Title: Windows App Support shows in menu but can't be found in Software Store (Try Zorin OS)

Hi everyone,

I'm testing Zorin OS using the live ISO ("Try Zorin OS" mode), and I noticed something odd: the "Windows App Support" option appears in the Zorin menu, but when I search for it in the Software Store, it's nowhere to be found.

Is this a limitation of the live session? Does Windows App Support only become available after a full installation of Zorin OS?

Just trying to understand if this is expected behavior or if there's a workaround. Thanks in advance!

When You click on it in the Zorin Menu, will it be shown to You or installed?

Often you have to run sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade first to have all apps available in Try Zorin mode.

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Agreed! Live mode AKA Try Zorin OS mode, is intended as a demo. While it can do some powerful things out of the box, like boot repair for example, it is still just a demo mode. You will always gain the full benefit of Zorin OS, once you have actually installed it. My Two Cents. :heavy_dollar_sign:


The "Try Zorin" as default is not a persistent install.
For this reason, metadata in packages that rely on persistence will not be displayed in Gnome Software - the repository access is limited to generic packages.
Zorin Windows App Support is a metapackage (frontend) that pulls in several packages, including Wine.

That is just Gnome Software, however, as it relies on the APT cache and Flathub cache.

In terminal, you can still install it, if you wish, for testing, as @Forpli pointed out:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install zorin-windows-app-support

though it would be more sluggish in a live USB environment, bottlenecked through that one port.