Installing Windows applications within Linux may soon be a little easier than it is today. The new Winepak project is born to simplify the process of installation and execution of software created for Windows within Linux.
Winepak offers Flatpak packages with software designed to run on a Windows operating system
Winepak is a project that focuses on the packaging of Windows applications such as Flatpak packages, for faster and more trouble-free use. These applications will continue to use Wine to run in a GNU/Linux environment. Flatpak is a format of packages of self-contained applications for Linux, these stand out for including all the necessary elements for its operation, and for running each one independently from each other and from the operating system.
Winepak is a project that is still in its infancy, but interesting games such as Fortnite, Overwatch, and World of Warcraft are already available, although Fortune is not currently working, so more work is needed on the package. Beyond games, we can find Internet Explorer 8, a web browser that no one will want to use unless strictly necessary for compatibility reasons.
The Winepak project intends to offer users it’s own application store so that users do not have to resort to other stores such as KDE Discover, Gnome Software or the dreaded command terminal. These applications will be compatible with all Flatpak compatible distributions, including Linux Mint, Arch Linux and many more.
What do you think of this new Winepak project? do you usually use Windows software within Linux?