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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).

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How do y'all deal with programs not supported on Linux? (self.linux)

submitted 1 year ago by Alexxxolotl to c/[email protected]

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I've been seeing all these posts about Linux lately, and looking at them, I can honestly see the appeal. I'd love having so much autonomy over the OS I use, and customize it however I like, even having so many options to choose from when it comes to distros. The only thing holding me back, however, is incompatibility issues. A lot of programs I work with very often are Windows-exclusive, and alternatives supporting Linux are rare. So I guess I'm stuck with Windows, since I deem those particular programs really important.

Any advice from Linux nerds here? All constructive replies are very appreciated.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Web apps (for MS Office/Teams), Wine (mostly for games and random apps), and for everything else, an optimized Tiny11 Core VM + WinApps for seamless windows/integration with Linux. My Tiny11 only uses 0-1% CPU and 600MB RAM on idle so I've got no issues running it in the background, besides it takes only a couple of seconds to launch, if I wanted to start it on demand.

I've also got a portable SSD with a copy of Windows installed on it, just in case I need it for some firmware updates or something (although I'm on a Thinkpad so pretty much everything can be updated via LVFS, but I keep it around just in case + it's portable so there's no harm in having it around).

[–] Steamymoomilk 6 points 1 year ago

Winapps is pretty cool! Thanks for sharing. I didnt know that existed till now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ve been looking at Tiny10 and 11, have you run into any particular problems using it?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I only use it to run productivity apps inside a VM (Adobe Reader etc), so no issues here.

I think the most problems people have with it is running it on real hardware, since it lacks drivers and stuff.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

hmmm, good to know I may have to track down drivers for a regular install, I missed that. Thanks for the feedback!