Sometimes, you really do just need to run a Windows app on Linux and perhaps WinBoat might make this easier with its promise of seamless integration.
  • warmaster@lemmy.world
    9·
    2 days ago

    I’ve tried both. WinBoat is on a whole different level of easy. You just download it, click next about 3 times and you have a working Windows VM providing Windows apps that run alongside your native linux apps.

    It doesn’t get any easier than this.

    • filcuk@lemmy.zip
      2·
      2 days ago

      Wait it does that using a VM? So even apps otherwise not compatible linux will work?
      Fusion is about the only thing keeping me on windows

      • warmaster@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 day ago

        Autocad Fusion 360 ? Forget about it. Winboat doesn’t support GPU passthrough yet, so it will run sluggish as hell.

        You either…

        • wait for WinBoat to support it (if it ever does)
        • learn how to virtualize and do GPU passthrough on your own
        • switch to freecad which is very powerful

        Check out this comparison of Free and vs OnShape:

        https://youtu.be/SaTNTUzA5dM