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I think a lot of people on HN don't realize that some people require software outside of a terminal and a web browser. Can I run Ableton on linux? can I run a

I think a lot of people on HN don't realize that some people require software outside of a terminal and a web browser. Can I run Ableton on linux? can I run all the audio plugins that only ship windows/mac versions? is there a decent graphics editor? (gimp is not it.) If all I did was play in the terminal and a web browser, I'd have switched to Linux by now.

tambourine_man 10mo ago
Exactly. There’s nothing that comes close to the Adobe suite. Maybe someday an investment similar to what was made in Proton will happen to Wine in general.
bigyabai 10mo ago
> Can I run Ableton on linux Yes? The .msi installer for Live has worked in Wine for more than a decade.
- trinix912 10mo ago
  Until you need a specific plugin that doesn’t, or some hardware equipment with custom drivers (very common in the AV world).
- analogpixel 10mo ago
  > Problems Noted So Far - Menu bar is not visible in windowed mode, can be accessed wth ALT+F and arrow keys - Program needs to be fullscreen, non fullscreen window cannot be controlled/resized and mouse location data is innacurate - Multiple Windows are a struggle because the program is fullscreen - Sometimes the program becomes uncontrollable, even in fullscreen mode, the work around is press ctrl + , to open settings and then close settings, then the fullscreen program becomes controllable again - Max for live doesn't work or works inconsistently, your millage may vary -- source: https://github.com/BEEFY-JOE/AbletonLiveOnLinux https://github.com/BEEFY-JOE/AbletonLiveOnLinux Once you run the installer, and have a broken version of live running, you then have to install the Jack bridge to get audio working, after that you can install https://github.com/robbert-vdh/yabridge https://github.com/robbert-vdh/yabridge to try and get some of your plugins working.
PaulDavisThe1st 10mo ago
> Can I run Ableton on linux? Well, they do (what do you think powers the Push 3?) They just choose not to let you make that choice. > can I run all the audio plugins that only ship windows/mac versions? Obviously not (though yabridge can go quite a long way). Also note that you cannot run AudioUnit-only plugins on Windows, though there are not many released in only this format. Fortunately, however, you can run Bitwig on Linux, along with one of a thousand or so 3rd party plugins. If you prefer a FLOSS alternative, those exist too, though the core functionality of Live & Bitwig is still not quite as polished (it is getting there, though). Your point, however, is well taken. There's a world of software out there beyond the browser, and it is absolutely OS-dependent.
heresie-dabord 10mo ago
> a lot of people on HN don't realize that some people require software outside of a terminal and a web browser. Can I run Ableton on linux? "$OS is wonderful because I can run $myapp" and "$OS is terrible because I cannot run $myapp" are both very narrow (even wrong) assessments of what $OS offers. Linux is much more than "a terminal and a Web browser" and I think the abundance of software available in Linux should make that obvious to anyone who is actually trying to do more than find satisfaction with $myapp.
- analogpixel 10mo ago
  you are correct, "$OS is wonderful because I can run $myapp" ; that's why I choose an OS, because it can run $myapp. Why would I want to run an os that doesn't run $myapp? back in the day, I used Linux for everything, I spent hours just screwing around with Linux, and then for some reason I switched to MacOS and almost over night I went from just screwing around with settings all the time to actually doing something with the computer.

tambourine_man 10mo ago

Exactly. There’s nothing that comes close to the Adobe suite. Maybe someday an investment similar to what was made in Proton will happen to Wine in general.

bigyabai 10mo ago

> Can I run Ableton on linux Yes? The .msi installer for Live has worked in Wine for more than a decade.

trinix912 10mo ago
Until you need a specific plugin that doesn’t, or some hardware equipment with custom drivers (very common in the AV world).
analogpixel 10mo ago
> Problems Noted So Far - Menu bar is not visible in windowed mode, can be accessed wth ALT+F and arrow keys - Program needs to be fullscreen, non fullscreen window cannot be controlled/resized and mouse location data is innacurate - Multiple Windows are a struggle because the program is fullscreen - Sometimes the program becomes uncontrollable, even in fullscreen mode, the work around is press ctrl + , to open settings and then close settings, then the fullscreen program becomes controllable again - Max for live doesn't work or works inconsistently, your millage may vary -- source: https://github.com/BEEFY-JOE/AbletonLiveOnLinux https://github.com/BEEFY-JOE/AbletonLiveOnLinux Once you run the installer, and have a broken version of live running, you then have to install the Jack bridge to get audio working, after that you can install https://github.com/robbert-vdh/yabridge https://github.com/robbert-vdh/yabridge to try and get some of your plugins working.

PaulDavisThe1st 10mo ago

> Can I run Ableton on linux? Well, they do (what do you think powers the Push 3?) They just choose not to let you make that choice. > can I run all the audio plugins that only ship windows/mac versions? Obviously not (though yabridge can go quite a long way). Also note that you cannot run AudioUnit-only plugins on Windows, though there are not many released in only this format. Fortunately, however, you can run Bitwig on Linux, along with one of a thousand or so 3rd party plugins. If you prefer a FLOSS alternative, those exist too, though the core functionality of Live & Bitwig is still not quite as polished (it is getting there, though). Your point, however, is well taken. There's a world of software out there beyond the browser, and it is absolutely OS-dependent.

heresie-dabord 10mo ago

> a lot of people on HN don't realize that some people require software outside of a terminal and a web browser. Can I run Ableton on linux? "$OS is wonderful because I can run $myapp" and "$OS is terrible because I cannot run $myapp" are both very narrow (even wrong) assessments of what $OS offers. Linux is much more than "a terminal and a Web browser" and I think the abundance of software available in Linux should make that obvious to anyone who is actually trying to do more than find satisfaction with $myapp.

analogpixel 10mo ago
you are correct, "$OS is wonderful because I can run $myapp" ; that's why I choose an OS, because it can run $myapp. Why would I want to run an os that doesn't run $myapp? back in the day, I used Linux for everything, I spent hours just screwing around with Linux, and then for some reason I switched to MacOS and almost over night I went from just screwing around with settings all the time to actually doing something with the computer.