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Hello everybody, I'm using an Asus S56C with Lubuntu 22.04.4 and for work I use Photoshop CS6 and Vector Magic with Playonlinux. I was wandering - just for curiosity - if there are any good alternatives to Playonlinux to use these Windows programs. Thanks in advance!

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[–] RickAstleyfounddead@lemy.lol 37 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] warmaster@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Bottles can't get any easier, seriously.

[–] boredsquirrel 21 points 5 months ago

Bottles or Lutris, and dont forget ProtonPlus or ProtonUpQt

[–] eshep@social.trom.tf 20 points 5 months ago

@LukeSky #lutris is good for more'n just games 😉
github.com/lutris/lutris

[–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] LukeSky@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago

Thank you, I'll try it too!

[–] spacemanspiffy@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

For apps, Bottles. For games, Lutris is quite good. Bottles can do both but I am partial to Lutris for games.

[–] LukeSky@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

Ok, thanks for the clarification. I'll check Bottles

[–] Archaeopteryx@kbin.run 5 points 5 months ago

I am using Lutris for Windows games (sometimes Windows applications, too) almost exclusively on my rig. It works perfectly fine.

[–] LukeSky@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago

Thanks to everyone for your answers. I'll check Lutris and Bottles!

[–] Cwilliams@beehaw.org 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Bottles is magic. I've used it for FL Studio for a year and it didn't break

[–] LukeSky@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

Thanks for the suggestion :)

[–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago