Get a Mac for Adobe related stuff, install Linux on your other machine. /thread
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I haven't tried it myself yet, but Zorin OS has some built-in combination of Windows compatibility layers that might work, possibly in conjunction with MonkderZweite's link to installing Adobe Cloud on linux
I have a single passthrough VM that I use for building Windows binaries.
I followed this tutorial:
Is the repo private, or does GitLab seriously require an account now to view repos?
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I have a 6900xt as well and it works fine. I use linux mint. I have not been back to windows except for VR and i am looking at getting that running as well. Mint tends to run packages made for ubuntu and debian with minimal hassle. I do not use photo shop but blender gets a performance uplift from being on linux. Ai workloads do well on this setup with the caveat that the support for the 6900xt involves tracking down obscure forum posts to get torch to recognize the gpu.
Have you looked at Krita and Blender?
Yeah, I'll go with name people here and say such with Windows.
If work provide you a machine, then use separate machines for work and home needs. If you're freelance, when you need to upgrade, plan it well and buy a second machine that is better for gaming/productivity. Now you have two machines and can separate your life.
they are not feasible for my career
LOL I know a number of professional designers who use free software. Just because you (clearly) don't know any, doesn't mean they don't exist.
The problem is, sometimes while you might be open to using certain software, the people you need to work with and collaborate make that hard. For instance, Early 2000's, I was tasked with making some weekly magazines. I used Scribus. The people at the printer, of which I had no control over unless I wanted to foot the bill, made life pretty damn miserable because I wasn't using whatever adobe product they were used to. Things worked, but it was a time that I would much rather leave in the past as I can't describe the frustration caused.
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Best option: Use Linux and alternatives to Adobe stuff, if possible. These programs continue to evolve, at some point you might not need the Adobe stuff anymore.
Second best option: Use Linux and run the Adobe stuff inside a Windows VM. GPU passthrough is not that difficult to configure if you need it. You can run your Windows games on Linux in many cases, so it's most likely not needed to run a Windows VM with GPU passthrough just for gaming.
Third best option: Use OS X instead of Windows or Linux, and run the Adobe stuff on OS X (it's also natively supported there)
Worst option: Continue to use Windows
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Keep using windows for adobe buy a used PC on eBay for cheap or goodwill and install Linux on that