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Not meaning to come across as mean, but could you explain your reasoning behind such precautions, and why they seem worth the extra effort to you? It would seem
by jowsie 7y ago
Not meaning to come across as mean, but could you explain your reasoning behind such precautions, and why they seem worth the extra effort to you? It would seem to me that if you just need to occasionally run an exe that you could most likely get it working with WINE.
- mirimir 7y agoOnce I have a Windows VM that's stable, with the apps that I usually need, the rest of it takes little time. Mainly it's Excel that I need. And I need it to use all available CPU cores. I suppose that might work in Wine, but that seems like an iffy approach. Why do I take such precautions? Well, I've been an anonymous coward for a couple decades. I've corresponded with many people, and played with many projects. I honestly have no idea who might be after me, or for what. Ideally, nobody, for nothing. But ... Given that, I take whatever precautions I practically can. And it's also a hobby. Perhaps like building little ships in glass bottles. But hopefully maybe useful to someone.
- heavenlyblue 7y agoThat setup doesn’t work with games, too - unless you’re willing to turn off your GPU in the main OS so that it could be used in the other guest.
- mirimir 7y agoI don't play games. And even if I did, I'd never pass a physical GPU to a VM. That's almost as iffy as direct access to physical storage.