Are photo shop, autocad and other windows software compatible with ubuntu 8.10

Looks like it should work fine: http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=17, using the Wine program (you can find it in applications - add/remove. Then just double-click on a photoshop .exe file to install it)

Unless she's a high-end graphics artist, she could also give Gimp a try, which works quite well if you give it a serious try.

Wow - it's a cute story *lol.
Peter

So all I tell her is to go to applications, click on add or remove programs,
and she will find the wine program there. And her photo shop program will
work at 100% efficiency, as if it were running in windows.

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> http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=17,
> using the Wine program (you can find it in applications - add/remove.
> Then just double-click on a photoshop .exe file to install it)
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I wouldn't bet on that (if you want 100%, it would be best to install
windows inside virtualbox).

Just for clarification, what version of photoshop is she using?

photoshop 6 and 7 runs perfectly under wine with no trouble at all, cs2 i am told runs well but i have not tried that one, find myself using gimp more now after forcing myself to use it

how dose virtual box work?

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first, you install virtualbox from:
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads

then you start it, and install windows inside it

and then you have windows running inside ubuntu like this:
http://www.ubuntu-pics.de/bild/11143/screenshot_100_546__fg8DP9.png

Do I have to do this for other programs such as Finale and Auto CADD 2009
too?

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> http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads
>
> then you start it, and install windows inside it
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> http://www.ubuntu-pics.de/bild/11143/screenshot_100_546__fg8DP9.png
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Thanks marcobra, that solved my question.

Thanks man you have helped me a lot.

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> first, you install virtualbox from:
> http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads
>
> then you start it, and install windows inside it
>
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> http://www.ubuntu-pics.de/bild/11143/screenshot_100_546__fg8DP9.png
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Here there already answered question about virtualbox-ose...

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox-ose

Hope this helps

photoshop 7 runs just great using wine.

however photoshop cs 2 is difficult to handle.
the default image editor GIMP works fine once you get familiar with the equivalent tools in photoshop.

but there are worries with autocad.
i tried installing autocad 2004 and autocad 2006 using wine in ubuntu 9.04.
the installation simply aborted in case of autocad 2006 , and for autocad 2004 though it was installed the package refused to run.

currently i am trying out vbox to find a way to this problem but with no help.
autocad 2004 installs just fine in vbox windows xp sp2 , but again it just does not run !!!!

@R2

Please don't append a new question on a already answered or marked as solved question.
Please make new question from here: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+addquestion
you will get better chance to get right answer on a fresh tagged "open" question.
Solved or answered questions are usually not read from answering people.

Thank you

@ Marcoba
sorry.thanks.noted

Please also try this http://sourceforge.net/projects/sweethome3d/ not a real cad but very powerful

Hth