• THB@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    I would love to learn and deal with Linux, unfortunately the software I need for work only supports Mac or Win

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      11 hours ago

      It’s possible you can run it through wine, might be worth a try

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        11 hours ago

        Much business oriented software just hasn’t had the work done on it to work on Wine. Really the only reason I have to run Windows now is the 3D CAD software I use and my best option at this point is running it in a Windows VM on my server. And no Freecad and Fusion360 aren’t suitable options, they both suck.

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          5 hours ago

          Ouch that’s unfortunate. At least keep your old hardware for personal use Linux when you get new work PC. Get your feet wet with the ecosystems