"Windows 10 has been officially sunsetted, and the system requirements issue with Windows 11 has led many users to seek alternatives. One of the most popular alternatives to Windows is Linux, and its popularity continues to grow. In fact, within two days of saying goodbye to Windows 10, Zorin OS had its biggest download period of all time, with over 100,000 downloads of the popular OS."
"They turn to Wine. Wine is a compatibility layer that allows users to run Windows apps on Linux. Because many Windows applications lack native versions for Linux, it became necessary to create a means to run them on the open-source operating system. However, when you combine the lengthy list of native applications that users can install on Linux with the built-in app stores, the universal package managers Snap and Flatpak, AppImages, and Wine, the list of available software for Linux is massive."
Windows 10 reached end of official support and Windows 11 system requirements pushed many users toward alternatives such as Linux. Zorin OS recorded over 100,000 downloads within two days of Windows 10's sunset. Wine provides a compatibility layer that lets users run Windows applications on Linux when native Linux versions are unavailable. Combined with native Linux apps, built-in app stores, Snap, Flatpak, and AppImages, Wine significantly expands the available software on Linux. Not every Windows application runs under Wine, but a searchable database catalogs compatible apps. Wine 11 adds NTSYNC support, a unified 64-bit binary, Wayland/X11 improvements, Vulkan/D3D12 graphics enhancements, better gamepad support, and smoother WoW64 performance.
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