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Is it possible to use windows to run an already existing locally installed linux within a VM/WSL? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 18 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) by ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/linux4noobs@lemmy.world

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I've got an image noise reduction app that I simply can't get working under linux, and that I can't find an equivalent tool for under linux.

I've tried VMs and wine and none of them work. My web searches haven't encountered anyone that can make it work either.

So, I'm at the point where I may need to boot in to windows to do my noise reduction. However, I would really love to be able to access my existing linux install via a VM or the like when I do so, so that I can access my daily driver software (which is all linux) whilst I'm in windows.

Is such a thing possible?

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[–] thericofactor@sh.itjust.works -1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Yes it is, but you could also have a look at wine, which is a windows emulation layer that is a little less overhead than a full fledged VM.

They have a database of apps and how well they install and work: https://appdb.winehq.org/

[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 17 hours ago

I've looked at wine. It doesn't work for this program, because it fails to install due to needing to download hardware specific models during installation, that can't be successfully detected and downloaded under wine. On top of that, I then need GPU passthrough to run it even if I do install it.

For the same reason, I haven't had any luck with VMs, because of the lack of GPU passthrough without a second dedicated GPU