How to install Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 on Ubuntu 12.10 ?

[Jaqen H'ghar.]

Hey,

i have a student and teacher edition of Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Web Premium and i recently switched to ubuntu ,
is it possible to use it on this OS ? Because i keep getting errors when trying to install through wine from cdrom.

Would be happy about some help

[Verleihnix]

Sorry,but this ist not possible.The program need the Drivers for the Graphics card to eork properly.

[Jaqen H'ghar.]

well i have propietary drivers for my card tho and i have read up on google that there is possibility on running this on Ubuntu, i just have problems installing it since i get errors when trying it through wine, so if anyone knows a workaround the installer it woould be awesome .

[Zypr]

This was already confirmed by Adobe. Don't try it anymore, it will not work.

[Jaqen H'ghar.]

Its not about getting a Native client for Linux , its about installing it through Wine , i know its possible, i just get errors in the installer , but i have read about a workaround the installer, i just cant find a proper guide on it ;(

[Lasch24]

Well, the easiest way to do it would be by using a VM in which you're running Windows to install CS 5.5 in.

[u_natthrafn]

Originally Posted by Lasch24

Well, the easiest way to do it would be by using a VM in which you're running Windows to install CS 5.5 in.

I'm running Ubuntu 12.10

I've tried (and failed) several times to set up both Adobe Premiere Pro CS 4 and CS 6 using Wine, ending up with the same errors.

The only way I've managed to get that specific product of the Adobe Suite running is through a VM.
I would recommend downloading the VMware Workstation bundle. It's not free, but it's well worth it (or you could get your hands on it by other means than buying a download code), and then, if you don't have a copy already, borrowing Windows 7 from someone on a disk or .iso.

It doesn't run very fast, but it's well worth it. If I'd have thought of it earlier I might have saved much time bashing my head against Wine.

[Jaqen H'ghar.]

i dont like VMware, somehow i dont get how to set it up not to lag, only thing i use it for is backtrack 5 distro , but that is slow as heck in a vm

[u_natthrafn]

Fair enough,

I've taken this as a challenge.
I'm going to try and see if I can set up my Premiere Pro installation on another computer with Windows 7 x64 and extract the files and run them through wine on Ubuntu 12.10 x64 (skipping part of the installation process). If I can get it to work I'll let you know. I'll keep you posted.

[Jaqen H'ghar.]

thanks bud

[u_natthrafn]

content: Got Adobe CS6 Programs running

Well, I haven't as of yet done this with the Premiere Pro installation, but I needed to set up Adobe Photoshop on this Ubuntu 12.10 for work since I developed problems with the other computers.

Long story short I managed to run it directly through the latest development release of wine 1.5.25

I have read up on the CS5 pack and this solution should work for you.

I'll include all instructions as if you wouldn't have wine, so just skip those things that you either have installed or if you are not sure, run them through terminal and it will either download or notify you that you have the said thing installed.

open terminal

type following commands, one at a time

make sure you have all restricted extras

:~$ sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

install latest version of wine:

:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
:~$ sudo apt-get update
:~$ sudo apt-get install wine1.5
:~$ sudo apt-get install winetricks
:~$ sudo apt-get update

change the prefix of the hidden folder .wine to be registered in your HOME folder for ease of access through terminal

:~$ rm -rf .wine
:~$ WINEARCH=win32 WINEPREFIX=~/.wine winecfg

install necessary dependencies

:~$ sh winetricks -q atmlib gdiplus vcrun2005sp1 vcrun2008 fontsmooth-rgb corefonts lucida tahoma uff msxml3 msxml6 vcrun2010

when you run this command your default browser should open a download link from cnet.com and a folder open in nautilus. these are to install the files you requested. These are bug fixes, typefaces and security updates from Microsoft necessary for you to be able to run everything smoothly.
Just install the files it requests and place them in the destination folders it requests and then run the command again, until all says that all packages are installed.

Download gnome-keyring and getlibs and set up

When I tried to run the install file after this wine (through terminal) gave me the error that gnome-keyring-pkcs11.so was missing. To fix that you have to

go to

which downloads the getlibs.
install the .deb file

I find it best to use GDebi Package Installer, and just right click the .deb file and choose "open with GDebi..."

go to


Move the gnome-keyring.deb file to Home Folder in Nautilus

now write

:~$ getlibs -i ~/gnome-keyring_3.4.1-4ubuntu1~precise1_i386.deb

then

:~$ sudo mkdir -p /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/pkcs11/
:~$ sudo ln -s /usr/lib32/i386-linux-gnu/pkcs11/gnome-keyring-pkcs11.so /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/pkcs11/gnome-keyring-pkcs11.so
:~$ sudo apt-get update

Now you have to make sure you have both odbc32.dll and odbcint.dll

Go to drive_c

(which should now be /home/[your-username]/.wine/drive_c/)
(to view hidden folders press ctrl+H)

and go to windows/system32/
and check if you can find odbc32.dll and/or odbcint.dll

if not, download, unzip, open folder, and copy the .dll file straight from there and place it in ./system32/

Download

Download
(change the CAPITAL letters to small ones in the odbc32.dll)

Ok now all systems are go!

You can try running the Setup.exe through wine, but I would recommend skipping that process if you have the ability of installing the CS5.5 on a PC running Windows XP or 7.

If you choose to run the Setup.exe, and get up errors, copy them here and I'll post you a fix, but if you choose to install it first on Windows and then extracting follow these instructions:

pre-installed on Windows and extracted to Ubuntu

Install the Creative Suite on the Windows machine.

The folders you need to copy to run in 32bit Wine are
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe
and
on a Win7 you have to go to folder options in control pannel, check view hidden folders, and then go to C:\ProgramData\Adobe and copy that folder.
on a WinXP you go do C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Adobe


Go to Run and type regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SOFTWARE and select Adobe and File / Export

Save it as adobe.reg

Go to your Ubuntu machine and create new folders in wine drive_c and move all files from the Adobe folders to the correct directories

/home/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Adobe
/home/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Common Files/Adobe
and the ProgramData or Application data to /home/.wine/drive_c/users/Public/Application Data/Adobe
to be doubly sure I also created a folder called ProgramData in ./drive_c/ and posted the same Adobe folder there.

now go to terminal

go to the folder containing the adobe.reg in your ubuntu. If you paste the adobe.reg file in your home folder you can run this code straight from opening terminal.

:~$ wine regedit adobe.reg

I would run

:~$ sudo apt-get update

reboot and see if you can run the Suite by typing

:~$ wine “~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Adobe/ <type the destination to the .exe file to run the program you want>

or try right clicking the .exe file for running the program and choosing "open with Wine..."

If this doesn't work for you, send me the errors and I'll see if I can help you.

[webbroot]

I'm trying to use this method to install cs 5 web premium on ubuntu 13.04. I make it to the terminal code:
:~$ sh winetricks -q atmlib gdiplus vcrun2005sp1 vcrun2008 fontsmooth-rgb corefonts lucida tahoma uff msxml3 msxml6 vcrun2010
I get the error message: sh: 0: Can't open winetricks

I have winetricks installed. any help? I tried installing through wine with the exe. I put in my serial, and as soon as install begins, it has an unkown error message.

Any help?