First install, tried far cry 3, deep rock galactic.
It all worked fine.
Then I went away for about 15 minutes.
When I came back. I had to choke out my pc. Because nothing worked anymore.
Not a great first hour for an attempt at a new daily driver.
Does anyone have any recommendations/tips on how to not get this? Because this wasn't exactly a trust building experience so far.
Hi, welcome to Zorin OS!
Do you have Zorin OS installed as dual-boot alongside Windows? If so, try disabling secure boot, fast boot, etc. Those settings can interfere with power management.
However, unfortunately, the latest release of Zorin OS has proven to be buggy in this regard as reported by others. What I would suggest for the time being is to prevent your system from going into suspend, and also from turning off the screen. You can do this from Settings → Power.
This isn't ideal, but I find it's more important to have something that works more consistently while this remains a known bug.
Welcome to the Forum!
What does that exactly mean? I mean the Symptoms. Did Your PC freeze? Black Screen? Could You describe it more in detail please?
I honestly do sympathize. I'm sorry you're going through this.
Others and I have spoken up in the past about quality of use issues.
And here we are with Zorin 18. Well, as they say, "res ipsa loquitur."
If Zorin is too buggy, I suggest going with MX Linux or Linux Mint.
MX Linux is what I personally use as a daily driver. It's great.