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cm0002@lemmy.world to Linux@programming.dev · 1 month ago

WinBoat is a new Linux app to run Windows apps with "seamless integration"

www.gamingonlinux.com

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WinBoat is a new Linux app to run Windows apps with "seamless integration"

www.gamingonlinux.com

cm0002@lemmy.world to Linux@programming.dev · 1 month ago
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Sometimes, you really do just need to run a Windows app on Linux and perhaps WinBoat might make this easier with its promise of seamless integration.
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    A VM in a container actually

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      What will they thing of next? A container in a VM?

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        Actually that is how ChromeOS does the Linux environment. They run a container image in a small performant VM and passthrough the windows with some fancy Wayland tool.

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