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[-] feinstruktur@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

How likely is it that Proton can be used to make native Windows applications (especially CAD-Software) run on Linux? Beside my own desperate desire to do that I guess there are others out there to eagerly switch OS. For the software providers it seems to be a great opportunity to acquired new customers (at first glance).

[-] eugenia@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago

Proton is well developed for games, but not for apps. But Wine itself is not as well taken cared for. Without tricks, patches and prayers, most complex apps don't run on it. Or if they load, they crash quickly afterwards.

Which CAD app are you trying to run? If it's 2D, have you tried QCad/Cam?

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