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Armbroke

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Registered: 2025-07-10

Posts: 78

Running windows in Linux environment

I need to install an ID program, to use for internet banking. Unfortunately there is no Linux version...
/Peter

Kippykip

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Registered: 2025-10-25

Posts: 4

Re: Running windows in Linux environment

Welp uhh, you could always try the WINE compatibility layer to run Windows software:
https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/w … ian-Ubuntu

The latest version of Q4OS as of this post is based on Debian Trixie right now, so follow the instructions for that.
I also recommend using the Development branch version of WINE as that runs WAYYYYY more Windows software than the stable version.

After installing, whenever you wanna run an .exe going forward, run it with wine or go in the terminal:
wine example.exe
(running it from the terminal tells you info if it crashes, such as missing a .dll or something)

Running winecfg gets you additional options like compatibility settings or a virtual desktop

Hopefully it works... I find wine is hit or miss, great with games but 50/50 on software.