Windows 11 VM on Ubuntu

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on /r/Ubuntu

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  • virtio-win-pkg-scripts

    Scripts for packaging virtio-win drivers

  • I'm not sure about VirtualBox, but on virt-manager you can use virtio-win to install balloon service which will automate the VM's RAM consumption to be exactly what it needs (so if it's idle, it'll have lower RAM use).

  • photoshopCClinux

    Photoshop CC v19 installer for Gnu/Linux

  • You still don't have graphical acceleration. This shouldn't be an issue if what you're using isn't going to rely on a lot of GPU juice, but if it does, then either you should go with a dual-boot, try to fine a way to run the app natively (Photoshop and Illustrator already can - CrossOver might have more), try to find an alternative, or do a full GPU passthrough.

  • InfluxDB

    Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.

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  • illustratorCClinux

    Illustrator CC v17 installer for Gnu/Linux

  • You still don't have graphical acceleration. This shouldn't be an issue if what you're using isn't going to rely on a lot of GPU juice, but if it does, then either you should go with a dual-boot, try to fine a way to run the app natively (Photoshop and Illustrator already can - CrossOver might have more), try to find an alternative, or do a full GPU passthrough.

  • winapps

    Run Windows apps such as Microsoft Office/Adobe in Linux (Ubuntu/Fedora) and GNOME/KDE as if they were a part of the native OS, including Nautilus integration.

  • Use QEMU-KVM using virt-manager. This is more or less the preferred way for most people to run VMs on Linux, as it gets you the best performance and is the most versatile as it allows you to use GPU passthrough and winapps. (note: the registry part in the guide is mainly useful if you're going to use the winapps remote-desktop and the XML part is only if you're going to have it on and idling in the background all the time, as it would otherwise make it noticeably more sluggish)

  • quickemu

    Quickly create and run optimised Windows, macOS and Linux virtual machines

  • Use quickemu's GUI. This is what I recommend for beginners, as it is fast and easy. In addition, it'll automatically circumvent Win11's TPM requirement too.

  • SaaSHub

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NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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