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You can run virtual machines with any operating system. However, you still have to acquire that operating system. So Windows via VirtualBox is not available to OSE. [https://www.quora.com/Do-I-need-to-buy-Windows-to-use-it-in-VirtualBox#:~:text=Originally%20Answered%3A%20Do%20I%20need,use%20Windows%20in%20Virtual%20Box.] | You can run virtual machines with any operating system. However, you still have to acquire that operating system. So Windows via VirtualBox is not available to OSE. [https://www.quora.com/Do-I-need-to-buy-Windows-to-use-it-in-VirtualBox#:~:text=Originally%20Answered%3A%20Do%20I%20need,use%20Windows%20in%20Virtual%20Box.]. However, you can download a free 90 day trial Windows virtual machine - see Lifehacker [https://lifehacker.com/how-to-set-up-a-virtual-machine-for-free-1828969527#:~:text=You%20can%20pay%20for%20a,in%20virtualization%20tool%2C%20too.)] | ||
However, you can use [[Wine]] to run Windows programs without having Windows OS installed. | However, you can use [[Wine]] to run Windows programs without having Windows OS installed. | ||
See more about Wine vs VirtualBox - [https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/7072/wine-vs-virtualbox#:~:text=They%20are%20not%20the%20same,(for%20x86)%2C%20etc.&text=Wine%20is%20a%20MS%2DWindows%20interface%20emulator.] | See more about Wine vs VirtualBox - [https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/7072/wine-vs-virtualbox#:~:text=They%20are%20not%20the%20same,(for%20x86)%2C%20etc.&text=Wine%20is%20a%20MS%2DWindows%20interface%20emulator.] | ||
Revision as of 15:47, 31 October 2020
You can run virtual machines with any operating system. However, you still have to acquire that operating system. So Windows via VirtualBox is not available to OSE. [1]. However, you can download a free 90 day trial Windows virtual machine - see Lifehacker [2]
However, you can use Wine to run Windows programs without having Windows OS installed.
See more about Wine vs VirtualBox - [3]