So I have a situation. I really want to switch to Linux as my main gaming/production OS but need the Adobe suite as I am a graphic designer. Adobe is the golden standard for this industry (and likely to always be) so while Gimp and Inkscape might work, they are not feasible for my career. I also know that there will be situations where games just don’t run well or at all on Linux.
Dualbooting works but is not really worth it for me as I would have to stop what I’m doing and restart my PC. I heard that you can set up a single GPU passthrough for games and software but it seems complicated. How difficult would that be to set up for a new user to Linux? I would consider myself a tech savvy person but I know very little about the ins and outs of Linux. I have a massive GPU (XFX RX 6900 XT) with a big support bracket that covers the second PCIE slot so buying another GPU isn’t really feasible either.
I do have an Unraid server with decent specs that I use for a hosting Minecraft servers and Jellyfin so setting up a VM on that might be a good option.
What would you guys recommend me to do?
GPU passthrough is a huge headache that doesn’t work how you would want it to from what I’ve vented. You apparently need 2 gpus. There are some setups that take one in theory but I’ve yet to find anyone who properly set it up.
Those who I’ve found to have setup a GPU passthrough said it wasn’t worth the upkeep and stopped with the first update cycle.
I think this depends on the GPU and drivers, I know some professional/enterprise ones can be divided among multiple VMs and a host. I haven’t had to deal with this because it seems like a headache to try. And everything I use works on Linux anyway.