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Is it possible to create an OS that simply automatically runs .exe files through WINE/Proton/Bottles?

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I really enjoy Linux but I find myself having to keep Windows partitions around for software that specifically requires Windows.

Proton makes everything easier by automatically running game files through a translation layer, and it “just works” quite well most of the time.

Also VanillaOS can apparently auto-spin a container when you try to open a .deb or AUR package (this is my rudimentary understanding).

Setting up WINE/Bottles, etc. is above my pay grade.

Is it not possible to create an OS that just does the same thing as Steam but for the entire OS?

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wuphysics87@lemmy.ml
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First paragraph: Everything works great!

Second paragraph: Well…

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They didn’t say everything works great…

They said setting up WINE is as simple as installing it, and then using it to open exe files, which is true. And that things mostly just work.

Not really a gotcha moment.

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Mnglw@beehaw.org
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[narrator voice: it wasn’t “just as easy as” nor did “everything work great”]

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