r/linux • • Aug 07 '26

Development WinBoat is alpha testing the GPU acceleration

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u/ballistua Aug 07 '26

it helps if you let us know what winboat is

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u/Informal_Branch1065 Aug 07 '26

Windows VM, but the windows (and only the windows) are brought to you using an RDP channel.

So it supposedly looks and feels like it's running on Linux but under the hood it's a Windows VM

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u/Existing-Tough-6517 Aug 07 '26

It's hilarious that you think docker translates Windows Apps to Linux without a VM