Hey, I use the Adobe Suite for daily use to build and develop posts and videos for multiple people and can’t have my workflow slow down by learning a new application, I’ve looked into Linux a few times and want to really move over in the future but due to it not having support for Adobe, I’m not sure what to do.
One of the other applications I use is Sync (sync.com), It’s an application to sync your files from a folder to the cloud allowing me to switch from my to laptop (what I can’t run most things on) and then I can still access the files on the go if I need to send them to someone.
I also play plenty of games on Steam but not all of them have native Linux Instances. I believe Proton is actually helping bring non-native games to Linux which is a plus as really wouldn’t want to lose access to playing them.
Any advice on how I can get using Linux without losing these sorts of functions or do I have to wait till Windows annoys enough people making them all move to Linux first?
As others have said, dual boot or VM works for Adobe Software. If you go with VMs, you should probably research GPU passthrough.
For syncing, I recommend Syncthing (syncthing.net).
You can play a lot of Steam games with Proton (check out protonDB for what works).
Also have you decided on a distro already?
@backhdlp I haven’t quite decided on a Distro as there are so many and I’m not sure if there’s one more my style as of yet, I do like the center bar of Windows 11 & MacOS so might see what sort of Interface each one has (I know I could customize it from there what is fine, I can learn that later down the line).
Sync is more of a CloudStorage for my Video Edits as well as other things I know I need an Archive of but don’t have enough physical space on the 15TB+ I have across my devices.
Steam & gaming is less worrying as I’ve tried out Linux previously and found most of the games I did play on there where better FPS than on Windows (This was about a year ago, so I am sure this has greatly improved with stuff like the SteamDeck now out).
Dual Boot won’t really help in the long run but might be a good way for me to try out Linux on my PC before 100% committing to it.
You shouldn’t base your choice of distro on the desktop configuration you want. Any major distro can give you any of the various desktop layouts. Sure, their defaults may be different, but Linux being so configurable means that any other layout or environment is just a few clicks away.
Just choose a major distro (so you get regular updates and support when needed), and go with it. Linux Mint is a popular choice for beginners. Debian, OpenSuse, Fedora are all good choices. Then find out how to set your desktop to the configuration you like.