Photoshop on Linux

photoshop_linux.md

🔥 First, consider doing the work in:

• Figma (linux fonts: 🔴 web: 🟢 saves: 🔴 oss: 🔴)
  • Penpot (linux fonts: 🟢 web: 🟢 saves: 🟢 oss: 🟢)
  • Lunacy (linux fonts: 🟢 web: 🔴 saves: 🟢 oss: 🔴)
• Photopea (slow for large images)
• Krita (text tools eventually in 5.3)

Photoshop is a classic UX, but it'll be less interoperable than the above.

Install

• Use Bottles flatpak.
• Menu ▶️ Runners ▶️ Get the latest GE Wine
• Create your new bottle.
• Your Bottle ▶️ Dependencies
  • allfonts
  • atmlib
  • msxml3 msxml4 msxml6
  • vcrun2008 vcrun2010 vcrun2012
• Using your Linux DE: Drag the Photoshop install files into drive_c
• Your Bottle ▶️ Tools ▶️ Legacy Wine Tools ▶️ Explorer
  • Using Wine's Explorer run install. Needed for apps to see data!

Where are the shortcuts?

• Find the .lnk files here: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

Once running..

• Fonts: Browse files ▶️ Go to C:/windows/fonts ▶️ Place all your fonts inside here!
• Disable tool tips (glitchy): Photoshop ▶️ Preferences ▶️ Tools ▶️ Show Tool Tips =

Flatpak specific

• Expose directories to flatpak: flatpak override --user --filesystem="PATH" com.usebottles.bottles
• Allow Desktop shortcuts: flatpak override --user --filesystem="~/.local/share/applications" com.usebottles.bottles