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Argonath RPG Community => Hardware/Software support => Resolved issues => Topic started by: Huntsman on June 17, 2015, 11:25:52 am

Title: How to set up a virtual Windows machine on Linux?
Post by: Huntsman on June 17, 2015, 11:25:52 am: Hello guys,

I want to switch to Linux full time but games and iTunes are stopping me. I heard that you pretty much can set up a virtual windows machine on linux and it will run every windows software you need, so when you need a Windows only app - you switch to the virtual desktop thats running VM Windows and you can run it there. I am wondering if I can run games smoothly on that? Can I, like, run GTA V on that without performance loss, or will the Virtual Machine make me loose performance? Is it a much better option to dualboot or create a VM?

Also, is there any proper tutorial on how to do that? All I see is tutorials on how to set up a virtual Linux machine. I want Windows virtual machine with Zorin OS as default system.
Title: Re: How to set up a virtual Windows machine on Linux?
Post by: Devin on June 17, 2015, 11:29:26 am: Why not just make use of Wine? I doubt you will get any form of game running performance out of a VM running Windows.

Next best option is dualbooting.
Title: Re: How to set up a virtual Windows machine on Linux?
Post by: Huntsman on June 17, 2015, 11:46:44 am: Quote from: Devin on June 17, 2015, 11:29:26 am
Why not just make use of Wine? I doubt you will get any form of game running performance out of a VM running Windows.

Next best option is dualbooting.

Wine can run GTA SA, IV and VC, games that I mostly play, however, I also like to play some high end newer games which Wine cannot run due to the fact Microsoft is a bitch and refuses to let Wine intergrate Direct x10 and above. So Wine only supports Directx9 and below games, while I also like to play GTA V from time to time, so I cannot completely rely on Wine.
Also, iTunes does not work in Wine, so I need windows for that.
I guess I will stick with dualboot then.
Title: Re: How to set up a virtual Windows machine on Linux?
Post by: Pizza4_Games on June 17, 2015, 11:48:19 am: Quote from: Rytuklis on June 17, 2015, 11:46:44 am
Wine
Wait what?
Title: Re: How to set up a virtual Windows machine on Linux?
Post by: Huntsman on June 17, 2015, 12:03:29 pm: Quote from: Pizza4_Games on June 17, 2015, 11:48:19 am
Wait what?

Wine is an application for Linux and Mac that emulates Windows applications so you can run them on these OS.
Title: Re: How to set up a virtual Windows machine on Linux?
Post by: Pizza4_Games on June 17, 2015, 12:12:26 pm: Quote from: Rytuklis on June 17, 2015, 12:03:29 pm
Wine is an application for Linux and Mac that emulates Windows applications so you can run them on these OS.
Aahhh... I thought you meant the drink XD
Title: Re: How to set up a virtual Windows machine on Linux?
Post by: Gnb_22 on June 17, 2015, 12:41:49 pm: Quote from: Pizza4_Games on June 17, 2015, 12:12:26 pm
Aahhh... I thought you meant the drink XD

In situations like these, google helps a lot.
Title: Re: How to set up a virtual Windows machine on Linux?
Post by: Archie on June 17, 2015, 02:15:54 pm: Did you try installing DirectX 10 (or a newer version) through Wine?
Title: Re: How to set up a virtual Windows machine on Linux?
Post by: Devin on June 17, 2015, 05:15:53 pm: Quote
Recommend looking at winetricks for installing DirectX10 or DirectX11.
http://wiki.winehq.org/winetricks is a good resource for this product
Source: https://forum.winehq.org/viewtopic.php?t=12550
Title: Re: How to set up a virtual Windows machine on Linux?
Post by: Fuzzy on June 17, 2015, 05:21:23 pm: Just dual boot.
Title: Re: How to set up a virtual Windows machine on Linux?
Post by: Huntsman on June 17, 2015, 05:21:54 pm: Well I have Zorin on my laptop, and I am thinking of booting Windows back in, because tried running SAMP in it.. God damn.. Resolution problems, keyboard not working, its a pain to launch it.. I think ill refrain from using Linux, as much as I like it..