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Is there a reliable, thorough site that gives up-to-date information on Windows software compatibility in Linux?
It's not the things that take up 80% of my time that worry me. I am sure it will be seamless to manage a word-compatible document or spreadsheet or browse the Internet. But the edge-cases - FL Studio, a specific game I want to play, some niche app I don't even notice I need until it's gone - make me hesitant to devote time into trying.
Some good starting points:
https://www.protondb.com/
https://appdb.winehq.org/
FL Studio on WineHQ: https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=178
These databases are crowdsourced, so less popular apps will have less eyes on them. You can see on that FL Studio page that the tests are all over the place, with different app versions, different wine versions, and different ratings all the way from "garbage" to "platinum". This does not inspire confidence.
FOSS, WINE, and reducing tech clutter.
It's not perfect, but this is the Life of open source and proprietary software.
My plan is to have a Windows VM for when I can't make it work, but Wine should cover most cases.
You can always install Linux on a USB key to try it out and see how it would go using it for your main tasks.
That's a good reminder, thanks. I've done that in the past, but way too long ago to be relevant now.