How do I run Lightroom on Ubuntu?

I tried to install Lightroom opening with Wine and it did not work is there any other app that will run windows programs?

2 Answers

You can install lightroom using playonlinux which is a frontend for wine. Many apps that don't install well on wine will install using playonlinux.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install playonlinux

If using AMD or Nvidia, you reportedly must use it with Nvidia or AMD proprietary drivers. If you use intel graphics, some people have had success with i5 but it may or may not work.

You can install the Nvidia or AMD proprietary drivers by clicking on Additional Drivers and selecting them from there.

Click here for more info.

Also here.

Alternatively, now that you are using linux, you might as well use darktable as an alternative:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install darktable

Just don't try to run by Wine or any similar. I've already tried with many different configs, and my only choice was create a Windows virtual machine on Virtual Box, and config it with a lot of resources. It's too heavy and there is not a lot of people trying to make it work, unfortunately.

I'd suggest you dual boot (yes...), this VM try, and then, Darktable. After one or two weeks of adaptation, you'll see it's better than Lightroom.