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Re:Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI by merb on Friday September 10, 2021 @07:49PM (#28488140)
the reverse would also be pretty useful. heck if they would pull off office for linux even when they would charge windows pro and a 365 license it would probably be welcomed.
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Re:Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI by reilly3000 on Friday September 10, 2021 @08:17PM (#28488294)
I would buy that the moment it is released. That would be the fabled Year of the Linux Desktop.
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Re:Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI by ineedasername on Friday September 10, 2021 @08:51PM (#28488480)
You can always just use Unity mode on the free VMware Player. VMware may allocate resources, but plays nicely with sharing them when not actually in use, so there's not much a performance hit on the host machine unless you really need to do something that has the CPU pegged.

I think VirtualBox has a similar feature, but in my limited experience VB doesn't perform as well as VMware.

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Re:Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI by lobocinza on Saturday September 11, 2021 @05:06PM (#28496015)
Would be bad for vendor lock-in.
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