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[–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

It's a "compatibility layer".
Wine tricks Windows programs into thinking they're running in Windows.
It sets up a fake C: drive and intercepts requests for built-in Windows features with Linux equivalents that are wearing Groucho Marx glasses and T-shirts that say NORMAL WINDOWS FEATURE.

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