Running Windows Programs on Linux

Running Windows software on Linux using Wine, PlayOnLinux, Winetricks and CrossOver, and demonstrated on the distros Zorin OS and Linux Mint.

If you are interested in the free Windows programs I ran in this video, they were:

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[tomormiston]

Fun fact: Zorin OS was created 8 years ago by two brothers (surname Zorin) who had no programming experience and made the first version in just 9 months. They were 12 and 14 years old !

[IR]

This guy reminds me of the science tv programs we had back in the early 80's.. This guy is so cool!!! Thanks for all your videos!

[MrGridStrom]

I went from WindowsXP to Linux Mint 17.2, I'm still using the same install from almost 2 years ago and never looked back (and haven’t broken the install). I ditched all windows based apps and now use the Linux alternatives such as Gimp, InkScape, and of course Blender being a native Linux App already. My system is used to produce complex 3D content and renderings, I also have steam with a few AAA titles that run perfectly fine. I'm not a distro hopper nor am I a distro fanboy, I simply use what works out of the box, with the maximum amount of support, after all I am simply a Linux user not a Linux expert.

[gwmattos]

YOU have inspired me to expand my TESTING of Wine and Crossover using MINT. As a long time user of WINDOWS I am trying to cut the cord and sharing Linux with bright students using refurbished Pc's that are donated or purchased for under $58.00 but fully functional. Thanks for ALL your educational help and experience.

[AnimalFacts]

If software developers would at least make sure their products were Wine compatible, the world would be a better place.

[MicrobyteAlan]

Thanks, 4 years later and I'm needing Wine on my Zorin machine. Thanks for explaining computers. 👍👍

[teebee]

Chris is right of course that Wine is not a panacea, but I would note that it can work wonders, even if it is a bear to get a program running. The issues of "mimicking" a specific Direct X version can be sketchy, but I've also seen a windows client run BETTER on a Linux wine install than on a MORE POWERFUL hardware machine running Win 7 x64. When it comes to things like real performance Linux isn't just a good OS, when compared to MS Gatesware, Linux is a GREAT OS.

[mikemacdonald]

I've been transitioning to Linux and have heard of Wine but not had the time to investigate. This video was very helpful. Thank you.

[nicholasroberts]

Excellent. That's given me some helpful clues on how to get out of the W11 pit

[fabiStgt]

17:05 "I don't particularly like the way the program decided to reconfigure how I use my operating system but other than that I'm quite impressed with the installation" classic british humor :))

[jonilarsen-haikarainen]

"Bottle" is what CrossOver calls the Wine Prefixes. (each prefix is essentially its own virtual Windows computer.)
Cinnamon is the Desktop Environment for Linux Mint Cinnamon. If that crashes it will fallback on a very simple DE that lets you finish what you where doing.
That Cinnamon crashes is very rare now days (don't remember when it crashed for me last, and my Linux Mint Cinnamon computer is on 24h a day 365.25 days a year.)
But if it happens its usually safe to just click yes when it asks you if you want to restart cinnamon. I would only recommend clicking No if your in the middle of something very sensitive. Like rendering or compiling something.

[izaicslinux]

It wasn't the program that reconfigured your operating system. The cinnamon desktop has a fallback mode that uses the old gnome desktop layout. If you restarted cinnamon, you wouldn't have had that layout anymore.

[maquinarama]

It's nice to see the Linux users community creating these projects to make things more easier to newbies :)

[franklinpierce]

Just as you, I plan to abandon all things Windows (except for, perhaps, the very interesting ReactOS which I just learned about from you today!) prior to January, 2020. I had been playing (a little) with Ubuntu, but have found it to be frustrating. I am not a coder. I intend now to start again with LinuxMint. I have known of Wine for many years but a lot has changed since I moved on from my IT career. I feel lucky indeed to have found a great teacher in you. THANKS for all you do...

[Kenny-bwcz]

Thank you sooo much! As you know the field of technology is so vast that one person cannot know it all. With your videos you help me cover significant gaps that I have. For example I have been testing distros of Linux for 20 years off and on .. and I did use wine many many years ago. But since then I had never tried it again. I even have zorin on a virtual machine but didn't realize that it has wine built into it. I have a huge collection of "portable apps" that should be able to work ... So I'll give them a try. You help bring excitement and fun back into computing. PS it's because of you that I now own 2 raspberry pi's. Thanks a bunch

[utsavpoudyal]

To those using iPhone... remember that there is no such thing as iTunes on linux, nor will it work over wine... So, the best option would be to install windows on a virtual machine software called virtualbox and install windows inside... Performance wont be very plesant, but it will work at the end...

Got reminded of this and decided to share this after watching the video

[craigm]

Wine could pretty much justify a permanent channel or subchannel all to itself, given all the variables involved in making it function: Wine itself, the Windows software, and the herd of Linuxes people will expect it to run on.

I'm experiencing Windows 10 angst myself, glad to know I'm not alone.

[ErnestGWilsonII]

Thank you for taking the time to make another video and share it with all of us. I really enjoy your Channel, good show!

[DihelsonMendonca]

One of the most useful videos ever on the channel. Congratulations !

[codebeat]

I run a linux distro on a USB stick (inside a controller) with Wine installed to run a self made Game & Watch look-a-like menu (32-bit program (called PC-Boy)) i made in the past with Delphi, that uses ZSNES in full screen mode to execute some games stored in a database. Early version of Windows is not easy possible on a USB stick, linux supports it out of the box and small in size. I was very surprised it works flawlessly, it's amazing. ZSNES is using DirectX 7 or 8 and execute without any drawbacks on almost any computer I own. Wine is great stuff, especially for older software.