Run Windows Programs With Bottles in Linux

Testing out a easier way to install windows program on linux using bottles.

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[JG-nmzk]

Should have called it brandy. Wine but stronger

[cautionglassllc]

Bottles is THE program I hope to see get more traction, attention, and development right now!

[itwasntworking]

Instructions unclear, installing with beer

[essetee]

If you use flatpaks, flatseal is a must to have :)

[jayrockya]

you're like one of the best Linux guys on YouTube. It always amazes me how you seem to find something new or different. Keep up the great content.

THX!!!

[PoeLemic]

This is very helpful. I really do like videos about virtualizing Windows so that I can move from the Windows environment to Linux. I'm new to Linux, so stuff like this is helpful.

[zombineutral]

My personal favorite has been Win-Apps for Linux. It has its issues, but when it does, I still find it faster and more reliant to just open the KVM and use Windows with a shared folder. This being compared to Wine or Bottles when using Excel, Word, and Adobe PDF.

[PoeLemic]

Yeah, could you start showing us how you have virtualized different apps? Like some of the bigger ones -- Microsoft Office is a good example. Or, anything that is really bigger than Notepad or some things that are not available in Linux. So, you don't have to do Chrome, Firefox, etc. But, Microsoft Word or Excel would be nice. Or other things that most of us use on a daily basis.

[SimilakChild]

If you use bottles on arch, you will notice it stopped working after the gtk4 (4.10) update, to fix that either downgrade back to the previous gtk4 version or uninstall the bottles AUR package completely and install the flatpak version instead, move all your configs and games to the new location and update your symlinks.

[felipe_lopez]

Great video as always. Could you make a video about using bottles with Microsoft Office tools?

[deultima]

I never really looked into Bottles because I assumed it was just another virtual server thing, but this looks dope. I'm totally installing this and playing with it tonight.

[AskMoonBurst]

Okay so like... question though. Let's say "I want to run this program. It needs a dependency. Which one though?" Saying "You can pick out all the dependencies you need" doesn't help if there's no good way to know which dependencies might be needed. I tried bottles, but couldn't get most things to work because of that exact issue.

[amroelkhodrai]

how was i living without this.. thanks man!

[twinshock]

Wow what a new hack, interesting. Very precise and informative video. I see a ton of interesting stuff you have done. My questions are about program updates and security? Would the version of the app or program receive updates or do you need to reinstall? Is there memory leakage with bottles? Can you transfer and save files created into the Home environment? Does Bottles in doing a backup, the contained info well or able to be restored well?

[jeroenfigee]

So happy with this video. When you are on windows for 25+ years
you have programs, like specific databases that you use on a weekly basis
or specific audio/daw programs you use on a daily basis... it seems
impossible to switch to linux, in thát setting.
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So your video opens up a whole new world, where I can switch to linux
and still keep the windows-programs that I really want to keep using.
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1 question though, ... does BOTTLES handle registry settings?
I think the most executables write there strings into the registry...
How is that done [ and is that taken care of ] in linux ?
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thanks so much
Thumbs up + subscribed.

[heyguyslolGAMING]

Tyvm for the vid. I'm reaching my breaking point w/ MS Windows and while I've looked into Linux several times in the past there was always some roadblock that kept me from making the jump. Seems like the jump is now more accessible than before so I'm def going to be looking to making the switch. I am beyond sick of using windows and the lack of control users have.

[ianpearson]

this is brilliant. i had always found zorin os faster and better than windows but my iptv and trading platforms wouldnt run on linux.now i can do everything on my zorin os.

[qwarlock]

Bottles definitely looks really cool Thanks for the heads up. By the way, Bottles is available in more forms than Flatpack. I am on Slackware and I can install from packaged source.

[alexeiz]

Bottles is awesome. I use it to run Windows-only Amazon Music app.

[alieninvaders]

New linux user here. I’ve been having a lot of troubleshooting issues with bottles so I switched to Lutris and it is better by lightyears.