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I'm brave enough to say it: Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktop (www.pcgamer.com)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
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[–] 3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Yeah, DAWs are definitely one of those niche things that keep people using Windows. I'm an Ableton user as well, and it's one of a few Windows apps that I struggle to replace.

My wife teaches post-secondary, and stays on Windows because all of the commercial CAD software is for Windows. (AutoCad, Sketchup, Pro Tools, etc.)

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    Academics can get Siemens NX CAD licenses at a very low nominal fee. Version 12 or lower runs on REL, SUSE but also will run on OpenSUSE.

    Newer NX versions dropped GUI support for Linux, just headless cad for batching work.

    Maybe they will bring it back once the X and Wayland transition is complete.

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