Long-story short, I use Gentoo or Debian-based Linux for my non-gaming needs and I've convinced my lady-friend that Mac is overpriced for the hardware, which has lead to the situation I have now: In order for her to leave Mac, I need to find a way to run Photoshop and a couple of other Adobe products, but there are security concerns with Windows, and Adobe hates Linux.
Essentially, what I need to find is a way to get true virtualization support for Windows 7 64bit in a Linux environment (mainly because CS6 supports using the GPU for assistance). Since this is my first foray into hardware-supported virtualization, I thought it would make sense to ask around.
After some reading, I learned that Xen is likely the swiftest option available. I tried Xen in Ubuntu 12.10 64bit, but I'm unsure about the hypervisor issue (and broke grub trying to get around it), so I'm back at the drawing board. If someone could suggest a reliable means to make Xen work, I would like to try that.
I read that QubesOS might be worth a try, and I have heard great things about Cent or Redhat, but I'd rather not stray far from what I know when building something for someone else. Any help would be appreciated.
Essentially, what I need to find is a way to get true virtualization support for Windows 7 64bit in a Linux environment (mainly because CS6 supports using the GPU for assistance). Since this is my first foray into hardware-supported virtualization, I thought it would make sense to ask around.
After some reading, I learned that Xen is likely the swiftest option available. I tried Xen in Ubuntu 12.10 64bit, but I'm unsure about the hypervisor issue (and broke grub trying to get around it), so I'm back at the drawing board. If someone could suggest a reliable means to make Xen work, I would like to try that.
I read that QubesOS might be worth a try, and I have heard great things about Cent or Redhat, but I'd rather not stray far from what I know when building something for someone else. Any help would be appreciated.