Adobe InDesign CS2 in Linux

A couple of years ago, Adobe decided to make freely available and freely usable its CS2 suite, which was originally released in 2005.

Although there are quite excellent similar programmes that run in Linux for photo editing - GIMP, and vector graphics in Inkscape, and desktop publishing in Scribus ... the last one, Scribus, the interface takes more getting used to because it was just designed differently.

So to get Adobe InDesign CS2 working in Linux, you need the following:

1. Linux OS (Fedora, Ubuntu, Mint, etc...)
2. WINE or Play on Linux (I used WINE 1.61)
3. A Copy of Adobe InDesign CS2 (Windows)

I'm gonna leave the first two steps for you to have ready, and concentrate on Step 3, getting and installing InDesign CS2:

1. On the Adobe website is a whole page, with CS2 applications and their corresponding Serial #s, which you'll need to enter in order for the programme to load.
2. Find the InDesign CS2 for Windows (not Mac) .exe file. It's about 700 megabytes, and download it to your hard disk.
3. Use WINE Config and click on the [Install...] button.
4. Locate the InDesignCS2.exe file and click on it.
5. During the install process, copy/paste the serial # from the web page and paste it into the serial # box on the screen.