Plugins on Linux work just the same way they do on macOS and Windows.
But yes, it is true that to some extent, there was a tradition from the late 90s to the 20-teens to create synths as standalone apps for Linux, connected via JACK.
That is really going away now, and you can run U-he synths, Helm, Vitalium, Serge and many others as plugins just like you do on macOS and Windows.
But yes, it is true that to some extent, there was a tradition from the late 90s to the 20-teens to create synths as standalone apps for Linux, connected via JACK.
That is really going away now, and you can run U-he synths, Helm, Vitalium, Serge and many others as plugins just like you do on macOS and Windows.