Maintained Windows Emulators available under Linux

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One possible (maintained) alternative to Microsoft’s Ransomware is shown on
https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-long-term-support-version-of-linux-mint-desktop-released/

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RMeijer,

Thank you for the link to a different version of Linux, have worked with Debian, Mandrake, several others, cannot remember them all, several years ago and this is different.  My experience with Linux was about 1997 through 2005 or 6, just need to get back into it as a back-up for my Win7 SP1 64bit.  Also have a 32bit version on an old laptop, need to get that out and start from scratch, don`t have an itch though (BAG).

Is this more of a command line type of OS?  Will need to get a user interface such as one of the above?

 

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Well, yes, that’s one alternative to Microsoft Windows, but as undesirable as Windows 10 is for some of us, it’s clearly not ransomware, nor is Mint a “Windows emulator available under Linux.”  Mint is one of many Linux distros, a full Linux OS in its own right, and not a Windows emulator in any way.

If you would like to run Windows programs under Linux, that’s certainly possible with a virtual machine (VM) or with WINE or Steam’s Proton (a WINE fork), but those are topics for the Linux forum, if you’re interested.

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Ascaris,

A you have so intuitively noted, NOT any sort of a programmer nor CPU HEXPERT.  Although that last one is close, “has-been-drip-under-pressure” could be used.  Have spent the entire night attempting to verify the “ISO” and seems a bit too complex for this simpleton to do.

Have been to the Linux Forum website before, about five (5) or six (6) years ago.  Will do it again.

Thank you for this data and suggestion

 

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I’ve never attempted to verify the ISO; I just install it as is.

In my opinion, there is very little chance of it not being the genuine article, so I just go with the one I get from linuxmint.com.

As for graphical user interfaces vs text interfaces, I believe just about all Linux distros have a very user-friendly graphical interface these days.

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with Windows 10 running in a remote session on my file server

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So where is the information about “Maintained Windows Emulators available under Linux”? Ascaris mentioned two emulators (Wine and Proton), but the article you linked to doesn’t say anything about Windows Emulators.

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Sorry for any inadvertent confusion. My interest in this arena is far less in emulating Microsoft’s chronically sloppy OS’s than in running software I have that was written for compatibility with either Windows 7 or Windows XP.

Some helpful articles I’ve found include “How to run Windows software in Linux: Everything you need to know (PC World) and 5 of the best Linux Distros for Windows Users in 2019 (maketecheasier.com)

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MrJimPhelps wrote:

I’ve never attempted to verify the ISO; I just install it as is.

Verifying CRC/ Checksums/ Hashes is the most important step in progressing to use ANY linux distro! if they don’t match, trash the ISO is my advice.
remember linux Mint had bad ISO’s a few years back..

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