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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Is it possible to create an OS that simply automatically runs .exe files through WINE/Proton/Bottles? (feddit.nl)

submitted 9 months ago by helenslunch@feddit.nl to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I really enjoy Linux but I find myself having to keep Windows partitions around for software that specifically requires Windows.

Proton makes everything easier by automatically running game files through a translation layer, and it "just works" quite well most of the time.

Also VanillaOS can apparently auto-spin a container when you try to open a .deb or AUR package (this is my rudimentary understanding).

Setting up WINE/Bottles, etc. is above my pay grade.

Is it not possible to create an OS that just does the same thing as Steam but for the entire OS?

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[–] yianiris@kafeneio.social -4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You can run 3 vm instances, 1 win10, 1 android, 1 ios, and within them you can run native whatevers.

Why would you want to run crap in your nice clean **nix environment is beyond me. And nothing will ever improve with this kind of mentality.

Again, free software stands for freedom, not cheap or of 0 exchange value.

@Quazatron @helenslunch

[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

You don't have to sell Linux to me, I've been onboard since 95. :-)

All I'm saying is: if I needed to run Windows apps with zero hassle, I'd use Windows. I don't, so I won't.