That’s why you should only have a Linux partition. Most things Windows cam be done with WINE, Proton, or, in absolute necessity, a VM.
I still have Windows dual booted because I just can’t figure these things out. Literally just now spent an hour trying to get Topaz Gigapixel working in Bottles and it just crashes, freezes, or sometimes doesn’t launch. Installed vcredist dependencies only to have vague messages of “Failed to Install” Even tried ditching Bottles and just going through Steam and it failed there too. It’s better than it was 10 years ago, but I’ll have to keep a dual boot.
These days with how good KVM is, running Windows in a VM is a pretty good option.
Not that I’m against dual booting, but depending on how many programmes you’re actually needing to boot into Windows for it can be a more convenient option.
On the other point, if you’re struggling to get things working in Wine/Bottles/etc. when the internet tells you they should work, you could try looking into CrossOver by Codeweavers. It’s a paid-for product from the company that does most of the development on Wine and Proton. Not everything can and will work in Wine/etc., but CrossOver has a free trial so it can’t hurt to give it a go.
I’d be open to a VM, but in the case of Gigapixel it requires access to the GPU, which would disconnect it from the primary, my primary display. Thanks for the heads up on crossover, I’ll look into it
I have exactly one program i need and that just won’t run in Linux. It’s the proprietary scan software that came with my scanner. It lives on a Windows VM and only gets fired up once a week.
That’s one of the two? things left that are keeping me on Windows. Photoshop being the other one that I can remember.
I’ve got hundreds of old photos to scan, and a trial of lots of scanning software on Linux showed that the Windows software is currently superior. If I wasn’t using Photoshop too I could probably use a VM. Seeing as I need to be in Windows anyway, I’m sticking with that setup until the photos are scanned.
For anyone wondering, I found that scanning under Linux left the colours slightly ‘off’. It’s easy to fix, but has to be done individually, so doing it for that many photos would add way too much time to the project. It’s faster to stick with Windows until they’re scanned.
a trial of lots of scanning software on Linux showed that the Windows software is currently superior
Sad but true. I’d even accept inferior software if I could find anything that works halfway decently. It’s really a shame. Just shows that nobody who works on Linux runs a small business.
I’ve almost filled a dual boot SSD and I’ve got an NVME drive sitting there waiting to be installed and I haven’t done it yet because I wanted to move just the Linux partitions onto the NVME and leave the windows on the SATA SSD and its just complicated enough and fraught with just enough danger that it’s not fun.
For the life of me I’ve no idea why, I literally can’t remember the last time I booted into windows, certainly not since the last shenanigans with fusion 360.
High time to get rid of Windows, then.
I’m a bit offended by Linux beeing in a wheelchair, implying it can’t run, even if one wheel wasn’t stolen 😤
Instead, it should be 8 legged and run the web 😉
