onelostpuppy
Mon Jul 10, 2017 5:55:33 am
Hi Everybody!
I think this is more of a "how do I find this feature" kind of question. First, in the review and usage videos I have found for Zorin OS. It shows multiple desktops in a square and they are able to slide left or right to change the desktop. Sorry if I don't know the correct term for that feature, but I would like very much to know how to use that.
Secondly, I want to use live wallpapers. I am unsure of how to go about this. I installed komorebi and livewallpaper, but they are just overlays and I loose my shortcuts and right clicking when I use them. I want a true live wallpaper that doesn't change any of my functions.
Should I just give up on trying to play windows games with Zorin? I'm playing around with Wine and have read other forums and such for the games I want to play. And everyone says if you want to play windows games using Wine is the way to go, but I can't get any game to run. I would really like to be able to play starcraft, starcraft 2, diablo 3, sims 4...ect. I've also created VM using virtual box to try and get my games playing again, but the lag isn't ideal. My best solution so far is using TeamViewer to connect to win7 machine I have hooked up through a crossover cable for sub 1ms latency. And even then the mouse delay isn't very desireable.
The point of installing Zorin was to replace windows, and I really love Zorin for about 70% of the stuff I do. But that other 30% make me think I wont be able to get away from windows for the other stuff I enjoy. If that's the case I might as well go back to win7. I have also looked into setting up dual boots. Which would be great if I could switch between them seamlessly, but then I run into the problem of needing to restart my comp each time I want to switch. Thus again I might as well just use windows and then have Zorin on a VM. What would be acceptable is if I could hot swap OS's. That would eliminate the need for a second machine or VM and would also make it so I didn't need to restart my comp every time I wanted to switch.
Are those features of Zorin OS Ultimate? I only have Zorin OS core. I love this OS, but all the features I keep seeing in the videos I either don't have access to. Or have no idea how to get them going. Silly questions I know, but this is my first linux distro of any sort. Am I expecting too much? I know my thoughts are scattered in this post, but that's also why I am asking for assistance. Any help/advice is greatly appreciated.
I think this is more of a "how do I find this feature" kind of question. First, in the review and usage videos I have found for Zorin OS. It shows multiple desktops in a square and they are able to slide left or right to change the desktop. Sorry if I don't know the correct term for that feature, but I would like very much to know how to use that.
Secondly, I want to use live wallpapers. I am unsure of how to go about this. I installed komorebi and livewallpaper, but they are just overlays and I loose my shortcuts and right clicking when I use them. I want a true live wallpaper that doesn't change any of my functions.
Should I just give up on trying to play windows games with Zorin? I'm playing around with Wine and have read other forums and such for the games I want to play. And everyone says if you want to play windows games using Wine is the way to go, but I can't get any game to run. I would really like to be able to play starcraft, starcraft 2, diablo 3, sims 4...ect. I've also created VM using virtual box to try and get my games playing again, but the lag isn't ideal. My best solution so far is using TeamViewer to connect to win7 machine I have hooked up through a crossover cable for sub 1ms latency. And even then the mouse delay isn't very desireable.
The point of installing Zorin was to replace windows, and I really love Zorin for about 70% of the stuff I do. But that other 30% make me think I wont be able to get away from windows for the other stuff I enjoy. If that's the case I might as well go back to win7. I have also looked into setting up dual boots. Which would be great if I could switch between them seamlessly, but then I run into the problem of needing to restart my comp each time I want to switch. Thus again I might as well just use windows and then have Zorin on a VM. What would be acceptable is if I could hot swap OS's. That would eliminate the need for a second machine or VM and would also make it so I didn't need to restart my comp every time I wanted to switch.
Are those features of Zorin OS Ultimate? I only have Zorin OS core. I love this OS, but all the features I keep seeing in the videos I either don't have access to. Or have no idea how to get them going. Silly questions I know, but this is my first linux distro of any sort. Am I expecting too much? I know my thoughts are scattered in this post, but that's also why I am asking for assistance. Any help/advice is greatly appreciated.
