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Waydroid mentions (86)

• Microsoft is ending support for the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA)

  Android on the desktop works very well on Wayland with Waydroid and it even supports Google Play store. https://waydro.id/ Great running apps not available on Linux with a touchscreen PC. It only seems to run Android apps compiled for x86, but it is very fast. There are practical use cases, and it is very usable. I haven’t tried it on WSL2, but it seems like a practical approach without reliance on Microsoft. - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago

• Microsoft is ending support for the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA)

  > What's the best alternative? Waydroid runs Android apps on Linux and some people claim have gotten it to work on WSL. - Waydroid: https://waydro.id Reddit threads: - https://www.reddit.com/r/bashonubuntuonwindows/comments/eofn5s/run_anbox_on_wsl_2/ - https://www.reddit.com/r/waydroid/comments/10y813d/is_it_possible_to_install_waydroid_on_wsl/ -... - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago

• Sxmo: Linux tiling window manager for phones

  There's a piece of software called Waydroid[1] that allows you to run Android applications on GNU/Linux platforms - including the PinePhone. Sxmo, despite its name, can run Wayland instead of X and therefore supports Waydroid. Personally, I haven't managed to get Waydroid to work, a task hindered due to some massive initial downloads which are required to set it up. However, I haven't tried particular hard, and... - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

• Google Play Android Self-Certification

  I thought it was uncharacteristic of to see a service like this offered by a large tech company, and wanted to share. Found whilst installing Waydroid: https://waydro.id/. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

• Can I view Waydroid on a different display on a VNC viewer?

  I have setup an Arch linux server on my old pc. I mainly use it for plex, transmission, docker etc and it works pretty well! I wanted to install Waydroid https://waydro.id/ on that server. Is there a way that I can view waydroid using a VNC viewer on my laptop on the same network? Is it possible or would I have to install a GUI like xfce before installing waydroid to view the same on tigervnc or some other VNC... Source: 7 months ago

WineBottler mentions (16)

• Bottles – Easily run Windows software on Linux

  Winebottler for macOS (https://winebottler.kronenberg.org/) uses the term as well. - Source: Hacker News / 10 months ago

• when i play atari jaguar doom i get this glitch anyone know a fix

  Hopefully a Mac and Linux version are coming. In the meantime I would suggest running the Windows version with wine. Winebottler may be a good solution for you: https://winebottler.kronenberg.org/. Source: about 1 year ago

• Lancer Random Map Generator now Available on Itch.io!

  You can try running it through something like https://winebottler.kronenberg.org/. Source: over 1 year ago

• Windows on MBP M1 2021

  Crossover is based on wine, an open source compatibility layer and they certainly contribute to it. There are some free alternatives based on this which don’t have all its features but you may have some luck. https://winebottler.kronenberg.org is one. Source: over 1 year ago

• Possible to compile PS 5.1 for Mac ps2exe style?

  Long shot but you could try bundling the ps2exe executable with wine: Winebottler. Source: over 1 year ago