is there a catch-all free linux vm I can run all windows games in? \ VOGONS

is there a catch-all free linux vm I can run all windows games in?

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First post, by twiz11

Posted on 2018-08-05, 20:53

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Or is it by case basis?

Reply 1 of 5, by Dominus

Posted on 2018-08-05, 21:54

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All Windows games is a tall order. Too tall, I think

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Reply 2 of 5, by Davros

Posted on 2018-08-06, 21:22

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not a vm but a live dvd knoppix
has nvidia and amd drivers and wine
just boot into it and play the games installed on your hard drives

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Reply 3 of 5, by ZellSF

Posted on 2018-08-07, 12:52

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If you want anywhere near good compatibility you want PCI-e passthrough and for that you need a dedicated GPU. It's also pretty complicated to set up.

Reply 4 of 5, by leileilol

Posted on 2018-08-07, 21:00

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That's all a dream theory until you run into mouse input issues with VMs.

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Reply 5 of 5, by ZellSF

Posted on 2018-08-07, 21:29

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leileilol wrote:
That's all a dream theory until you run into mouse input issues with VMs.

No mouse input issues if you passthrough the USB port to the VM. You'll probably need a KVM. The best solution isn't cheap either.

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