StrawWU Portable 0.7.1.17 — real Windows PE via Wine
What changed
- Default backend = Wine:
strawwu open/run/installactually execute.exe/.msi install.shinstalls Wine when missing (apt/dnf/pacman/zypper)- Double-click still works; apps run for real under
WINEPREFIX --backend nativekeeps the old simulated strawwu-nt path for tests
Install
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StrawCoding/StrawWU-portable/main/install.sh | bash
strawwu status # expect: wine: OK
strawwu open setup.exeHonest limits
Wine runs many Windows apps; anti-cheat / kernel drivers / some games may still fail.
Not the StrawWU ISO desktop OS.
Verify
- launcher unit tests: 50 PASS
- Wine smoke:
cmd.exe /c echowrote file viastrawwu run(backend=wine, exit=0) - portable prefix + appimage smoke PASS