Yes, I have built and run darktable under WSL (versions 1 and 2) most recently with Ubuntu 20.04 installed and xfce4 as window manager. There is a major drawback and that is that OpenCL is not available, as, being on what is essentially a virtual machine, linux doesn't directly 'see' the graphics card. I am also unsure how colour management works.
As far as printing when running darktable under windows goes it is possible to use a Lua script to export a tiff to another application to print. On Fri, 17 Jul 2020 at 10:10, Matt Maguire <[email protected]> wrote: > Has anyone tried running darktable on Windows under WDSL (which provides a > linux environment on Windows). I haven't bothered, because I run Linux on > main laptop, and only have a small Windows machine for running some > proprietary software for which there is no linux alternative. > > On Fri, 17 Jul 2020 at 19:04, Graham Byrnes <[email protected]> wrote: > >> A particular issue is printing: the CUPS printing facility doesn't work >> under Windows. >> So under W10, you need to export (ie as a tiff) then print with 3rd party >> software. >> >> This may turn out to be an advantage or not: Canon, in their infinite >> wisdom, does not support open source, so you would need to purchase a >> printer driver like Turboprint if you are using a good Canon printer. In >> Windows, you are free to print the tiff using the Canon software available >> for *some* of their printers... >> >> If you have both systems installed, you should be able to take your pick >> :-) >> >> Cheers, >> Graham >> >> Le ven. 17 juil. 2020 à 10:46, Markus Jung <[email protected]> a écrit : >> >>> Linux. It is the main development platform and pretty much the whole >>> ecosystem (such as libraries which are used) are deeply rooted in the >>> FOSS/Linux community as well. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Markus >>> >>> Am 17.07.20 um 10:31 schrieb [email protected]: >>> > My understanding is that darktable started life as Linux software, but >>> I know it is now available on Windows as well. I have the flexibility to >>> install darktable in Windows (10) or Linux (debian). My assumption was >>> that darktable would be more reliable and the user interface would work >>> better on on Linux, since that's what is was design for, but I realize that >>> might not be true. >>> > >>> > Which platform (Windows or Linux) will give darktable work better on? >>> > >>> > >>> ____________________________________________________________________________ >>> > darktable user mailing list >>> > to unsubscribe send a mail to >>> [email protected] >>> > >>> >>> ____________________________________________________________________________ >>> darktable user mailing list >>> to unsubscribe send a mail to >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Graham Byrnes >> Bron (Lyon), France >> Mes photos: https://500px.com/grahambyrnes >> >> ____________________________________________________________________________ >> darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to >> [email protected] >> > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to > [email protected] > ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected]
