@TroyLinux :-
By and large I'll agree with
@APTI ; Linux-native apps make a heap more sense. But.....
.....just sometimes, you
need a specific application; Linux can't really deliver - unusual, but it does happen, so.....a Windows app it has to be. There's no shame in this; sometimes, a Windows app will do what's needed, though Linux-native ones will usually run rings around them, where they exist.
So; this is where Bottles/PlayOnLinux/Lutris/Proton, etc, come into play.....and at base, they're ALL built around WINE. The WINE Project has been behind all this stuff for over 25 years, though the biggest progress has been achieved - in leaps & bounds! - over the last 3 or 4.....ever since the Project got an infusion of young new enthusiastic devs.
It's this huge recent progress that's underpinning Valve's development of Proton & the Steam Deck.....which is behind the recent upsurge in Linux gaming.
However; WINE is something of a double-edged sword. When things work, they work well.....but when they don't, you usually find that nothing you can do will coax things into life. And not every app is supported.....or works as well as people would like it to.
It's always been a rather "suck-it-and-see" process. It's not perfect - the Project makes no claims to the contrary - but every release is usually that little bit better than the last. Just be aware that WINE does suffer from regression, sometimes; on occasion, something that ran perfectly under an older release may not run under the newest one. It doesn't happen often, but it IS something to be aware of.....and saves unnecessary frustration.
Mike.
