• Tux@lemmy.worldOP
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    8 days ago

    Oh nice! Micro$oft is now making every their tool into AI crapware and enshittifying it.

    Keep going M$! You’re the best advertsiter to Linux! 👍 👍 👍

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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        7 days ago

        My solution is to not run that app.

        The only Windows-only stuff I have run in the last 15+ years of using Linux are games, and then I just pick one that works out of the box on Steam for Linux. The transition period was rough, but now I just don’t even consider what Windows-only software exists and stick to Linux software, and I’ve solved every problem I’ve had so far.

        If you really need something, either WINE or a VM works. I actually have a separate drive on my desktop with Windows installed, but I haven’t needed to boot up Windows in years. But it’s there if I absolutely need it.

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        8 days ago

        not OP but yeah, hopefully it works in wine or has a webapp, failing that I look for alternative software that meets my needs. If all else fails I suppose I could use a windows VM until a better solution appears. It’s really going to depend on your specific case and how vendor locked you are.

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          8 days ago

          How well does a windows vm run in linux? Does it have hardware acceleration?
          Asking because i need something to run photoshop and lightroom, which both need hardware acceleration :/

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        8 days ago

        KWrite hasn’t been released by KDE on the Windows app store, Kate has. Using the app store means seamless updates in the background.

        Maybe KWrite is available on winget which would make it a bit less inconvenient than manually downloading each update.

        Edit: KWrite isn’t available on winget

        C:\> winget search kwrite

        No package found matching input criteria.