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@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ Run Windows apps such as Microsoft Office/Adobe in Linux (Ubuntu/Fedora) and GNO
***Proud to have made the top spot on [r/linux](https://www.reddit.com/r/linux) on launch day.***
## How it works and why WinApps exists
Back in April, Hayden Barnes [tweeted](https://twitter.com/unixterminal/status/1255919797692440578?lang=en) what appeared to be native Windows apps in a container or VM inside Ubuntu. However, no details have emerged on how this was accomplished, though it is likely a similar method to this but with an insider build Windows Container.
Rather than wait around for this, WinApps was created as an easy, one command way to include apps running inside a VM (or on any RDP server) directly into GNOME as if they were native applications. WinApps works by:
## How it works
WinApps was created as an easy, one command way to include apps running inside a VM (or on any RDP server) directly into GNOME as if they were native applications. WinApps works by:
- Running a Windows RDP server in a background VM container
- Checking the RDP server for installed applications such as Microsoft Office
- If those programs are installed, it creates shortcuts leveraging FreeRDP for both the CLI and the GNOME tray