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Is that bad? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 25 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Jesus I really need to install linux don’t I?

Is there a distribution that is better at running conversion layers like Wine? I need to run some windows only software (Solidworks, Affinity Suite…)

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    I've got Wine 9, running on Linux Mint. I mostly use it for older games and a few Windows programs like IrfanView. All my modern games I bought on Steam, run great under Linux. (Steam has a native Linux client and uses it's own Windows compatability layer called Proton to run games).

    I use LibreOffice for productivity, Thunderbird for email and GIMP has a native Linux client, too.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I tried using vms or wine, which wasn't a good experience. But my computer isn't really the fastest. BUT i got an solution for you. I am using an old computer as a backup with windows. It needs an average gpu like an geforce 970. Then install sunshine and moonlite and connect to it. Its a software like remote desktop, but its so fast that you can play games, which is the original intend. But you can use it for Cad or other programs aswell, Iam still impressed that this works (and its open source)

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago

    As someone who has been on Linux (openSUSE Tumbleweed) for almost 6-7 months now, I still don't understand how to get some of my programs running in Wine. I tried Bottles, and that's a little better, but it still leaves MUCH to be desired. I have two SSDs in my computer, one Windows and one Linux, and that's how I do some of my stuff. Lutris works for some things, but I generally don't like having 3-4 programs that are trying to do the same thing, but it only works on 1-2 of those programs. In my opinion, it's a little silly, but I've mainly just given up on trying to make all of that work and just boot into Windows when I need something done quickly without having to jump through hoops. I love Linux, but it is still lacking in some areas.

    The best part about Linux, though, is that we can potentially fix our issues with a little bit of collaboration, whereas with Windows, you're stuck with whatever M$ wants you to have. It's something, at least! :)

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    For windows-only software, you can keep a copy of windows as a dual boot. Not the most ideal solution, but minimizing windows usage by any little bit decreases the chances of you getting annoyed at Windows.

    Alternatively, if it's a lightweight software, you could run it in a virtual machine and use something like WinApps to blend it into Linux

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    At the risk of saying, "I use arch btw" - I've found CachyOS to be fairly great.

    I'm running it on my Rog Zephyrus M16 purchased in late 2023 (it came with Windows 11). It's great for pretty much all games that I've thrown at it with proton, Heroic games handles Amazon Games, Epic, and GOG stuff.

    You have lots of options (probably too many to be honest) for getting windows programs to run on Linux - ranging from very hands on with no-frills wine to more hand holding things like Lutris or Bottles.

    My wife (who is only a techie from osmosis) switched to CachyOS on her laptop and seems to be fine with it (her game of choice is Last Epoch and it's painless to run).

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