All right, no need to tell me "do this or do that" at the moment, but I've been considering what to do with my old desktop that can't run Windows 11 but that's perfectly fine otherwise starting October.
And I'm thinking that maybe, just maybe, I could try to install Linux on it. (If it's not too difficult to do)
My concern is whether a lot of my old stuff will be able to run on it. I'm thinking some games or some apps and software that I bought in the past and I have been using for years.
So my question is (and that's my only question at the moment) whether there is an easy way (for someone like me, not computer illiterate, but not a specialist either) to run Windows software on Linux?
(and because this type of post usually attract "Reply People" this is my only question at the moment, no need to start Linuxplaining everything to me now)
Thanks in advance.
#Linux #Windows
4 Comments
aldarch3@mastodon.nz · 3 pts · 1y
@DavidBHimself
The short answer is no.
The longer answer is maybe.
TBH, that approach is a recipe for frustration and failure.
Dual boot and find alternatives. Keep your Windows until you don't want it anymore.
PierreM@piaille.fr · 2 pts · 1y
@DavidBHimself do you have a list of stuff you need to run on this computer?
Édit : there is that:
https://www.winehq.org/
DavidBHimself@firefish.city · 1 pts · 1y
@PierreM@piaille.fr Thanks.
damian@sakurajima.social · 1 pts · 1y
@DavidBHimself@firefish.city I’m also not a Linux person/expert, but there’s this “Wine” app thing that works on Mac (and apparently Linux) that helps run Windows apps… I’ve used it in past, and has been handy. https://www.winehq.org/