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Wine is here to help you run your Windows apps on Linux.
The development team adds new features with each release.
Some apps and games might require extra configuration.
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.
But what do Windows users do about running Windows apps on the open-source operating system? 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.
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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.
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