Reverse WSL? I Tried This New Tool to Integrate Windows Apps in Linux

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https://itsfoss.com/winpodx/

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It’s Virtualized Windows running an RDP session per-app, something VMWare has offered forever (Unity) and Virtual PC had too (forget what it’s called).

Not a bad idea, mind - I use Unity mode today to run apps that only work on older versions of Windows.

So it’s not a “Linux Subsystem for Windows” but a virtual Windows PC with a Unity-like mode, so it’s as resource-intensive as any VM.

That said, I think it’s great someone put it together!

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Sounds similar to WinBoat then

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That is literally what wsl2 is though. It boots a full linux vm and wslg for GUIs is just rdp as well.

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Basically WinBoat again, but with Podman instead of Docker.

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And winboat already works well on podman, so really it’s just winboat again.

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It’s another WinBoat, this time with a Podman-first approach.

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Winboat GUI is notoriously badly written. Spinner animation peaks CPU like there is no tomorrow. But this looks like GUI part is also not native. Is it elektron again?

(I am stupid, article says it is Qt. So should be decent)

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