A lot of Windows programs (and games) run on Linux as if completely native (with the speed that somes with that) via WINE but that isn't the case with certain programs.

WinApps

Lets you run Windows apps such as Microsoft Office/Adobe in Linux as if they were a part of the native OS.

  • Supports any Windows program

Office 365

You can use the web version of Micro$oft Office

Loffice 365

Run web-based Office 365 in Linux as if it was a part of the native OS

Remember you can use WinApps to run Microsoft Office

ADOBE

Run them via WinApps

Adobe Photoshop through WINE

Runs decently, not as stable naturally so if you don't need production grade tools I heavily reccomend running krita or GIMP instead.

Adobe illustrator through WINE

Simple script that helps you easily install Adobe Illustrator CC on Linux

Alternatives:

LibreOffice

  • Best free office suite and a great alternative to Microsoft Office

  • Compatible with a wide range of formats such as Microsoft

  • Supports extensions

GIMP

  • Photoshop alternative
  • Those used to Photoshop’s interface should check PhotoGIMP out. It’s a patch that makes GIMP look like Photoshop

Krita

  • Photoship/Illustrator alternative
  • Looks similar to photoshop out of the box
  • You can install addons to add more features

KDENLive

  • Premier Pro alternative
  • Feature rich
  • Very customizable interface thanks to it being KDE software

Inkscape

  • Alternative to Adobe Illustrator

Scribus

  • Alternative to Adobe Indesign

Ardour

  • Alternative to Adobe Audition

Darktable

  • Alternative to Adobe Lightroom

Synfig

  • Alternative to Adobe Animate

Natron

  • Alternative to Adobe Aftereffects

Most of these libre alternatives support Windows too so you can try them out on Windows

Written by @Pirate @Windows97

  • Pirate [none/use name]3•3 years ago

    Installing it only takes a couple of mins actually :) And it's gonna be even easier in your case cuz you already know about LibreOffice and the like. I recommend Kubuntu

    What do you mean? The data you got on your hard drive? Anything on C Disk is gonna get deleted so make sure to back that data up and to import your bookmarks from Firefox and so on. People usually recommend backing up all your data (just in general) so at least backup the important stuff

    • Wmill [he/him,use name]1•3 years ago

      It's something small but been emulating games on it and wondering if I could save savefiles. Like nothing to major I can't just redo I guess. Still just need to getting a usb and I'll do it.

        • Wmill [he/him,use name]1•3 years ago

          It's not really a major issue tbh. I'll see about getting a usb and changing over soon. I'll consult that other post but if I run into issues I'll just ask so thanks comrade.