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Tech Hut July 24, 2022 15m

Windows Apps and GAMES in Linux

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  1. hello everybody this is teca in this hello everybody this is teca in this video what i'm going to be doing is video what i'm going to be doing is video what i'm going to be doing is talking about getting windows talking about getting windows talking about getting windows applications to work in linux one of the applications to work in linux one of the applications to work in linux one of the biggest difficulties people face when biggest difficulties people face when biggest difficulties people face when switching over from linux to windows is switching over from linux to windows is switching over from linux to windows is the fact that there is going to be a lot the fact that there is going to be a lot the fact that there is going to be a lot of windows applications that just do not of windows applications that just do not of windows applications that just do not work now some of the software that we're work now some of the software that we're work now some of the software that we're going to be covering today gives you the going to be covering today gives you the going to be covering today gives you the option or the availability to get some option or the availability to get some option or the availability to get some windows applications running now i will windows applications running now i will windows applications running now i will note with all of this that it's better note with all of this that it's better note with all of this that it's better to find free and open source to find free and open source to find free and open source alternatives that are just natively alternatives that are just natively alternatives that are just natively available on linux but for some things available on linux but for some things available on linux but for some things that's not possible and some of these that's not possible and some of these that's not possible and some of these tools might be helpful to you tools might be helpful to you tools might be helpful to you and in addition to that i'm going to and in addition to that i'm going to and in addition to that i'm going to note that if you're using like big note that if you're using like big note that if you're using like big creative applications adobe creative creative applications adobe creative creative applications adobe creative suite suite suite even microsoft desktop applications or even microsoft desktop applications or even microsoft desktop applications or even professional applications like even professional applications like even professional applications like arcgis pro these are probably not going arcgis pro these are probably not going arcgis pro these are probably not going to work very well even with wine to work very well even with wine to work very well even with wine libraries or any other hacks or trickery libraries or any other hacks or trickery libraries or any other hacks or trickery that we can perform and if you're trying that we can perform and if you're trying that we can perform and if you're trying to switch over to linux from windows but to switch over to linux from windows but to switch over to linux from windows but you need to bring something over with you need to bring something over with you need to bring something over with you like arcgis or adobe premiere pro you like arcgis or adobe premiere pro you like arcgis or adobe premiere pro you're either going to want to have you're either going to want to have you're either going to want to have another windows partition on your another windows partition on your another windows partition on your computer or have a system powerful computer or have a system powerful computer or have a system powerful enough that you can run virtualization enough that you can run virtualization enough that you can run virtualization vmware runs pretty good on linux so you vmware runs pretty good on linux so you vmware runs pretty good on linux so you could go and give that a shot if you could go and give that a shot if you could go and give that a shot if you would like to and we'll talk about more would like to and we'll talk about more would like to and we'll talk about more of general compatibility and stuff a of general compatibility and stuff a of general compatibility and stuff a little bit later but with that there are little bit later but with that there are little bit later but with that there are going to be a lot of different games and going to be a lot of different games and going to be a lot of different games and programs that can use the wine programs that can use the wine programs that can use the wine compatibility layer to get up and compatibility layer to get up and compatibility layer to get up and running on linux this will basically

  2. running on linux this will basically running on linux this will basically convert all the windows libraries and convert all the windows libraries and convert all the windows libraries and system calls over to open source system calls over to open source system calls over to open source alternatives this is what steam's proton alternatives this is what steam's proton alternatives this is what steam's proton is built off of and is what allows many is built off of and is what allows many is built off of and is what allows many windows games to function on linux and windows games to function on linux and windows games to function on linux and have steam deck compatibility the main have steam deck compatibility the main have steam deck compatibility the main problem with that is wine is a huge pain problem with that is wine is a huge pain problem with that is wine is a huge pain to set up and configure but luckily to set up and configure but luckily to set up and configure but luckily there are some programs that can help there are some programs that can help there are some programs that can help out with that but a problem with those out with that but a problem with those out with that but a problem with those is they all kind of suck for one reason is they all kind of suck for one reason is they all kind of suck for one reason or another i'm going to quickly run or another i'm going to quickly run or another i'm going to quickly run through these tools and the very last through these tools and the very last through these tools and the very last one we're going to cover is probably one we're going to cover is probably one we're going to cover is probably going to be your best bet but first you going to be your best bet but first you going to be your best bet but first you must thank the sponsor of today's video must thank the sponsor of today's video must thank the sponsor of today's video lenode if you're looking for a way to lenode if you're looking for a way to lenode if you're looking for a way to host linux servers in the cloud or you host linux servers in the cloud or you host linux servers in the cloud or you don't have the means to get your own don't have the means to get your own don't have the means to get your own hardware lenode is a fantastic option hardware lenode is a fantastic option hardware lenode is a fantastic option for you you have a wide variety of linux for you you have a wide variety of linux for you you have a wide variety of linux distributions to choose from a whole distributions to choose from a whole distributions to choose from a whole bunch of one-click web app installers bunch of one-click web app installers bunch of one-click web app installers including wordpress minecraft server including wordpress minecraft server including wordpress minecraft server ghost nexcloud and many more they ghost nexcloud and many more they ghost nexcloud and many more they feature a huge library of guides and feature a huge library of guides and feature a huge library of guides and tutorials and 24 7 customer support to tutorials and 24 7 customer support to tutorials and 24 7 customer support to get you up and running and better yet if get you up and running and better yet if get you up and running and better yet if you use the link down below you can get you use the link down below you can get you use the link down below you can get a 100 60 day credit to go ahead and try a 100 60 day credit to go ahead and try a 100 60 day credit to go ahead and try out the node today the oldest solution out the node today the oldest solution out the node today the oldest solution to this is called wine tricks it's a to this is called wine tricks it's a to this is called wine tricks it's a simple wine system config tool built simple wine system config tool built simple wine system config tool built around zinity which if you don't know is around zinity which if you don't know is around zinity which if you don't know is a tool for generating dialogues from a a tool for generating dialogues from a a tool for generating dialogues from a bash script because of this the ui is bash script because of this the ui is bash script because of this the ui is just that a bunch of dialogues that just that a bunch of dialogues that just that a bunch of dialogues that connect scripts to configure wine this connect scripts to configure wine this connect scripts to configure wine this is a really hacky experience to me and

  3. is a really hacky experience to me and is a really hacky experience to me and just not a good user experience play on just not a good user experience play on just not a good user experience play on linux is another popular tool for linux is another popular tool for linux is another popular tool for running windows games on linux but the running windows games on linux but the running windows games on linux but the version that everybody actually uses version that everybody actually uses version that everybody actually uses hasn't been maintained for a long time hasn't been maintained for a long time hasn't been maintained for a long time and has a ton of graphical bugs and and has a ton of graphical bugs and and has a ton of graphical bugs and glitches making it very hard to use just glitches making it very hard to use just glitches making it very hard to use just try opening it up on any dark theme it try opening it up on any dark theme it try opening it up on any dark theme it does have a newer version with a full does have a newer version with a full does have a newer version with a full redesign and it promotes the flat pack redesign and it promotes the flat pack redesign and it promotes the flat pack of it on its github repo that is of it on its github repo that is of it on its github repo that is relatively active but this flat pack is relatively active but this flat pack is relatively active but this flat pack is two years out of date and riddled with two years out of date and riddled with two years out of date and riddled with bugs q4 wine is another popular tool for bugs q4 wine is another popular tool for bugs q4 wine is another popular tool for the job but again it has a confusing the job but again it has a confusing the job but again it has a confusing user interface in my opinion that i user interface in my opinion that i user interface in my opinion that i really don't want to spend the time really don't want to spend the time really don't want to spend the time trying to figure out and anyways the trying to figure out and anyways the trying to figure out and anyways the lead developer is ukrainian so for now lead developer is ukrainian so for now lead developer is ukrainian so for now development has halted because of the development has halted because of the development has halted because of the ongoing conflict in that region ongoing conflict in that region ongoing conflict in that region crossover is another solution and it crossover is another solution and it crossover is another solution and it even has loads of patches and fixes for even has loads of patches and fixes for even has loads of patches and fixes for certain applications making many of them certain applications making many of them certain applications making many of them really easy to install and it just has a really easy to install and it just has a really easy to install and it just has a clean user interface overall in addition clean user interface overall in addition clean user interface overall in addition they have a database similar to proton they have a database similar to proton they have a database similar to proton dp with all the applications they dp with all the applications they dp with all the applications they support with ratings however crossover support with ratings however crossover support with ratings however crossover is a paid application which costs about is a paid application which costs about is a paid application which costs about sixty dollars a year for updates and sixty dollars a year for updates and sixty dollars a year for updates and five hundred dollars for a lifetime five hundred dollars for a lifetime five hundred dollars for a lifetime license now this does support the work license now this does support the work license now this does support the work of wine and proton so it's not just some of wine and proton so it's not just some of wine and proton so it's not just some company benefiting from the work of company benefiting from the work of company benefiting from the work of those projects and if you are interested those projects and if you are interested those projects and if you are interested in learning more about crossover the in learning more about crossover the in learning more about crossover the linux experiment has a pretty good video linux experiment has a pretty good video linux experiment has a pretty good video going over this detailing his

  4. going over this detailing his going over this detailing his experiences the pros and cons of using experiences the pros and cons of using experiences the pros and cons of using it finally you can get a huge variety of it finally you can get a huge variety of it finally you can get a huge variety of your games working on linux thanks to your games working on linux thanks to your games working on linux thanks to steam and lutrus this application is steam and lutrus this application is steam and lutrus this application is very popular and makes it easy to run very popular and makes it easy to run very popular and makes it easy to run games by leveraging and combining games by leveraging and combining games by leveraging and combining existing emulators pre-implementation of existing emulators pre-implementation of existing emulators pre-implementation of various compatibility layers and it various compatibility layers and it various compatibility layers and it gives you a central interface to launch gives you a central interface to launch gives you a central interface to launch all of your games the client can connect all of your games the client can connect all of your games the client can connect with pre-existing services such as with pre-existing services such as with pre-existing services such as humble bundle gog and steam to make your humble bundle gog and steam to make your humble bundle gog and steam to make your game libraries easily available so from game libraries easily available so from game libraries easily available so from here we're going to go ahead and talk here we're going to go ahead and talk here we're going to go ahead and talk about my current favorite solution and about my current favorite solution and about my current favorite solution and that is going to be bottles i have it that is going to be bottles i have it that is going to be bottles i have it installed here through the flat pack and installed here through the flat pack and installed here through the flat pack and when you first launch it it's going to when you first launch it it's going to when you first launch it it's going to give you a welcome screen with a little give you a welcome screen with a little give you a welcome screen with a little bit of information and then offer to bit of information and then offer to bit of information and then offer to make your first bottle right here i have make your first bottle right here i have make your first bottle right here i have it open live on my desktop and what it open live on my desktop and what it open live on my desktop and what we're going to be doing is checking out we're going to be doing is checking out we're going to be doing is checking out this application now first of all the ui this application now first of all the ui this application now first of all the ui is beautiful it's very simple and is beautiful it's very simple and is beautiful it's very simple and elegant it is a gnome application so it elegant it is a gnome application so it elegant it is a gnome application so it matches the gtk styling and all that matches the gtk styling and all that matches the gtk styling and all that it's absolutely beautiful and this isn't it's absolutely beautiful and this isn't it's absolutely beautiful and this isn't necessarily a specific feature to necessarily a specific feature to necessarily a specific feature to bottles but combined with the nice ui bottles but combined with the nice ui bottles but combined with the nice ui and the fact that each bottle is and the fact that each bottle is and the fact that each bottle is actually an independent container with actually an independent container with actually an independent container with wine when we go ahead and create our wine when we go ahead and create our wine when we go ahead and create our very first bottle what it's going to do very first bottle what it's going to do very first bottle what it's going to do is create an isolated instance of wine is create an isolated instance of wine is create an isolated instance of wine which is helpful because if you have which is helpful because if you have which is helpful because if you have separate applications that need separate applications that need separate applications that need different wine dependencies or whatever different wine dependencies or whatever different wine dependencies or whatever it can all be separated and it won't it can all be separated and it won't it can all be separated and it won't have interference like that so for have interference like that so for have interference like that so for example i'm going to create a new bottle example i'm going to create a new bottle example i'm going to create a new bottle and let's say i want the gog launcher and let's say i want the gog launcher and let's say i want the gog launcher that is something that we're going to

  5. that is something that we're going to that is something that we're going to actually install the script and later on actually install the script and later on actually install the script and later on we're going to use a exe executable file we're going to use a exe executable file we're going to use a exe executable file so i'm just going to call this gog so i'm just going to call this gog so i'm just going to call this gog launcher for now keep it under gaming launcher for now keep it under gaming launcher for now keep it under gaming i'm going to go ahead and create that i'm going to go ahead and create that i'm going to go ahead and create that and then it's going to go ahead generate and then it's going to go ahead generate and then it's going to go ahead generate the configuration and run through the the configuration and run through the the configuration and run through the setup process of this and you can see setup process of this and you can see setup process of this and you can see it's installing various dependencies it's installing various dependencies it's installing various dependencies such as microsoft fonts various dlls such as microsoft fonts various dlls such as microsoft fonts various dlls whatever it needs and we're finalizing whatever it needs and we're finalizing whatever it needs and we're finalizing and it's done so i'm going to go ahead and it's done so i'm going to go ahead and it's done so i'm going to go ahead and close this so now this right here is and close this so now this right here is and close this so now this right here is my bottle you can see the category here my bottle you can see the category here my bottle you can see the category here this right here gives me the option to this right here gives me the option to this right here gives me the option to directly run a executable file in this directly run a executable file in this directly run a executable file in this bottle but for now i'm going to continue bottle but for now i'm going to continue bottle but for now i'm going to continue and see some of the other options we and see some of the other options we and see some of the other options we have we have the option to run an have we have the option to run an have we have the option to run an executable again right here but we have executable again right here but we have executable again right here but we have some other tools down here such as the some other tools down here such as the some other tools down here such as the command line registry editor and other command line registry editor and other command line registry editor and other legacy tools for example if i'm to open legacy tools for example if i'm to open legacy tools for example if i'm to open up the registry editor it's going to up the registry editor it's going to up the registry editor it's going to open up an actual windows registry open up an actual windows registry open up an actual windows registry editor for this isolated instance editor for this isolated instance editor for this isolated instance granted the theming and all that looks granted the theming and all that looks granted the theming and all that looks like it's from like windows 98 but what like it's from like windows 98 but what like it's from like windows 98 but what we're worried about is functionality and we're worried about is functionality and we're worried about is functionality and like if i open the command line for like if i open the command line for like if i open the command line for example you can see this is in c windows example you can see this is in c windows example you can see this is in c windows system 32 cmd exe and i have this system 32 cmd exe and i have this system 32 cmd exe and i have this functionality here and if we go through functionality here and if we go through functionality here and if we go through here we have a ton of different options here we have a ton of different options here we have a ton of different options preferences and things that we could do preferences and things that we could do preferences and things that we could do to enhance or customize our experience to enhance or customize our experience to enhance or customize our experience in this specific model so we have in this specific model so we have in this specific model so we have various directx control fsr discrete gpu various directx control fsr discrete gpu various directx control fsr discrete gpu under settings we can set custom windows under settings we can set custom windows under settings we can set custom windows versions to increase compatibility for versions to increase compatibility for versions to increase compatibility for example if you're using something a example if you're using something a example if you're using something a little bit older you might want to little bit older you might want to little bit older you might want to switch this to kind of trick the switch this to kind of trick the switch this to kind of trick the software into what it's actually running

  6. software into what it's actually running software into what it's actually running and we have our dependencies here so and we have our dependencies here so and we have our dependencies here so this is everything that we have this is everything that we have this is everything that we have additionally optional to us if you're additionally optional to us if you're additionally optional to us if you're trying to get an application that needs trying to get an application that needs trying to get an application that needs something programs is empty because we something programs is empty because we something programs is empty because we haven't installed anything as is haven't installed anything as is haven't installed anything as is versions installers we're going to be versions installers we're going to be versions installers we're going to be using one of these but before that we using one of these but before that we using one of these but before that we also have the task manager and there's also have the task manager and there's also have the task manager and there's nothing really going on yet so we're nothing really going on yet so we're nothing really going on yet so we're going to jump over to installers and use going to jump over to installers and use going to jump over to installers and use one of these now these are curated by one of these now these are curated by one of these now these are curated by our community our community our community so it makes just installing these so it makes just installing these so it makes just installing these specific things easier i do wish they specific things easier i do wish they specific things easier i do wish they had more most of these are just various had more most of these are just various had more most of these are just various game launchers but they do have a couple game launchers but they do have a couple game launchers but they do have a couple other things such as fl studio here if other things such as fl studio here if other things such as fl studio here if that's an application you need it's gold that's an application you need it's gold that's an application you need it's gold rated and then here we have the gog rated and then here we have the gog rated and then here we have the gog launcher origin steam ubisoft connect launcher origin steam ubisoft connect launcher origin steam ubisoft connect but i'm going to go ahead and grab this but i'm going to go ahead and grab this but i'm going to go ahead and grab this one right here so i'm just going to one right here so i'm just going to one right here so i'm just going to click on this and we can see gog galaxy click on this and we can see gog galaxy click on this and we can see gog galaxy v1 let's go ahead and start our v1 let's go ahead and start our v1 let's go ahead and start our installation and it's going to run installation and it's going to run installation and it's going to run through and grab everything that it through and grab everything that it through and grab everything that it needs for us including the various needs for us including the various needs for us including the various windows dependencies and the actual windows dependencies and the actual windows dependencies and the actual installation files and during the installation files and during the installation files and during the installation i'm getting a little prompt installation i'm getting a little prompt installation i'm getting a little prompt here we're going to go english and then here we're going to go english and then here we're going to go english and then run through the actual windows setup run through the actual windows setup run through the actual windows setup here always make sure you read your here always make sure you read your here always make sure you read your licenses go next here it's going to drop licenses go next here it's going to drop licenses go next here it's going to drop into our program files so that is good into our program files so that is good into our program files so that is good for me let's proceed and now we could go for me let's proceed and now we could go for me let's proceed and now we could go ahead and launch it so i'm going to hit ahead and launch it so i'm going to hit ahead and launch it so i'm going to hit finish and here we go it was having some finish and here we go it was having some finish and here we go it was having some issues it looks like it's still trying issues it looks like it's still trying issues it looks like it's still trying to install it's up here so i'm gonna to install it's up here so i'm gonna to install it's up here so i'm gonna exit out of the application and see if exit out of the application and see if exit out of the application and see if this finishes up which it did cool so this finishes up which it did cool so this finishes up which it did cool so show programs i'm gonna try to relaunch show programs i'm gonna try to relaunch show programs i'm gonna try to relaunch that so i'm gonna hit play and here it that so i'm gonna hit play and here it that so i'm gonna hit play and here it is so let's see if it lets me log in all is so let's see if it lets me log in all is so let's see if it lets me log in all right we're in beautiful all right so i

  7. right we're in beautiful all right so i right we're in beautiful all right so i went ahead purchased the uh favorite went ahead purchased the uh favorite went ahead purchased the uh favorite game i used to play back when i was a game i used to play back when i was a game i used to play back when i was a youngster youngster youngster empire earth 2 gold edition i remember i empire earth 2 gold edition i remember i empire earth 2 gold edition i remember i originally bought this game off of a originally bought this game off of a originally bought this game off of a shelf in a fred meyer so let's see what shelf in a fred meyer so let's see what shelf in a fred meyer so let's see what they'll install here all right so let's they'll install here all right so let's they'll install here all right so let's go ahead and click install and hope for go ahead and click install and hope for go ahead and click install and hope for the absolute best it's an older game so the absolute best it's an older game so the absolute best it's an older game so it shouldn't take too long it's probably it shouldn't take too long it's probably it shouldn't take too long it's probably like i think it was like two cds or like i think it was like two cds or like i think it was like two cds or something to get it up and going it's so something to get it up and going it's so something to get it up and going it's so close i i really hope this works it's close i i really hope this works it's close i i really hope this works it's always a hit or miss and if you do want always a hit or miss and if you do want always a hit or miss and if you do want a free and open source alternative to a free and open source alternative to a free and open source alternative to this that zero ad is awesome uh go in this that zero ad is awesome uh go in this that zero ad is awesome uh go in your applications in your store and list your applications in your store and list your applications in your store and list by alphabetical it'll be one of the by alphabetical it'll be one of the by alphabetical it'll be one of the first ones oh 100 first ones oh 100 first ones oh 100 all right the mode of truth empire earth all right the mode of truth empire earth all right the mode of truth empire earth 2 gold edition game installed 2 gold edition game installed 2 gold edition game installed let's see let's give it a play obviously let's see let's give it a play obviously let's see let's give it a play obviously i didn't test this before recording oh i didn't test this before recording oh i didn't test this before recording oh what's this i don't know no ah i'll try what's this i don't know no ah i'll try what's this i don't know no ah i'll try that again okay we're gonna try this one that again okay we're gonna try this one that again okay we're gonna try this one more time installed can i make it not more time installed can i make it not more time installed can i make it not manual manual manual we'll just hit play we'll go for it oh we'll just hit play we'll go for it oh we'll just hit play we'll go for it oh haha i just need to restart it oh i'm haha i just need to restart it oh i'm haha i just need to restart it oh i'm getting flashbacks getting flashbacks getting flashbacks runs great on the campaign in this game is actually the campaign in this game is actually pretty cool you play like through pretty cool you play like through pretty cool you play like through history of various battles and whatnot history of various battles and whatnot history of various battles and whatnot let's just skirmish add a couple i just let's just skirmish add a couple i just let's just skirmish add a couple i just want to see if this works let's launch want to see if this works let's launch want to see if this works let's launch oh that's the quickest loading screen oh that's the quickest loading screen oh that's the quickest loading screen oh we're in oh we're in oh we're in and it's looking good too look we can

  8. and it's looking good too look we can and it's looking good too look we can select our people have them go over select our people have them go over select our people have them go over there there there have these people get some wood have these people get some wood have these people get some wood make some more people make some more people make some more people absolutely beautiful absolutely beautiful absolutely beautiful okay so max is 1080p okay so max is 1080p okay so max is 1080p hi hi hi hi extreme except hi hi hi hi extreme except hi hi hi hi extreme except nice that's so cool i'm so happy that nice that's so cool i'm so happy that nice that's so cool i'm so happy that worked and that's just one example of worked and that's just one example of worked and that's just one example of their installer getting an old windows their installer getting an old windows their installer getting an old windows game to work and now what i'm going to game to work and now what i'm going to game to work and now what i'm going to do is show you guys me just installing do is show you guys me just installing do is show you guys me just installing an exe so let's go back and we're going an exe so let's go back and we're going an exe so let's go back and we're going to make a completely new bottle so let's to make a completely new bottle so let's to make a completely new bottle so let's go over here and this is going to be an go over here and this is going to be an go over here and this is going to be an application and application and application and i'm going to install the one application i'm going to install the one application i'm going to install the one application that that that most people use as an example it's most people use as an example it's most people use as an example it's really the only application i can think really the only application i can think really the only application i can think of that i kind of wish was just on linux of that i kind of wish was just on linux of that i kind of wish was just on linux for anything i need to use other than for anything i need to use other than for anything i need to use other than like like like arcgis pro there's usually a uh linux arcgis pro there's usually a uh linux arcgis pro there's usually a uh linux alternative out there notepad plus plus alternative out there notepad plus plus alternative out there notepad plus plus ooh happy users edition what unhappy ooh happy users edition what unhappy ooh happy users edition what unhappy user edition user edition user edition okay download all right so close that okay download all right so close that okay download all right so close that out and we should be able to out and we should be able to out and we should be able to obviously we could click this but i'm obviously we could click this but i'm obviously we could click this but i'm going to go in here if i go down you going to go in here if i go down you going to go in here if i go down you have some additional options or you can have some additional options or you can have some additional options or you can launch in terminal but i'm just going to launch in terminal but i'm just going to launch in terminal but i'm just going to run an executable i technically could run an executable i technically could run an executable i technically could have done this in the same bottle that have done this in the same bottle that have done this in the same bottle that we were just working in because it's a we were just working in because it's a we were just working in because it's a small application it probably doesn't small application it probably doesn't small application it probably doesn't have any dependency issues but to be have any dependency issues but to be have any dependency issues but to be really certain you can have everything really certain you can have everything really certain you can have everything separated like this so i'm gonna go to separated like this so i'm gonna go to separated like this so i'm gonna go to downloads and i downloaded an exe so downloads and i downloaded an exe so downloads and i downloaded an exe so right there let's run it and here we are right there let's run it and here we are right there let's run it and here we are the installer so let's go okay next

  9. the installer so let's go okay next the installer so let's go okay next again agree beautiful thing is this is a again agree beautiful thing is this is a again agree beautiful thing is this is a new license so let's go ahead and agree new license so let's go ahead and agree new license so let's go ahead and agree to that next next install to that next next install to that next next install there we go and let's just run it right there we go and let's just run it right there we go and let's just run it right away here we are in notepad plus plus away here we are in notepad plus plus away here we are in notepad plus plus absolutely beautiful one thing i will absolutely beautiful one thing i will absolutely beautiful one thing i will know is if we go to know is if we go to know is if we go to open for example you can see kind of how open for example you can see kind of how open for example you can see kind of how our directories laid out right here we our directories laid out right here we our directories laid out right here we do have a linux directory but this isn't do have a linux directory but this isn't do have a linux directory but this isn't our actual directory so if i go home our actual directory so if i go home our actual directory so if i go home brandon there's nothing there brandon there's nothing there brandon there's nothing there if i go my computer i have c and z z is if i go my computer i have c and z z is if i go my computer i have c and z z is that linux directory and c is our that linux directory and c is our that linux directory and c is our windows directory and then here you can windows directory and then here you can windows directory and then here you can see program files users windows etc see program files users windows etc see program files users windows etc cancel out of there close that that's cancel out of there close that that's cancel out of there close that that's installing a program basically and installing a program basically and installing a program basically and there's some other tools that we didn't there's some other tools that we didn't there's some other tools that we didn't dive into we have legacy tools here so dive into we have legacy tools here so dive into we have legacy tools here so you can jump into you can jump into you can jump into explorer for example kind of what we explorer for example kind of what we explorer for example kind of what we were wearing with that open dialogue we were wearing with that open dialogue we were wearing with that open dialogue we have a wine configuration so you could have a wine configuration so you could have a wine configuration so you could jump in here and actually see the raw jump in here and actually see the raw jump in here and actually see the raw wine config if you'd like to control wine config if you'd like to control wine config if you'd like to control panel is kind of cool for wine panel is kind of cool for wine panel is kind of cool for wine specifically it gives you some more specifically it gives you some more specifically it gives you some more options such as game controllers etc and options such as game controllers etc and options such as game controllers etc and you can just go ahead and explore the you can just go ahead and explore the you can just go ahead and explore the app and if you do have issues with some app and if you do have issues with some app and if you do have issues with some applications google that application applications google that application applications google that application with this and you might be able to find with this and you might be able to find with this and you might be able to find these settings that you need to get these settings that you need to get these settings that you need to get whatever it is up and running such as whatever it is up and running such as whatever it is up and running such as here under system we have bottles run here under system we have bottles run here under system we have bottles run time steam runtime game mode working time steam runtime game mode working time steam runtime game mode working directory so we can change the default directory so we can change the default directory so we can change the default paths right here under manage drives we paths right here under manage drives we paths right here under manage drives we can kind of change some of the stuff can kind of change some of the stuff can kind of change some of the stuff that we were looking at delete drives that we were looking at delete drives that we were looking at delete drives copy drives remove drives whatever you copy drives remove drives whatever you copy drives remove drives whatever you need to do and here this is kind of cool

  10. need to do and here this is kind of cool need to do and here this is kind of cool under development and debugging we have under development and debugging we have under development and debugging we have options for a mango hud vulcan capture options for a mango hud vulcan capture options for a mango hud vulcan capture and a couple other things additionally and a couple other things additionally and a couple other things additionally something that's kind of cool is we something that's kind of cool is we something that's kind of cool is we could could could actually go up here and export specific actually go up here and export specific actually go up here and export specific configurations so if we got something configurations so if we got something configurations so if we got something working flawlessly you could go ahead working flawlessly you could go ahead working flawlessly you could go ahead and share these with other people you and share these with other people you and share these with other people you have duplicate browse files full backups have duplicate browse files full backups have duplicate browse files full backups and of course we could go ahead and and of course we could go ahead and and of course we could go ahead and delete our bottles so now all i have delete our bottles so now all i have delete our bottles so now all i have left is the gog launcher here which i left is the gog launcher here which i left is the gog launcher here which i will actually continue using so this will actually continue using so this will actually continue using so this does work great if you're just trying to does work great if you're just trying to does work great if you're just trying to get a couple games up and running lutrus get a couple games up and running lutrus get a couple games up and running lutrus is almost more geared towards that and is almost more geared towards that and is almost more geared towards that and if the game is on steam of course try if the game is on steam of course try if the game is on steam of course try steam and proton first but this is just steam and proton first but this is just steam and proton first but this is just a great utility to go ahead and get a great utility to go ahead and get a great utility to go ahead and get these various things spun up pretty these various things spun up pretty these various things spun up pretty easily so with that i do hope you have a easily so with that i do hope you have a easily so with that i do hope you have a beautiful day i will of course be beautiful day i will of course be beautiful day i will of course be linking to everything i mentioned down linking to everything i mentioned down linking to everything i mentioned down below so you can check it all out and below so you can check it all out and below so you can check it all out and figure out if there is a best option for figure out if there is a best option for figure out if there is a best option for you based on what you're trying to do you based on what you're trying to do you based on what you're trying to do again this is not an indel bl solution again this is not an indel bl solution again this is not an indel bl solution as there are plenty of windows programs as there are plenty of windows programs as there are plenty of windows programs that are just not going to cooperate that are just not going to cooperate that are just not going to cooperate with wine at all but the extra little with wine at all but the extra little with wine at all but the extra little compatibility is nice and if you're compatibility is nice and if you're compatibility is nice and if you're looking for a virtualization to looking for a virtualization to looking for a virtualization to completely virtualize windows to get completely virtualize windows to get completely virtualize windows to get something that's just not going to work something that's just not going to work something that's just not going to work on linux i do have a separate vmware on linux i do have a separate vmware on linux i do have a separate vmware video and video and video and honestly in my opinion that's probably honestly in my opinion that's probably honestly in my opinion that's probably one of the best options because you get one of the best options because you get one of the best options because you get a full ax not full you get much greater a full ax not full you get much greater a full ax not full you get much greater access to virtual graphic memory as access to virtual graphic memory as access to virtual graphic memory as compared to some of the other compared to some of the other compared to some of the other virtualization solutions so again virtualization solutions so again virtualization solutions so again with all that have a beautiful day and with all that have a beautiful day and with all that have a beautiful day and good bye

Summary

This video explores how to run Windows applications on Linux, primarily using the Wine compatibility layer, which is also the basis for Steam's Proton. While free and open-source alternatives are preferred, Wine can be helpful for certain programs, though setup can be challenging; for demanding creative suites like Adobe or ArcGIS Pro, virtualization or a dual-boot system is recommended.

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