Shat [she/them]@discuss.tchncs.detoLinux@lemmy.ml•Gentle reminder to everyone that support for #windows10 ends in about 90 weeks. Many computers can't upgrade to Win 11 so here are your options:English
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10 months agothe distro is made in such a way that you can install like you would on windows (double-clicking an EXE installs it through compatibility layers)
This is a terrible idea. Compatibility layers add new bugs that weren’t present in the original software plus it’s a resource hog. Not to mention that WINE is susceptible to viruses targeting Windows too. Newbies better off using Mint or Pop and sticking to native linux applications when possible.
Most of the MS software they bundle runs natively on linux nowadays.
For those who don’t know about linuxfx: https://invidious.protokolla.fi/watch?v=6q8iy7yq6_E