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Question as someone who keeps being prevented from switching to Linux because of professional programs that are only Win/Mac.
I often read that you can just use Wine? So I would be in a Linux environment for everything and when I need to use a Windows program it can be run via Wine without leaving that environment?
Or is it a case of having to switch OS's whenever I need to? Am I confusing that with dual-boot?
you have a few options. yes, wine. also, lutris, winboat, and bottles. these all act as 'make windows app run like any other app on my linux machine'. if those don't work for your program then you can try installing a windows virtual machine with virt-manager. if you're familiar with docker, check out dockur/windows for a docker container that automates a quick win vm setup with a webgui. (disclaimer: i have not tried this project yet, don't know how well it works)
if you need heavy gpu use, however, you might have to dual-boot. you have linux installed on one disk partition and windows installed on another. you pick which one you want with the grub bootloader menu that shows when you start up. you can only run one at a time and must reboot to switch. it's highly recommended to install windows first, then linux, and familiarize yourself with repairing grub with a linux liveusb as windows updates frequently break it. don't worry i know that sounds scary, but it's just the bootloader that breaks, not your linux or windows install, and it's just a few simple commands to fix.
imho almost any professional software should work with wine/lutris/winboat/bottles/vm, but dual boot is there if you find it necessary.
also consider if you actually do need those particular pro programs. there are likely multiple foss (free and open source software) projects that do whatever it is you need to do. of course if it's a case of company policy mandating use of certain programs there's not much you can do besides dual-boot.
Think of wine as an emulator. It's a program that runs in Linux that then runs Windows programs. Usually quite well. It's all done without leaving Linux.
Dual boot is when you start the computer up you can either boot into Linux or Windows, both are options but they don't run at the same time.
There is also the possibility of running other OS in a virtual machine. Like https://www.virtualbox.org/
If you do that you don’t leave Linux, but spin up an environment where you can have a full installation of i.e. Windows running. Your Windows environment is not aware of Linux, which it is hosted on, and should behave like a normal Windows machine.
I may sound complicated, but is pretty easy to use when you get going. Try watching a few videos on the subject if you are interested.
Lutris, vmware
So I hear there's a way to use Linux to emulate Windows so you can use Windows apps?
Now just relax . . and let the hooks do their work.
Aren't they trying to fix explorer being slow af? How would adding copilot help?
Installed Dolphin on my work desktop which runs Win11, definitely not meant for Windows as certain functions like searching or dragging and dropping don’t work, at least it’s 1 step close to making windows slightly more bearable.
Fuck off with this shit...
Why even have Windows at this point? Just have Copilot as the OS and be done with it.
That’s the goal.
No more personal computer. Only dumb terminal and cloud. You will rent your needs from the rich. You will own nothing and like it. Your income is their revenue stream, or you shall cease to function in society.
This is robbery.
Nice another registry tweak I'll need!
They’re really tring to get it deep in their efforts to shove it down our throats. Must have had a lot of people uninstall it. Anyone know how to downgrade from 11 to 10 on a home version? Asking for a friend.
This brings new meaning to releasing satan on your hard drive.
why is this tech always got implemented as chat lmao.
Yey 😑
