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by zetalemur 2260 days ago
That's what Wine does (and it often works surprisingly well).
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sabrehagen 2260 days ago
I run Windows applications that require USB hardware, and Wine does not support USB devices. so I was hoping for native Windows execution rendered to an X Server.
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WhyNotHugo 2260 days ago
Well, native windows executing under Xorg is what Wine tries to offer.

It just "not complete" yet.

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asveikau 2259 days ago
Run windows in a VM with USB pass through?
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stjohnswarts 2259 days ago
this is what I do. It works for a lot of USB devices, but not always.
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tomxor 2260 days ago
I can't tell if you guys are joking... are you seriously suggesting:

windows kernel > WSL > proprietary x-server clone > WINE > windows apps

This is madness

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stragies 2260 days ago
I'm not ZetaLemur, but I don't believe he was suggesting what you are interpreting into this suggestion.

I believe he means: "If at all possible, run your legacy windows-only applications on local Linux running on real Hardware with WINE"

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zetalemur 2260 days ago
Yes, that's what I had in mind.
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