[analogpixel]

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.

[PaulDavisThe1st]

> 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]

> 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]

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]

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]

> Can I run Ableton on linux

Yes? The .msi installer for Live has worked in Wine for more than a decade.

[analogpixel]

> 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

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 to try and get some of your plugins working.

[trinix912]

Until you need a specific plugin that doesn’t, or some hardware equipment with custom drivers (very common in the AV world).