In my persistence to fit Linux in my life, I’m curious if some “must have” Windows software will work better if I just ran a Windows VM within Linux.
None of the software I need to work is needed to work continuously. They are basically programs that I fire up when needed, for a few minutes, then exited.
Wine will install them, but not run them, so I’m hoping a VM is the answer as I’m not interested in dual-booting to run a few Windows programs occasionally.
If it runs under WINE, it will probably be higher performance and of course integrates better into the rest of your system ( eg. files ).
If it does not work under WINE, it will probably work in a VM. So, depending on the app, this may be the only choice.
Apps that depend on talking to specific hardware ( including the GPU ) do not always work in a VM.
So, it depends…