Comment on A Linux Version of Windows 11
nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
Zorin has this feature, kind of.
Basically, it comes with wine preinstalled. So when you double click an exe, it will launch. Many softwares will work, except specialised ones like Photoshop or office 365.
However, I would like to mention, that downloading an exe and executing it to install softwares is an inherently flawed and an insecure system, and should be avoided. Even on Windows, people should be using MS Store, chocolatey or winget to install stuff.
01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 1 day ago
I don’t agree with your “only download from official stores” stance. The last several malwares we got were from the official ms or android stores. These places offer a false sense of security, and like downloading an app from a seemingly trusted website, the app should be placed under high scrutiny. Scan everything before you execute it, and have a heuristic antimalware running. Use good cyberhygiene, and you can download from anywhere and, while it’ll never be 0, your risk of infection will be significantly lower than those who blindly trust the official app stores.