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Linux vs Windows tested in 10 games - Linux 17% faster on Average (video.hardlimit.com)
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Linux vs Windows tested in 10 games - Linux 17% faster on Average::Computers, hardware, software and gaming in Spanish and English

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Actually, no. Windows viruses can work well in wine. You still have to be careful in that regard.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But the virus will be stuck in its wine prefix, right?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

wine doesn't sandbox applications, so it could still cause harm

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, not necessarily. Wine programs usually have access to your home directory as a Windows drive (X: or Z: or similar). So do be careful

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I mean it's probably possible to craft a Windows virus that targets Linux through Wine, but I don't think a generic Windows malware would do any damage on Linux.