Linux support for Windows emulation is growing and may continue advancing.
Linux support for Windows emulation is growing and may continue advancing.
I strongly dislike relying on Windows for many applications. I’m hoping for improvements in Wine or a Linux distribution that can simulate Windows to run programs smoothly. Are there any current developments or updates being made toward this goal? No, I’m not interested in full emulation games with minimal performance loss.
Can't you execute Windows inside a virtual machine? It might lack GPU pass-through (especially in free VM tools, I think) for demanding games, though it should handle most Windows applications. For gaming, WINE and Proton perform reasonably well. Pop-OS, Drauger OS, GamerOS should work fairly well. If you wish to upgrade Wine, PlayOnLinux is a solid option as well, along with Lutris.
If the performance drop reaches around thirty percent or higher, you can usually upgrade your equipment to recover. However, when the loss is fifty percent or more, it might not be worth the effort.
No such thing would work because there would be no hardware support for games, making them impossible to run. You'd have to send the game through the GPU for it to function in a virtual environment, which requires significant setup and needs an extra GPU just for that purpose.
You wanted Linux as your primary operating system, using it for accessing online services, while running Windows inside a virtual machine offline. You also planned to connect to Steam from Linux and download content there.