Why do you insist on spouting crap ?
None of what you said is true, Sounds like you just don’t have a clue how to run Linux.
I could care less if Steinberg never does a Linux version, Reaper and Bitwig run fine if I need to use them under Linux.
I prefer Cubase, have been using it since the very first version, and it works fine for me using a Mac or Windows computer.
Just chill out on your nasty little “fanboy” comments, I am definitely not a Linux fanboy, I just use what works for me.
Have a nice day…
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Have known a looooooot of Linux fanboys in my time, personally. Many of them sound like that. They are often the types of people who enjoy tweaking their systems endlessly.
I don’t. I’m having to do it today because of something IK Multimedia screwed up and I really have begun to resent it.
I do NOT think Steinberg should start to support another, “giant can of worms” OS (and it really is) before they can get their Windows & Mac versions much, much more stable and resilient than they are.
What I have said is true: I’ve experienced it first hand. I’ve used many distros over the years and I know intimately what the hell I’m talking about. You can choose to believe it or not, but censoring my comments is amateur hour stuff. I mean, really. Fragile, fragile, fragile.
Back in the day when I had an audio PC that did nothing else, it was kept on XP without SP3 and NEVER connected to the internet. It was stable. Then it became necessary to connect our machines to the internet because of BS DRM garbage but hey whatever, but I was able to keep windows 7 super stable. It gets ever more difficult to maintain a stable machine. My Windows 11 PC will reboot, without permission, to install updates I haven’t asked it to install.
I don’t like messing about with my desktop PC, I want it to work. However whereas my Windows PCs cannot be kept in a stable functional state my Linux system can and this is the reason I’d rather move all AV production to linux. In fact the only time I boot into Windows now is to run Cubase, video editing is now on linux and it’s sooo much more stable.
Bloatware built into windows and the likely forcing of copilot onto non-enterprise versions of the OS make windows unfit for purpose these days.
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Plus one for a Linux versions of Cubase/Nuendo!
My use case:
I’d love to run a lean install with fewer distractions, with just the DAW I’m used to, for practice and songwriting, etc..
For me personally(!), that is much more cumbersome to do with macOS and Windows.
Also some of that for a different kind of install:
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Cubase Linux? Yes please!! I’d love to stop having to buy expensive Mac hardware that goes obsolete 
Wonder if all the plugins would work tho 
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Dear Steinberg Team,
I understand there have been similar threads to this, but many of them are now quite outdated, so I would like to raise the topic again with some fresher context and perspectives.
Cubase is the only thing currently keeping me on windows. I know from reading the forums that I am far from the only person in this position. Due to Windows 10’s impending EoL, and its next update now potentially forcing online accounts, the amount of people considering switching to Linux is only increasing.
I have yet to meet anyone who actually enjoys using Windows, despite it being by far the most widely used OS, the overwhelmingly most positive comments I hear being “[software/game I need/want to use] works on Windows“ (and only in the context of Windows vs Mac/Linux) and “it’s cheaper than buying a Mac with similar specs”.
This is also why the argument that there’s only a small percentage of people on Linux rubs me the wrong way. It’s a chicken-and-egg problem - the reason why that is is precisely because industry standard software refuses to budge, thus effectively shackling people to Windows/Mac, so companies see low usage. People can’t switch if the software they need doesn’t support it, not because there is merely a lack of interest, which is why I am here advocating for you to help break this cycle.
Another common point of discussion is distribution fragmentation. This is essentially a solved issue due to tools like distrobox, which allow you to run other distros inside of docker/podman containers, so you can literally just develop for one distro (debian would be my personal suggestion due to its stability) and point everyone else to distrobox. Distro-agnostic versions such as flatpak might also be worth considering once their audio stack improves. Additionally, Bitwig, Reaper, Ardour, and Muse Group being there already massively helps motivate development in audio spaces.
Others point to how supposedly difficult Linux is or how it’s only for tinkerers. This is an increasingly outdated position with distros such as Mint, Pop! Os, Ubuntu and Fedora becoming increasingly user friendly. In an ironic twist of fate, it is now oftentimes easier for non-technical users to switch to Linux than for experienced users who rely on specialized software but simply want a less restrictive, less costly operating system. I am fully convinced that if you are able to learn a DAW, you are more than capable of learning Linux.
Finally, I am not necessarily asking for an immediate or full native Linux port. In fact, even collaborating with the developers of Wine or Valve’s Proton to improve compatibility could indirectly benefit anyone using any DAW, helping more producers make the switch to Linux. I would even be happy with experimental support, similar to what Studio One is currently offering.
Thank you very much for taking the time to read this and for your consideration.
Best,
Optic
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I am actually enjoying my windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC, everything works smooth
I don´t think they have enough power to support more OS´s, it´s already pretty complex to support Win Arm, x64 and Mac Arm, Intel. I think they already lack of coders
I’d like to express my interest on a Linux version as well. I have been using Linux as my (almost) only operating system for more than 5 years, and the only thing that makes it “almost only” is that I still have to keep a Windows laptop around for Cubase. I got many other pieces of audio producing working very well on Linux, but not Cubase yet, it’s a major missing piece.
Obviously, every Linux x Windows turns into this mess of a thread. The upsetting part is that this wasn’t supposed to be an A x B thread, but one-sided evangelists ruined the discussion. Once again, internet forums as its finest.
It’s quite sad to read throughout this topic and see that much senseless hate towards Linux, as if it was some kind of disease that must be avoided. I believe that each individual should be free to use the tools of their preference. I have no problem with other people using Windows, but I personally don’t like it, so I avoid using it and keep minding my own business. I’d like to ask the Windows users on that topic: if the Linux support is not important to you, please save your words and don’t trash talk on the internet. It’s stupid and make you look nothing but a fanatic for Team A hating on Team B.
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I would also like a Linux version from Cubase, Wavelab and Spectral Layers.
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I would be elated if Cubase + Dorico + other Steinberg software had Linux versions.
These programs (well, and my software instruments) are the only thing I use W10 for. Everything else on Fedora.
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I’m co-owner of a small company that does vocal training, music production, and some video editing. From my perspective, Windows is getting more and more problematic, Windows 11 has strict requirements regarding CPU features - which our otherwise perfectly capable workstation doesn’t meet. On top of bloat, mandatory Microsoft account, new interface modified for no reason, we have to upgrade CPU - luckily only CPU.
I can easily see same issue in two or three years requiring us to scrap perfectly good hardware (CPU, RAM, Motherboard, possibly PSU) just because Microsoft decided it won’t support it with next version of windows. If this was a case of company running multiple workstations, costs could potentially rise to 1000’s of USD in funds wasted on replacing perfectly adequate hardware only because it’s not supported by the OS.
What do I want: Nothing would make me happier, than running old hardware until I decide it actually makes sense to increase performance, or until the heat death of the universe, whichever comes first.
This is why if there was no trivial upgrade path to ensure next Windows version runs without issues, I would seriously consider switching to Linux and replacing Cubase with Presonus Studio One. For video editing there’s Davinci Resolve - with full Linux support, and for the office work, there are browser based solutions and Libre Office.
To summarize: Windows gets worse, old hardware is adequate, I hate wasting our rather tight budget on upgrades that performance-wise aren’t necessary, Linux is free and supports hardware practically forever.
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I mentioned previously the threat of copilot and AI garbage overwhelming windows. Well… according to a feature in Arstechnica (can’t link from here) that’s exactly what’s happening. Clippy given access to your entire OS to run amok and change system settings. Great.
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Oh no, not Clippy.
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… on acid.
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That might have made him more entertaining…
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After being reminded of Clippy I see the thread “Gui Design Regressions” in a different light. It could’ve been so much worse…
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After that brief hallucinatory digression, perhaps we can get away from how increasingly annoying Windows is becoming, and back on topic about how good some of us would find it, if there were an option to have Cubase on Linux.
I’d also like to suggest that voting for this topic is more likely to have an impact than long rants, sorry, I meant “discussions”. 
I only recently found out that you can also click on “Vote” at the top left of the topic to remove your vote, so for example, if you have one of your 5 votes on an closed topic, you can go to that topic, click on “Vote” again and remove it.
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Take a look at what M$ is doing now with EVERY PC out there! We are now being forced to upgrade hardware that is absolutely and completely fine. My studio runs PCI cards for a few things. I have a very specific setup that I now have to spend thousands to upgrade. I won’t be doing it. Going to Linux would be perfect. Lightweight, simple, less hardware waste you can dedicate to the DAW, etc. I am not going to use Windows 11 and all the agentic AI for making music and not let it track my habits. Wake up Steinberg, PLEASE look at porting to Linux. UbuntuStudio used to be amazing, though I haven’t used it since going Cubase 3.0 and now latest. I have been a very loyal customer for many years and plan on leaving windows behind. Please consider these requests.
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Microsoft-ID, Azure Cloud, TPM,… Microsoft knows what’s best for us.
It’s time to move forward… to Linux.
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