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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Challenge : The most convoluted way to run a Windows app ? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago by phantomwise@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Comrades I challenge you to find the stupidest, most convoluted way to run a Windows app !

The rules are :

You start with Windows and end with a Windows app
All steps must be different, so no using 4 different VM software

Here is my entry, with a score of 9 beautifully stupid steps :

Windows > WSL > WSL Wayland compatibility layer > Linux Wayland session > XWayland > QEMU > macOS > Wine > Windows app !

Can anyone do better ? I'm sure whoever get the highest score will gain eternal fame !

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[–] data1701d@startrek.website 5 points 2 days ago

Do attempts without Windows as the first step count e.g running Windows in QEMU on Wine on Linux?

Also, depending on which version of WSL you used, you might be breaking your own rule with WSL on VMs since WSL2 uses Hyper-V. You might also be breaking it again with QEMU.

What actually counts as "VM software"? Are you defining it as a hypervisor, or does, for instance, emulating Linux on ARM in an emulator of a RISC V system in an emulator of a PowerPC system break the rule. In addition, do you mean consecutive VM software steps, or could I for instance emulate an ARM CPU that supports hypervisors and run a VM software in there?