Wine on linux, Q4wine
Discussion
If you're a Linux sceptic you may as well stop reading, this isn't for you, I'm just sharing some info with other Linux users.
Although I'm generally happy with the Linux equivalent for most stuff there are a couple of Windows programmes for which I can find no linux equivalent or it just isn't as good - in my case CAD and a simple batch image resizer.
I've tried to run these using Wine with mixed results and I ended up running them on a virtual copy of Windows.
Recently someone put me on to Q4wine. It has been out a while, it has a nice graphical interface and it just works - CAD and the image resizer working as they should.
Although I'm generally happy with the Linux equivalent for most stuff there are a couple of Windows programmes for which I can find no linux equivalent or it just isn't as good - in my case CAD and a simple batch image resizer.
I've tried to run these using Wine with mixed results and I ended up running them on a virtual copy of Windows.
Recently someone put me on to Q4wine. It has been out a while, it has a nice graphical interface and it just works - CAD and the image resizer working as they should.
Steve_H80 said:
If you're a Linux sceptic you may as well stop reading, this isn't for you, I'm just sharing some info with other Linux users.
Although I'm generally happy with the Linux equivalent for most stuff there are a couple of Windows programmes for which I can find no linux equivalent or it just isn't as good - in my case CAD and a simple batch image resizer.
I've tried to run these using Wine with mixed results and I ended up running them on a virtual copy of Windows.
Recently someone put me on to Q4wine. It has been out a while, it has a nice graphical interface and it just works - CAD and the image resizer working as they should.
I might have to have a try of that then, running Fusion 360 is the only reason I keep a copy of win 11 in dual boot on my machine.Although I'm generally happy with the Linux equivalent for most stuff there are a couple of Windows programmes for which I can find no linux equivalent or it just isn't as good - in my case CAD and a simple batch image resizer.
I've tried to run these using Wine with mixed results and I ended up running them on a virtual copy of Windows.
Recently someone put me on to Q4wine. It has been out a while, it has a nice graphical interface and it just works - CAD and the image resizer working as they should.
I've been using Linux since 2002, I'm yet to run anything in Wine or equivalent that works as it should. I seem to remember getting VCDS for VW Group cars working at some point around 2008.
I tried to install a windows app to update an OBD device for Volvo a few weeks ago in Wine and Bottles but nah it didn't work.
I tried to install a windows app to update an OBD device for Volvo a few weeks ago in Wine and Bottles but nah it didn't work.
the-norseman said:
I've been using Linux since 2002, I'm yet to run anything in Wine or equivalent that works as it should. I seem to remember getting VCDS for VW Group cars working at some point around 2008.
I tried to install a windows app to update an OBD device for Volvo a few weeks ago in Wine and Bottles but nah it didn't work.
I have tried wine a few times without any success, and I am very confident with Linux, and been using it a my primary OS for about 5 years. I am always interested but really need a rainy day to get to try again. Whereas dual booting with windows just works.I tried to install a windows app to update an OBD device for Volvo a few weeks ago in Wine and Bottles but nah it didn't work.
I'm looking at some apps that are running via Wine right now. Great when it works but it can all be randomly temperamental. Handy way to use certain utilities inside Linux though.
Where I need it to just work I spin up a Windows VM, especially if its something that needs an old base. Now that VMware Workstation Pro is free its easy to run a VM and connect USB stuff to it and it all seems to work fairly happily. Obviously if it's something with really critical timing it might not, but it mostly works.
Been ages since I dual booted anything, never seems worth the effort vs a host then VMs. Or just another machine...
Where I need it to just work I spin up a Windows VM, especially if its something that needs an old base. Now that VMware Workstation Pro is free its easy to run a VM and connect USB stuff to it and it all seems to work fairly happily. Obviously if it's something with really critical timing it might not, but it mostly works.
Been ages since I dual booted anything, never seems worth the effort vs a host then VMs. Or just another machine...
Gassing Station | Computers, Gadgets & Stuff | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff