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QEMU vs Wine

A side-by-side look at QEMU and Wine. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

QEMU

QEMU

System & Hardware

QEMU is an open source machine emulator and virtualizer. It can emulate a complete computer system, including peripherals, and allow you to launch different operating systems without rebooting your physical machine.

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Wine

Wine

Os & Utilities

Wine is a compatibility layer that allows Windows applications to run on Linux and other UNIX-like operating systems. It translates Windows API calls into POSIX calls on-the-fly, eliminating the need for a separate Windows partition or virtual machine.

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