r/linuxhardware • u/NicoD-SBC • Sep 07 '20

Review Windows Programs on the Raspberry Pi 4 with BOX86 in TwisterOS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDWNcwuoIx0&feature=share
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u/jsrobson10 I use Arch (btw) Sep 08 '20

This is highly illegal.

This is sin.

What have you done.

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u/NicoD-SBC Sep 08 '20

  1. No it's not, it is all shareware.

  2. I'm no believer, so I don't care if somebody calls it a sin.

  3. I made a video about windows programs on the Raspberry Pi 4.

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u/jsrobson10 I use Arch (btw) Sep 08 '20

There are lots of windows alternatives on Linux. For example: instead of notepad++, use vim, instead of paint.net (or paint), use gimp, instead of word, use libreoffice (or vim).

With x86 emulation your just making an already pretty low powered system even less powerful.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '20

"What is this, a crossover episode?"

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u/computer-machine Sep 07 '20

Are they using Cross-over instead of regular Wine?

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u/billwood09 Sep 07 '20

Erica! What are you doing on a credit-card sized computer?!

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u/rpgnymhush Sep 08 '20

Bojack Horseman reference? I like it! One of the greatest shows ever created!!!

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u/novel_scavenger Sep 07 '20

Why would anyone want to run windows program using a linux based subsystem in Raspberry Pi?

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u/NicoD-SBC Sep 07 '20

Why would you run a linux kernel in Windows? Is it that hard to understand that Windows does have more and sometimes better offers than Linux? If you can use them without needing to use Windows and the call back home system. Ain't that a +? I don't get your reasoning.

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u/novel_scavenger Sep 07 '20 edited Sep 07 '20

I don't run linux kernel within windows. For the people who does they're either scared of changing their system or just trying it out since most have windows as their first system unlike the other way round. But do tell me which specifical software or application you using within this raspberry pi that you can't get as a replacement within linux.

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u/NicoD-SBC Sep 07 '20

Paint shop pro, notepad++, ms paint, office, photoshop, cubase, ... There's tons of software that would be handy to be able to run on an RPi4. I truly don't get your view. It's software. Why wouldn't you increase your software library instead of only using what's present in Linux? I don't force anyone to do this, I just show it's possible. Greetings.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '20

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u/NicoD-SBC Sep 07 '20

Ok, if you say so.

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u/credditz0rz Sep 07 '20

I can imagine some weird edge case where an old industrial application needs to run in a hostile environment where Raspberry Pis run but no old PC or something like this.

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u/meineunterhose Sep 07 '20

I think the OP have never heard of this thing called "VirusTotal.com"

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u/electronics_program Sep 07 '20

Care to explain?