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Steam OS is clearly not what the blog is proposing, I can't just pop over the desktop mode and install Firefox via a MSI.
by win32lover 2y ago
Steam OS is clearly not what the blog is proposing, I can't just pop over the desktop mode and install Firefox via a MSI.
- ajross 2y agoNo[1], but you can launch a windows executable natively, link against DLLs in a compatible way, thunk between 32 and 64 bit as needed, access the Linux filesystem, network and IPC environment using native APIs, integrate with things like .NET and msvc runtimes, access native-speed DirectX emulation, etc... Yes, you'd have to buff and polish it. But "paint some chrome on it" is hardly much of a blog post. [1] Actually, are you sure the answer is "no" here? I wouldn't be at all shocked if some enterprising geek had source on github implementing a MSI extractor and installer