack of features I'm afraid.

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my-comp-tips@reddit

Might give this another go, tried this a few years ago without much success.

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lKrauzer@reddit

My god you guys use the most alien desktops

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dotdev_software@reddit

Why do you need Photoshop on Linux just curious ?

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Majortom_67@reddit

Ohhh.... "Linux is for everybody" and now "why do you need Photoshop on Linux?"... 👏👏👏

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Foxlike__Creature@reddit (OP)

I used Photoshop for a long time at a professional level, my work was related to this.

I don't like proprietary software, but I can't give up my usual workflow, change my interface habits, and accept the complete lack of the functions I need (if we're talking about GIMP)

I think there's 50% of my fault for laziness and 50% of adobe's fault for being adobe.

I pirated it anyway, so no profit for them.

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asmx85@reddit

and accept the complete lack of the functions I need (if we're talking about GIMP)

Can you please name a few?

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my-comp-tips@reddit

Exactly the same situation for me.

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AppropriateCover7972@reddit

ah, the ethical way to get Adobe. Sadly my version always malfunctioned

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Powerful_Deer7796@reddit

Fuck Adobe

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Powerful_Deer7796@reddit

affinity photo

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my-comp-tips@reddit

I use Photoshop 7, it's old, no online activation, serial number only and works without any issues in Wine.

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dummkauf@reddit

Too late, I already learned to use Gimp.

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Sensitive_Box_@reddit

I don't, but I thought I read that only CS6 and below worked?

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techsuppr0t@reddit

Wait, CS2 works on Linux? I managed to snag a free copy when the servers were shutting down and while the features are not as developed I am super familiar with using it. Gimp always makes me get stuck trying to get basic features to work, likely a me issue, but I was never super front of it. Lately I've been using a web based program I forgot the site name but flows just like photoshop and is pretty good.

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Foxlike__Creature@reddit (OP)

I use ps2021, it works fine. Have some bugs cause of hyprland forsed tiling, but fixed it via windowrules.

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