Subj : Re: Windows 11
To   : paulie420
From : DaiTengu
Date : Fri Oct 29 2021 10:15 am

  Re: Re: Windows 11
  By: paulie420 to DaiTengu on Mon Oct 25 2021 03:46 pm

 pa> I'm currently giving ZorinOS Pro an install. It, unlike ZorinOS Core, has
 pa> Win/MacOS and other themes included and also has WINE *setup* for a user
 pa> that might not grasp how to do that in a usable way. WINE allows you to
 pa> run some, if not most, Windows applications under Linux. 

 pa> It might be a good OS for you to give a try... it costs $39, but like I
 pa> stated above you can try Core out for free - I think that Core still has
 pa> WINE installed... just no support from the Zorin folks. 

 I'm pretty familiar with WINE.  The ham radio applications I use on Windows don't have an equivelant counterpart under Linux, and are too complex for WINE to deal with, with serial connections audio cabling and whatnot.

Also, newer video games never run well under WINE, if at all.  I just picked up the new Guardians of the Galaxy game, as of right now reports are it won't run at all under WINE (or any of the forks designed for PC Gaming). 


The other reason I stick with Windows is because it's mindless.  I can install and run whatever without having to tinker and fiddle with things, or edit 30 different config files, or find the right library for compatability.

I spent all day dealing with Linux at work. when I'm done with work, I don't want to spend my free time dealing with it, too.

DaiTengu

.... Tolkien is hobbit-forming.

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