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  • foggy@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    I’m kind of a power user.

    Gaming. Multimedia (Video, Image, Audio). Application development. Web development. Getting into cybersecurity, so using a lot of VMs. Watching videos.

    I’ve been making a Linux transition. So far, the stuff I still need to iron out:

    -Adobe. Make it work somehow or replace. Can use it on a windows VM 🤷‍♂️. Happy to replace because fuck em. Working through options.

    -VST managers for digital audio workstation. Most aren’t on Linux (spitfire audio, iZotope, IK multimedia, iLok). Haven’t begun trying to make them work. I e heard most can be configured in WINE.

    -old MIDI program not working. No audio for MIDI. One program works, another doesn’t 🤔

    That’s it. Everything else is working. Big challenges Ive had:

    -bluetooth gaming controller took a lot of effort. Works great now.

    -Epic games through heroic… Through steam on Linux… Through remote play on my phone… That was difficult. But it works!!

    -remote desktop troubleshooting. Works fine now.

    Oh and I can’t get windows subsystem for Linux to work in my windows VM on my Linux machine. 🤷‍♂️

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      8 months ago

      windows subsystem for Linux to work in my windows VM on my Linux machine.

      Ignoring the blasphemy of that, the fact it doesn’t work may prove that we are, indeed, living in a simulated universe. lol

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        8 months ago

        Cool! That’ll help for the free VSTs, and paid ones that are poorly licensed/managed, but certain paid VSTs use license managers so you can’t redistribute them.

        So like, iLok is a license manager. I might buy a fancy amp simulator vst, I’ll have the rights for it to be on 3 machines. Great. 1 is on my windows machine. It’s verified through ilok, which has Windows and Linux versions.

        Now specifically for ilok, they have a web verification system, so there may be a workaround. But not for all ilok VSTs, it depends on the license, so… Well see!

        But I have literally >$1000 worth of other VSTs that are similarly managed through the other 3 I mentioned. Like I said, I’ve read that there’s mixed results with them through WINE, so I’m hoping for the best. Still setting up.

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      8 months ago

      Oh and I can’t get windows subsystem for Linux to work in my windows VM on my Linux machine.

      You need nested virtualization since it’s a VM within a VM. It’s supported by KVM/libvirt but may need additional config. I believe virtualbox now supports it too, but that it’s a bit undercooked.