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[–] 36 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Didn't we already have this same thing with a different name? https://github.com/winapps-org/winapps

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  • [–] [S] 72 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    From their FAQ

    With WinApps you do the bulk of the setup manually, and there's no cohesive interface to bring it all together. There's a basic TUI, a taskbar widget, and some CLI commands for you to play with.

    WinBoat does all the setup once you have the pre-requisites installed, displays everything worth seeing in a neat interface for you, and acts like a complete experience. No need to mess with configuration files, no need to memorize a dozen CLI commands, it just works.

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

    I've tried both. WinBoat is on a whole different level of easy. You just download it, click next about 3 times and you have a working Windows VM providing Windows apps that run alongside your native linux apps.

    It doesn't get any easier than this.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Wait it does that using a VM? So even apps otherwise not compatible linux will work?
    Fusion is about the only thing keeping me on windows

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Autocad Fusion 360 ? Forget about it. Winboat doesn't support GPU passthrough yet, so it will run sluggish as hell.

    You either...

    • wait for WinBoat to support it (if it ever does)
    • learn how to virtualize and do GPU passthrough on your own
    • switch to freecad which is very powerful

    Check out this comparison of Free and vs OnShape:

    https://youtu.be/SaTNTUzA5dM

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