Every few years I try Linux as a daily driver and it never really sticks. Zorin is the first Distro that I’ve stuck with more than a month and haven’t had to switch back for something. I can’t tell if Linux community in general has just evolved or if it’s Zorin, but it’s definitely great for people coming from Windows interested in Linux.
Just install Steam and Lutris and install all your games through either Steam or Lutris and they’ll generally just work from there.
(Noone uses just wine directly and manually for their games anymore unless there’s a special reason. Valve developed a specialised version called Proton that mashes together Wine, DXVK and a bunch of tweaks specifically for gaming. Steam automatically installs it and then any Windows game installed through Steam is automatically configured with Proton for you. Lutris is an app that does that but for installing games without using Steam.)
Broadly yes. In the case of Minecraft I think at least one version is just made for Linux though so probably best to just follow the official instructions for installing it. But any game that’s made for Windows you’re best bet is to install it from either Steam or Lutris in the first instance.
I think ZorinOS is the only distro polished enough to actually work for someone who’s coming from a proprietary OS out of the box. They’re the only distro I donated to. I moved to Arch, but I think ZorinOS is the perfect distro to recommend to people trying out Linux and I’m frustrated people never mention it. I installed it on my dad’s gf’s laptop which had Vista still to save it and it now works completely fine.
Every few years I try Linux as a daily driver and it never really sticks. Zorin is the first Distro that I’ve stuck with more than a month and haven’t had to switch back for something. I can’t tell if Linux community in general has just evolved or if it’s Zorin, but it’s definitely great for people coming from Windows interested in Linux.
Does it have wine or something like that built in for windows games?
Because TBH the only thing stopping me from switching is the games.
It actually does, but you may also be surprised how many of your Steam games are Linux compatible nowadays!
Just install Steam and Lutris and install all your games through either Steam or Lutris and they’ll generally just work from there.
(Noone uses just wine directly and manually for their games anymore unless there’s a special reason. Valve developed a specialised version called Proton that mashes together Wine, DXVK and a bunch of tweaks specifically for gaming. Steam automatically installs it and then any Windows game installed through Steam is automatically configured with Proton for you. Lutris is an app that does that but for installing games without using Steam.)
That sounds pretty nice. I’ll take a look at that.
So for example if I want a non steam game like Minecraft I’d go through Lutris but beyond that I’d use steam?
Broadly yes. In the case of Minecraft I think at least one version is just made for Linux though so probably best to just follow the official instructions for installing it. But any game that’s made for Windows you’re best bet is to install it from either Steam or Lutris in the first instance.
I think ZorinOS is the only distro polished enough to actually work for someone who’s coming from a proprietary OS out of the box. They’re the only distro I donated to. I moved to Arch, but I think ZorinOS is the perfect distro to recommend to people trying out Linux and I’m frustrated people never mention it. I installed it on my dad’s gf’s laptop which had Vista still to save it and it now works completely fine.