Two questions: Can your purchase Affinity with any prepaid debit gift cards and will Affinity work on a Linux operating system?

[Stephen LoPiano]

I have basicallly two questions.   

First is there anyway to buy Affinity products in the USA using a prepaid debit card, if so which one?    I attempted to purchase through your web site two of your programs yet the debit card refused to make payment due to location outside of the USA.    Eventually I figured out a way to purchase two of your programs through the Microsoft Store, problem there is could not find any way to order and pay for a couple of brush packs that were on my order through your web site where my debit card was refused.   There are many options to buy prepaid debit card gift cards through VISA, Mastercard, etc.    Do any of these debit cards provide the ability to make an international payment, specifically with Affinity? 

My second question is related to using a LInux operating system.    Will Affinity Designer and Publisher work on a Linux operating system installed through the WINE application?    Some Windows based programs run efficiently using WINE on  Linux operating systems like Fedora and Mint.    I have a computer with several different operating systems on it, Fedora Design Suite is specifically a custom designed operating system variant of Fedora Workstation that is tailored towards individuals that use a lot of graphic arts software.     Would be nice to have the ability to use Affinity on  Fedora with the same computer it is installed using Windows.      I doubt there is any way you can install Affinity when purchasing this software through the Microsoft store since the way your programs install there is no file/folder directory created in the Windows Program directory.     I may be wrong about this, if so, how could I install Affinity on LInux through WINE if purchased through the Microsoft store?   On the other hand that might be possible if purchasing direct from Affinity's web site since your procedure for installing programs does provide an activation product code key?    This would lead me to believe that using your web site to buy and install does involve the normal procedure of an operating system installing Affinity by creating a directory with all the files within the Programs directory.     With that procedure of creating the installation of programs it is possible to use many Windows programs on a Linux operating system such as Fedora or Mint with the exception of many high priced proprietary software, yet many useful lower priced commercial programs will install on Linux.     Is there any way of installing Affinity programs through WINE on a Linux operating system such as Ubuntu, Mint, or Fedora?    

[firstdefence]

This is an extensive post re affinity and Linux: 

 

Short answer is: no... but we all know how industrious the linux community can be when they get a bee in their bonnet lol!

[Lee D]

Hi @Stephen LoPiano Welcome to the forums.

In terms of supported payment methods see the first section of our store FAQ:

https://store.serif.com/en-gb/help/