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Adobe Photoshop sneaks onto Linux through a back door
- A developer patched Wine to run recent Adobe Photoshop versions on Linux, bypassing official installers.
- The patches enable the installer to complete and Photoshop to run with stable performance on Linux.
- The effort began with patches submitted to Valve’s Proton repository but moved upstream to WineHQ for potential inclusion.
- The setup requires manually compiling a patched Wine build and technical expertise, limiting immediate broad use.
- If upstream adoption occurs, other Adobe applications could follow, expanding Linux compatibility for creative tools.
- No native Linux support exists yet, so users rely on unofficial patches.
- The patch targets components like MSHTML and MSXML3 and emulates Internet Explorer 9 event handling.
- The patching work originated as a proof of concept and was initially shared with a gaming-focused version of Wine before wider submission.
- The news highlights Linux users gaining access to Photoshop via unofficial routes, signaling a potential shift in creative software on Linux.
- Industry observers note the patchwork approach underscores Linux compatibility work's fragmented nature.
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