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Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward

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310 points speckx | 12 comments | 27 Aug 25 10:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.335s | source | bottom
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127 ◴[27 Aug 25 11:57 UTC] No.45038436[source]▶
Just recently moved onto Linux. Most likely not coming back when these kind of things just keep happening. I'm really surprised how well everything works. 120Hz HDR 4k Nvidia no issues on Wayland. Kubuntu 25.04/Plasma 6.3 is very nice. EasyEffects/PipeWire makes audio better compared to Windows. Steam/Proton/Wine works very well for games outside ones that have kernel level rootkits. Outside DualSense controller having issues connecting to bluetooth I can't think of anything that's worse than Windows while many things are better.
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1. crinkly ◴[27 Aug 25 12:29 UTC] No.45038739[source]▶
Only thing that keeps me off Linux is Lightroom and Photoshop. Nothing even remotely comparable. So it's Mac for me, but I get you.
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2. doublerabbit ◴[27 Aug 25 14:11 UTC] No.45039992[source]▶
Use moonlight and stream it locally.

I use FreeBSD for my daily driver. I now stream games/Windows apps from a dedicated windows VM. It's impressive technology.

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3. phkahler ◴[27 Aug 25 14:48 UTC] No.45040498[source]▶
>> Only thing that keeps me off Linux is Lightroom and Photoshop.

Try Darktable or Ansel instead of Lightroom. I'm not gonna tell you Gimp is a good photoshop replacement though ;-)

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4. baq ◴[27 Aug 25 14:59 UTC] No.45040633[source]▶
With all due respect Darktable is not a Lightroom replacement, having used Lightroom years ago the recent Darktable releases are maybe sometimes reaching Lightroom UX from back then. I'm sure the technical image processing stuff is best in class, but it's too much for me wanting to make my raw photos look better than what the camera does with jpegs by default. The addition of built in presets is extremely welcome, it should be exposed to newbies way more than it is currently.
5. 4b11b4 ◴[27 Aug 25 15:21 UTC] No.45040944[source]▶
That's a great use case for game streaming tech
6. crinkly ◴[27 Aug 25 15:23 UTC] No.45040966[source]▶
I've tried those (and RawTherapee). They are nowhere even near half the way to Lightroom.
7. Beijinger ◴[27 Aug 25 15:52 UTC] No.45041342[source]▶
If you need CMYK for production, I would be scared of Gimp.
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8. LeFantome ◴[27 Aug 25 17:09 UTC] No.45042279{3}[source]▶
Not arguing. It is getting close though.
9. crinkly ◴[27 Aug 25 17:51 UTC] No.45042747[source]▶
I have a colour cal 5k display. That’s not streamable in any sensible way. Nor do I want the latency or interface disparity.
10. florisuga ◴[27 Aug 25 18:59 UTC] No.45043588[source]▶
Those applications may work for some, but they are no replacements for Lightroom in my opinion. My Lightroom 4 installation from 2012 (I never upgraded after Adobe went all in on subscriptions and cloud) still beats the latest Darktable/Ansel versions, hands down. The only things I'm missing are a CLI for automation and a few features that RawTherapee has, like switching to a view of one color channel with a single key. Other than that, Adobe somehow got it incredibly right in terms of workflow and features back then. Using the software feels like it was made for photographers, rather than software enthusiasts.

Still, I'm in the same boat as many who wish they could migrate their decades' worth of photos with all their adjustments to a FOSS alternative. For me too, Lightroom is the last application that keeps me from dumping Windows for good. It already lives in a Windows VM on a Linux host these days.

11. bpye ◴[27 Aug 25 23:45 UTC] No.45046671[source]▶
Running them in a Windows VM with an attached GPU works great, I suspect you could use something like Looking Glass [0] as well - though I’d be nervous about colour profiles.

[0] - https://looking-glass.io/

12. bpye ◴[27 Aug 25 23:47 UTC] No.45046685[source]▶
Looking glass is another option, which uses shared memory [0].

I just have my two monitors hooked up to both my iGPU and dedicated GPU, and switch inputs if I want to use my Windows VM. It means things like colour profiles and VRR work as expected too.

[0] - https://looking-glass.io/