Indeed, I've noted that both programs are resource hogs no matter what version
is used. That is one of the reasons I'm likely going to use a separate machine
to introduce her to Linux.
I've done the same with other people in the past, and noted that either a dual
boot system works (if additional hardware isn't available) well, since they can
use both.
As a test, I'll try running XP as a VM on my laptop, and see whether Photoshop
runs reasonably well for her. I think that, given the relative speed of her
computer at work, and increase in speed will be greatly welcomed. If she's
happy with the speed, then I'll give it a go on a more powerful system.
Septymus Spyder
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On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 08:30:12PM +0000, Septymus Spyder wrote:
>
> My girlfriend currently runs Windows Vista on her laptop and XP at work, both
> of which allow her to run Photoshop and Illustrator, as they are required for
> her job in graphic design.
>
> I've given some thought to the set up of using a VM running Windows in
> Kubuntu 10.10 for her, as she is interested enough in using Linux to give it
> a try.
>
As both Illustrator and Photoshop are pretty resource intensive, I
wouldn't advise trying to run those in a VM, unless you had hardware
specifically designed for it, with a great deal of RAM.
> However, I've also been thinking that, as we have some free hardware laying
> about the house, the simplest and easiest route would be to leave her laptop
> intact and run Kubuntu (or OpenSUSE, which detects all hardware without
> additional drivers) on the new hardware set up.
>
> All this can be done without damaging her own machine, thereby ensuring if
> anything happens, it's not a catastrophic failure in some way.
>
Always a good idea--getting a significant other to try something else
means *you* will get the blame the first time something goes wrong.
> I am certain I can run both applications either through Wine or using a VM
> version of Windows, but I'd rather not put all data on a single machine while
> she's still learning how the OS works.
See above. Not sure about Photoshop/Illustrator in wine though (I'm not
a graphic designer, and in my last company, where we had some, they used
Macs.) I would vote against using it in a VM though, unless they've
drastically reduced their resource usage in the last couple of years.
--
Scott Robbins
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