Hey everyone! I'm looking to run some Windows applications like Garmin maps updater and JamKazam on Docker with my Kubuntu setup. These apps need to support USB data transfer, so I'm wondering if that's possible. Is there a simple guide for someone who's not very tech-savvy? I searched online but didn't find much. Any help would be appreciated!
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To start, you should check if those apps can run on Linux. If they don’t support Linux natively or via Wine or QEMU, then you're out of luck. You typically need a Windows container to run Windows apps, and Docker doesn’t support that on Linux natively. If they do work with Wine or QEMU, get those running first before venturing into Docker, since that's a whole other layer of complexity.
Thanks so much for the advice! I actually tried both Wine and KVM, and they worked well for me. A neighbor, who's into IT, mentioned Docker, and I was curious if it could simplify things, but maybe I should stick with the Wine/KVM combo for now!