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Run ubuntu applications from windows

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I am wondering if there is a way to run Ubuntu applications from Windows. I have heard of WINE, which emulates Windows in order to run Windows applications on Ubuntu. Is their a Windows application that would allow you to run Ubuntu applications on Windows?

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answered 3 Years ago rcraftemur · Accepted Answer

The general question to this is NO, however, there is a but:

Some applications are cross-platform so you can find their Windows versions. For example, there's KDE for Windows initiative which supposedly allows you to run KDE programs on Windows

Mostly for command-line programs, there's a compatibility layer called Cygwin

you can run Ubuntu programs in a virtual machine in Windows.

But generally you can not take an arbitrary .deb and install and run it in Windows.