So I have a situation. I really want to switch to Linux as my main gaming/production OS but need the Adobe suite as I am a graphic designer. Adobe is the golden standard for this industry (and likely to always be) so while Gimp and Inkscape might work, they are not feasible for my career. I also know that there will be situations where games just don’t run well or at all on Linux.

Dualbooting works but is not really worth it for me as I would have to stop what I’m doing and restart my PC. I heard that you can set up a single GPU passthrough for games and software but it seems complicated. How difficult would that be to set up for a new user to Linux? I would consider myself a tech savvy person but I know very little about the ins and outs of Linux. I have a massive GPU (XFX RX 6900 XT) with a big support bracket that covers the second PCIE slot so buying another GPU isn’t really feasible either.

I do have an Unraid server with decent specs that I use for a hosting Minecraft servers and Jellyfin so setting up a VM on that might be a good option.

What would you guys recommend me to do?

  • GustavoM@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    need the Adobe suite as I am a graphic designer.

    Then simply use Windows when you need to design something and Linux for everything else.

    “But I don’t want to dual-boot!”

    Then buy another PC and install Linux in it. A $10 single-board computer can run Linux just fine – even play 4k videos.

    • MangoPenguinEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      $10 SBC? Can you name that one? It seems like every time I want an SBC for a project they’re all $50+ these days.

      • GustavoM@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        Can you name that one?

        Orange pi zero 3. Its super small, has the same/slightly better performance than a rpi 4 and the power draw caps at (worst case scenario) 3W. The only downside is that you MUST be a turbonerd in order to use it effectively.