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Reverse WSL? I Tried This New Tool to Integrate Windows Apps in Linux (itsfoss.com)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by cm0002@lemy.lol to c/linux@programming.dev

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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 17 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (5 children)

It's Virtualized Windows running an RDP session per-app, something VMWare has offered forever (Unity) and Virtual PC had too (forget what it's called).

Not a bad idea, mind - I use Unity mode today to run apps that only work on older versions of Windows.

So it's not a "Linux Subsystem for Windows" but a virtual Windows PC with a Unity-like mode, so it's as resource-intensive as any VM.

That said, I think it's great someone put it together!

[–] swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Basically WinBoat again, but with Podman instead of Docker.

[–] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

And winboat already works well on podman, so really it's just winboat again.

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