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Prasad RD
Asked: 2012-02-25 01:14:55 +0800 CST

How to run Adobe illustrator Cs4 in Ubuntu 10.10

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first I apologize for asking a question like this, I have no interest in Inkscape, I've Tried installing Adobe master collection in ubuntu but it failed, Some people said to use Virtual box and try it but it is too slow- I tried it.Do i need to install any other package with wine or something

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4 Answers

  1. try play on linux. link -> http://www.playonlinux.com/en

    This application uses wine to create a platform for windows applications, But the specialty in this application is it installs other necessary addons it self to run the specific application.(such as c++ pack , direct x, .net frame work , etc) . So you will not have to find answers to questions such as

    Do i need to install any other package with wine or something?

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  2. Best Answer

    The natural answer would be : use wine (witch has just released the 1.4 version)

    However it seems that cs illustrator versions are garbage from an old test (more than a year).

    What I would recommend you is try to give a go to wine despite of the garbage status.

    Wine is a sort of framework that makes windows application compatible with Linux.

    For starting with wine look over here : http://www.winehq.org/download/

    As extra help try to follow the download instruction of the link abobe and follow the instructions from point 20 to the end of this link : http://www.sucka.net/2009/08/installing-adobe-cs4-in-wine/

    In case that wine fails you, please fill a bug here : http://bugs.winehq.org/ the help that you can give will help this project to fix the bugs with your app and then help you afterwards by having a version that supports it.

    In the case of wine can't run Illustrator then there is this option that will work 100% sure :

    • Install VirtualBox
    • Install a Windows as a guest under VirtualBox (some windows licences allow to create a windows machine guest)
    • Install Adobe Illustrator CS4 under your new VM

    Virtualbox download : https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads Just run virtualbox, do new virtual machine and just answer the questions and put the windows cd into your computer and let's go ... it's quite straightforward

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  3. Choices

    Codeweaver: Does not Work, CS5 does not either.

    http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/company/?company_id=2

    WINE : CS4 has a "garbage" rating with this exception on 10.04

    http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=14514&iTestingId=39828

    Play on Linux : Has a mediocre rating 3.5 of 5 stars dates to 2009

    http://www.playonlinux.com/repository/?script=595

    Oracle VirtualBox with Windows XP or Windows 7

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  4. Crossover by CodeWeavers may work - it is Wine-based, but sometimes offers good compatibility with adobe, ms office, etc.

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