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Trying to get my partner to switch from Windows to Linux. Has anyone tried Scrivener with Wine? (lemmy.catasaur.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Catasaur@lemmy.catasaur.xyz to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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My partner doesn't do much on the computer except web browsing and writing. The Scrivener writing program had a Linux version at some point that was abandoned.

I wanted to see if anyone personally has used Scrivener with Wine and if it is fussy or not. How has your experience been?

I could set it up for them, but they're not a tech person and will probably reject Linux if it breaks all the time and they have to get me to come fix it.

Extra irrelevant info: trying to decide on having them try Mint or Ubuntu. Fedora is my daily driver and I typically use a headless Debian install for servers, but I heard Mint and Ubuntu are pretty perfect and low fuss for Windows users.

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[–] authed@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Thats not really true though... I installed linux on computer-illeterate people so that they would avoid viruses and they were happy with it...

[–] flashgnash@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I always worry with those kinds of installations that I'm going to become permanent tech support because Linux problems are far less universal

Also if they need to run Photoshop or full fat Office they're kinda screwed

[–] Decker108@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Libreoffice is essentially full fat Office at this point. If you need any , more than what it offers, you're more likely than not a computer savvy person already. Photoshop is hard to fully replace though. I ran it in wine for a long time, still haven't found a good alternative.

[–] flashgnash@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Photoshop runs in wine? Gave up on trying to run it on Linux long ago not that I have a license for it anymore anyway

There's stuff like photopea but the web based ones kinda suck and are full of ads

[–] Bene7rddso@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

Probably old versions from when you could still buy it instead of rent

[–] Decker108@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, I found a guide for getting Photoshop CS6 running in wine (PlayOnLinux wrapper). A recent update to something broke it for me, but it might still work for others.

[–] Zatujit@reddthat.com 0 points 1 year ago

Ok if they are browsing and reading emails BUT you are the administrator. But apparently s/he has a Windows only program s/he relies on... Using Wine will only increase the probability of the program crashing