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Except Wine cant cover all of Windows (partly due to fault of Windows). I can't run UWP apps for example. Windows is not a good operating system but if you need it. WSL creates way more intuitive working environment for you. So even if you can run multiple Linux OSes in Linux you can't run Windows as easily you can do linux on Windows. So OPs statement is not incorrect.


There are virtual machines for Linux with seamless window integration, so upgrading to Linux is still recommended imo.

OP's statement remains incorrect, because their assumption is that the WSL experience can't be reproduced in Linux.


Still can't run everything. Especially apps or games that does vm detection.


Another thing is GUI integration is not as good as WSL. You can't make Windows windows as Linux windows. You can do that easily with WSL.


> You can't make Windows windows as Linux windows

I can easily do that by using VirtualBox with Seamless Windows mode enabled.


I've never seen a good UWP app. My biggest issue with Wine is that it can't run anything that needs a driver. That means any hardware with garbage Windows-only control software (hello Roboteq) needs a proper VM.


Is anything using UWP? It's a complete dead end.




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