First came Wine, i.e. Wine Is Not an Emulator, a free-as-in-freedom re-implementation of Windows API, allowing to run Windows application with various grade of effectiveness.
Then came those:
- WinBoat Run Windows apps on 🐧 Linux with ✨ seamless integration, which uses
- 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.
- Windows inside a Docker container