Frustrated with the internet in zorin

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so its very hot where i live and ive been trying to install wine on my zorin for about 4 days and im very frustrated i use my phone internet to connect to the computer so i need to install a windows program called pdanet in order to connect but it wont run exe files so i tried going somewhere to use the internet to download windows app support but it says theres a error i cant use the internet unless i can run a exe file but these open networks i try the terminal says the connection isnt secure or something and cant download ive tried downloading updates but it says the connection disconnected i gotta type in all these commands inside a hot car in a parking lot and i cant get anything going why cant they just release a version of zorin with all the packages and wine and all that already pre installed some people dont have internet access straight out of the box and i dont know where to go to get internet to download windows app support so i can open a program to connect to the internet

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im just trying to install a alternative to windows because windows doesnt run in my computer i wanted to try linux but everytime i try to type in a command in the terminal its some error and im frustrated that i cant just open a exe file straight out of the box reactos looks like it wouldnt even run games im not sure what operating system to install i wanna do zorin os it looks cool but i simply cant get any terminal command to do anything or its a error theres a internet without a password i try sometimes but even then the commands dont do anything i look for that sudo apt stuff in the internet i try every command and its always a error windows app support says i need another package first to install it can i just download these packages onto a usb and install it that way on another computer that has internet?

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i just wanna click a exe file and run it linux is so confusing why cant i just double click something and make it run

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Because .exe file is a Windows file. Learning a new computer system can be frustrating but in the end lies a great reward. That said, have you tried using Zorin Connect instead?

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IF you looking for packages that you double click Zorin OS uses .deb packages but mostly installation of applications goes through Software center nowadays.

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Had used used two methods to handle mobile internet on linux.

  • Laptops with internal SIM reader or SIM-USB modem should trigger the mobile-network tool that is already installed. It should ask for the network PIN and credentials. After that the mobile network can be switched on and off via the network symbol in taskbar.

  • Easier way for nearly all laptops is phone bridging. In the phone search for hotspot or tethering in the settings. Configure a wifi name and password for you. Search this wifi name with the laptop wifi and connect to it.

Both methods work with already installed linux parts.

Hanselinux

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