My partner doesn’t do much on the computer except web browsing and writing. The Scrivener writing program had a Linux version at some point that was abandoned.

I wanted to see if anyone personally has used Scrivener with Wine and if it is fussy or not. How has your experience been?

I could set it up for them, but they’re not a tech person and will probably reject Linux if it breaks all the time and they have to get me to come fix it.

Extra irrelevant info: trying to decide on having them try Mint or Ubuntu. Fedora is my daily driver and I typically use a headless Debian install for servers, but I heard Mint and Ubuntu are pretty perfect and low fuss for Windows users.

  • flashgnash
    121·
    10 months ago

    I always worry with those kinds of installations that I’m going to become permanent tech support because Linux problems are far less universal

    Also if they need to run Photoshop or full fat Office they’re kinda screwed

    • Decker108@lemmy.ml
      71·
      10 months ago

      Libreoffice is essentially full fat Office at this point. If you need any , more than what it offers, you’re more likely than not a computer savvy person already. Photoshop is hard to fully replace though. I ran it in wine for a long time, still haven’t found a good alternative.

      • flashgnash
        1·
        10 months ago

        Photoshop runs in wine? Gave up on trying to run it on Linux long ago not that I have a license for it anymore anyway

        There’s stuff like photopea but the web based ones kinda suck and are full of ads

        • Decker108@lemmy.ml
          2·
          10 months ago

          Yes, I found a guide for getting Photoshop CS6 running in wine (PlayOnLinux wrapper). A recent update to something broke it for me, but it might still work for others.