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🐧 #WinBoat - Run #Windows Apps on #Linux with Seamless Integration #opensource #virtualization #Docker
🎨 Elegant interface that integrates Windows into your #Linux desktop making it feel native - sleek and intuitive design seamlessly blends Windows applications into your Linux environment
📦 Automated installation process through simple interface - pick your preferences and system specs, let the application handle the complete setup and configuration automatically
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🚀 Run any Windows application as native OS-level windows in your Linux environment - if it runs on Windows, it runs on #WinBoat with full compatibility and performance
🖥️ Access full Windows desktop experience when needed or run individual applications seamlessly integrated into your Linux workflow for maximum flexibility
📁 Filesystem integration with home directory mounted in Windows for easy file sharing between systems without any hassle or manual configuration required
✨ Smartcard passthrough support, comprehensive resource monitoring dashboard, and many more features being added regularly to enhance functionality
🔧 Technical approach: #Electron application running Windows as virtual machine inside #Docker container, uses #FreeRDP together with Windows RemoteApp protocol for native window compositing and seamless application integration
🖥️ Communicates with Windows using WinBoat Guest Server to retrieve necessary data and manage applications running in the containerized environment
📋 System requirements: At least 4GB RAM, 2 CPU threads minimum, 32GB free storage space in /var directory, KVM virtualization enabled in BIOS/UEFI
🐳 #Docker installation required for containerization, Docker Compose v2 for compatibility, user must be added to docker group for proper permissions
🖧 #FreeRDP version 3.x.x with sound support required for remote desktop connection, iptables and iptable_nat kernel modules must be loaded
💾 Available download formats: #AppImage for portable usage across distributions, Unpacked raw files, .deb packages for #Debian based distributions, .rpm packages for #Fedora based distributions
⚠️ Currently in beta phase - expect occasional bugs and issues, requires some troubleshooting comfort level from users testing the application
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