DIGIT-ARC read-only archive · snapshot: July 23, 2026

DIGIT-ARC / Software / Open Source

CrossOver 9.0 Linux [Review] Part 1: A finely packaged Wine

2 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/crossover-9-0-linux-review-part-1-a-finely-packaged-wine.125679/

NewsBytes
NewsBytes Original post #1
Apr 9, 2010 at 10:46 PM
Introduction to Wine and CrossOver
One of the most commonly cited causes for the dual-boot syndrome is the lack of availability of for the Linux OS. Open source developers have been hard at work bringing Linux applications to Windows, however getting Windows applications on Linux is a far harder task. Since a large number of Windows application are not open source, Linux developers are helpless in porting them to their favorite platform.
Linux's acceptance as a viable desktop OS, is then re...

To read the full news article, click here
celldweller1591
celldweller1591 #2
Apr 10, 2010 at 5:37 AM
Wine is a good app for using windows apps in linux. But it needs to be improved a lot. Moreover it eats up the system while running games in linux like i tried CS1.6 .Crossover seems to be a good gui as i am using WineXS as a gui for wine in ubuntu till date to install /remove and edot registries . I hope crossover will be able to tap max out of wine through the UI :)