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Imagine connecting a Windows machine with Wine to run wine applications.

Imagine connecting a Windows machine with Wine to run wine applications.

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miner3378
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01-01-2023, 03:39 AM
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Imagine a scenario where instead of wine handling the kernel, it simply switches to another Windows installation as the background and lets Windows manage everything on a Linux setup. This approach would allow the system to run smoothly without needing direct intervention from wine. If feasible, we could explore how this might function... otherwise, let's understand why it doesn't work in this context.
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01-01-2023, 03:39 AM #1

Imagine a scenario where instead of wine handling the kernel, it simply switches to another Windows installation as the background and lets Windows manage everything on a Linux setup. This approach would allow the system to run smoothly without needing direct intervention from wine. If feasible, we could explore how this might function... otherwise, let's understand why it doesn't work in this context.

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01-01-2023, 04:32 AM
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It’s hard to grasp how such an idea could work without a much lower efficiency. In reality, putting it into practice seems nearly impossible. This level of abstraction isn’t practical for someone familiar with game design or general software work.
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01-01-2023, 04:32 AM #2

It’s hard to grasp how such an idea could work without a much lower efficiency. In reality, putting it into practice seems nearly impossible. This level of abstraction isn’t practical for someone familiar with game design or general software work.

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01-08-2023, 05:03 PM
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you're either running two OS'es (one virtualized presumably) or you arent running two OS'es. there's no middle ground of 'forwarding some calls to a windows kernel' the problem isnt in handling the calls to the OS layer, it's translating them to something that'll hook into linux. actually having windows components there doesnt actually help you all that much.
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01-08-2023, 05:03 PM #3

you're either running two OS'es (one virtualized presumably) or you arent running two OS'es. there's no middle ground of 'forwarding some calls to a windows kernel' the problem isnt in handling the calls to the OS layer, it's translating them to something that'll hook into linux. actually having windows components there doesnt actually help you all that much.

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01-08-2023, 06:32 PM
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I understand your perspective. The main motivation behind wanting to try this was to move away from Windows 11 toward Linux. The concept emerged after considering the community, and I appreciate the feedback. If you're interested in enhancing Wine's compatibility beyond WinTricks, feel free to share more details!
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01-08-2023, 06:32 PM #4

I understand your perspective. The main motivation behind wanting to try this was to move away from Windows 11 toward Linux. The concept emerged after considering the community, and I appreciate the feedback. If you're interested in enhancing Wine's compatibility beyond WinTricks, feel free to share more details!

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