WinBoat is an open-source and free project that allows to run Windows apps on Linux with seamless integration.
https://github.com/TibixDev/winboat
This could be useful if you need certain app temporary for work or doing stuff that has Win only app.
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@nixCraft so first we have wine in a app (winlator), and now we have a VM in a app (winboat), what's next?
@nixCraft winboat for some winbloat anyone?
@nixCraft ok so this is obviously a convenience program since it's a Windows virtual machine running inside a Docker container.
The big thing for me, at least, is the ability to gain some access to a host GPU since the only reason I need Windows at all is Affinity Designer.
A quick session with ChatGPT revealed using vGPU for my Intel iGPU and viola, running a Windows11 VM was relatively easy to do.
Winboat is probably a great addiition for LinuxMint distros for migrating users
@nixCraft I just installed it today and so far I'm impressed. I need Windows for some proprietary software for work. The problem is that the software needs access to the host network and I haven't yet figured out how to make that work.
@nixCraft Interesting ... I couldn't tell from the GitHub page whether you need a Microsoft account or not, though.