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WinApps: Run Windows apps as if they were a part of the native Linux OS

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Re: WinApps: Run Windows apps as if they were a part of the native Linux OS

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post #8

How about GPU acceleration, for e.g. Affinity?

Probably works the same as any other container that needs such acceleration (plex, CUDA) just pass the device over and the CAPs. There are guides online. Whether or not the windows in a container will use it idk.

Windows is virtualised here.

Re: WinApps: Run Windows apps as if they were a part of the native Linux OS

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This is cool, When i looked at this i thought it was just WinBoat, Turn's out, it's not But of course there isn't a way to run it at the same performance as if windows was installed as the main OS. You would always need some kind of virtualization. Anyways, This is a very cool project. Good luck!

Re: WinApps: Run Windows apps as if they were a part of the native Linux OS

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post #13

> Icon in the Public Domain. You can't re-create an icon to circumvent trademark law. Using icon to refer to an application is fair use. I am not sure what's the point of having a public domain icon.

Think of the fact that nobody working on the project even considered that as a helpful warning to not use it.

Even more humorous is the fact they decided to repeat this blunder under every single icon instead of neatly below the table.

Re: WinApps: Run Windows apps as if they were a part of the native Linux OS

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post #6

This system works by launching an official Windows image in Docker and then making an RDP connection to it. There are a couple of others too now like WinBoat What all of them avoid mentioning is that the images were intended by Microsoft for test and development purposes on Windows and the license clearly states you need a valid Windows license to use them: https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/windows#license I wonder…

Most laptops have included Windows 10 or 11 licenses, which are valid for this use

Last time i checked a Windows 10 and 11 license does not permit running Windows in a virtualized environment.

That could have changed by now.

Re: WinApps: Run Windows apps as if they were a part of the native Linux OS

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How good is it in practice? I've found windows VMs under a Linux host to be frustrating to use, and get poor performances no matter how much resources I throw at it. The clock keeps getting messed up all the time. UI is sluggish.

I now use a dedicated windows laptop in RDP and it is such a better experience better than a VM.

Re: WinApps: Run Windows apps as if they were a part of the native Linux OS

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I tried this method for my wife. So she could use ms office in Linux. This isn’t an elegant solution. She’s back to windows 11. We tried…

I'm using MS Office for Work in the browser. But I just live with the shortcomings specifically in PowerPoint where I can't do connectors for example.

Re: WinApps: Run Windows apps as if they were a part of the native Linux OS

#30

I would be looking for a solution to run Minecraft official launcher in Linux. It is heavily integrated with Windows extras such as the Microsoft Store. This is the last holdout to get my children on Linux.

What's missing from the launcher available on Linux? I've been using it for many years, but I have never used in on Windows.
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