WinApps: Run Windows apps in Linux as if they were a part of the native OS

Re:WinApps: Run Windows apps in Linux as if they were a part... by AnonsLadder on Sunday November 08, 2020 @03:49AM (#25024214)

QubesOS has an implementation of this called seamless mode and doesn't require an RDP server nor having to manually add software: https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/windows-tools/#using-windows-ap... Here's a screenshot of using Powerpoint: https://www.qubes-os.org/attachment/wiki/WindowsAppVms/windo...

It's been awhile but I recall some VM managers having this feature (seamless mode) though. I'm not sure if it was VirtualBox or paid VMWare.

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Re:WinApps: Run Windows apps in Linux as if they were a part... by gigatexal on Sunday November 08, 2020 @12:07PM (#25027093)

sure but is the QubesOS method as performant as RDP? RDP just sends the draw commands not the image bits that's why it can be really performant.

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Re:WinApps: Run Windows apps in Linux as if they were a part... by laumars on Sunday November 08, 2020 @04:57AM (#25024522)

VMWare might have but VirtualBox definitely did.

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Re:WinApps: Run Windows apps in Linux as if they were a part... by danieldk on Sunday November 08, 2020 @06:28AM (#25025018)

VMWare has a feature called Unity that does this, however AFAIR support was removed for Linux hosts and guests a while ago.

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