Chuck Reese

We've talked about running Windows applications inside Linux, and now we'll look at the same for Windows gaming. WineX, from TransGaming Technologies, lets you run DirectX games in a Linux environment. We ran some benchmarks to compare performance too.

Linux is ready to use, but for mere mortals there is one problem: A lack of applications. So, what if you could run some of those essential and basic Win apps, and still get to mess around with Linux? Win4Lin is one way to go.