Likkmee
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Be a little more patient. I know it's been forever but it's a hell of a lot closer
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That's why the comment of "load right beside windowz. It's called dual boot. You start the machine and the BIOS asks. Windows or Linux ? Click and goThe machine will run super fast. Never lock up and will be sufficiently powerful for many years. You can load the Linux right beside your windows if you'd like it that way for some reason. Maybe some old games or something that only run on Windows or a program you like for your camera, although Linux is loaded with camera stuff too. Just not "brand specific" like a disk that might come with a Canon or something but isn't really needed.
Old games? Plenty of games don't run, or don't run well, on Linux.
Yeah, I have a dual boot PC with Win7 and Linux Mint. You specifically said old games that only run on Windows, though, as though newer games all run on Linux. For gamers, Linux is unfortunately still not a great option.
Be a little more patient. I know it's been forever but it's a hell of a lot closer
Using windows 7 Home Premium. Have not changed to 10 because heard I would not be able to load my bought, licensed Microsoft Office Suite and would end up basically leasing what I already own if I changed to 10. I still haven't gotten over not being butt hurt about not being able to load my complete set of Adobe Photo Suite from my XP days.The machine will run super fast. Never lock up and will be sufficiently powerful for many years. You can load the Linux right beside your windows if you'd like it that way for some reason. Maybe some old games or something that only run on Windows or a program you like for your camera, although Linux is loaded with camera stuff too. Just not "brand specific" like a disk that might come with a Canon or something but isn't really needed.
Old games? Plenty of games don't run, or don't run well, on Linux.
At home I went all iMac when the first one hit the market and have 3 in use today plus an early MacBook Air (11-inch) that sucks for today's purposes except for note-taking/photo storage when traveling.
The one remaining broadcaster for whom I still do pro-bono work is all Windows - the root of most of their problems. Holding off on updating to Windows 10 because new reports of bugs and especially new bugs in bug-fixes keep erupting. Also the anti-virus protecting it won't work with Windows 10 and the replacement for it runs over 20X more expensive than the previous generation per machine. Considering they need new computers soon they're looking at some of the Apple-based automation systems a lot more seriously than in the past; just never moving to Windows 10 at all.
But for grins and giggles....the OS that came on a cassette with the antique VIC-20.
Where are you getting your Win 10 info from? Windows haters anonymous? Almost everything you're claiming about Windows 10 was initial release bugs that have long since been worked out. As for the few that crop up now and then, I have the same rare problems with Linux and Mac updates that have occasional bugs.At home I went all iMac when the first one hit the market and have 3 in use today plus an early MacBook Air (11-inch) that sucks for today's purposes except for note-taking/photo storage when traveling.
The one remaining broadcaster for whom I still do pro-bono work is all Windows - the root of most of their problems. Holding off on updating to Windows 10 because new reports of bugs and especially new bugs in bug-fixes keep erupting. Also the anti-virus protecting it won't work with Windows 10 and the replacement for it runs over 20X more expensive than the previous generation per machine. Considering they need new computers soon they're looking at some of the Apple-based automation systems a lot more seriously than in the past; just never moving to Windows 10 at all.
But for grins and giggles....the OS that came on a cassette with the antique VIC-20.
Baby, it's very far removed from Manson and Zelifcam.At home I went all iMac when the first one hit the market and have 3 in use today plus an early MacBook Air (11-inch) that sucks for today's purposes except for note-taking/photo storage when traveling.
The one remaining broadcaster for whom I still do pro-bono work is all Windows - the root of most of their problems. Holding off on updating to Windows 10 because new reports of bugs and especially new bugs in bug-fixes keep erupting. Also the anti-virus protecting it won't work with Windows 10 and the replacement for it runs over 20X more expensive than the previous generation per machine. Considering they need new computers soon they're looking at some of the Apple-based automation systems a lot more seriously than in the past; just never moving to Windows 10 at all.
But for grins and giggles....the OS that came on a cassette with the antique VIC-20.
Bunk.
OSX was the first adware OS. Windows 10 is playing catch up to the sleaze that is Apple. All server bases AV works with Windows 10. Any competent package will disable Windows Defender, the built in anti-virus in Windows 10 (which works just fine) which is the underlying issue with AV incompatibility problems.
Mac and iPad are toys for web browsing and flash games. They aren't suitable for anything more than that.
I also use all threePersonally I use Windows 10 for gaming, Linux Mint for my primary (daily) and Apple iOS on my cell phone.
All three have their strengths and weaknesses.
Windows has the lion's share of users and the vast majority of games are written for Windows but due to Windows massive market share they are the primary target for hackers and malware. A negative and positive is now Microsoft has tightened control of some aspect of their OS, positive in that it keeps the OS up to day with security patches , negative in that often the mandatory Microsoft updates "break" something........
Linux Mint It probably the most Windows like in appearance (in my humble opinion) and is a solid OS that typically requires very little to no tweaking to get things to work and has a massive support community to help out. That's also a bit of a drawback because of the number of people offering different solutions to the same problem and can be confusing to a new Linux user. The other drawback is a steep learning curve with some aspects of Linux like installing programs (packages) that are not in the Software Manager. It's a different file system, there is no .exe to set up new applications.
Adding 'Wine' will help run many Windows applications if one chooses to do so and even though it's getting better every year it's still somewhat limited.
Linux is also generally more safe primarily due to it's low market share concerning PCs and (for now) the availability of computer games able to run on Linux is still pretty small.
All super computers in the world now run off of Linux.
iOS is the operating system for Apple phones, intuitive and fairly secure. The one real drawback for some is Apple's super tight control over their OS and that's true with OS X which runs their computers. Cost is also a factor specifically in the computer market, they're just expensive.
Try CentOS. It's a different system..you either rpm or yum and all software goes kinda like Windows updates.I also use all threePersonally I use Windows 10 for gaming, Linux Mint for my primary (daily) and Apple iOS on my cell phone.
All three have their strengths and weaknesses.
Windows has the lion's share of users and the vast majority of games are written for Windows but due to Windows massive market share they are the primary target for hackers and malware. A negative and positive is now Microsoft has tightened control of some aspect of their OS, positive in that it keeps the OS up to day with security patches , negative in that often the mandatory Microsoft updates "break" something........
Linux Mint It probably the most Windows like in appearance (in my humble opinion) and is a solid OS that typically requires very little to no tweaking to get things to work and has a massive support community to help out. That's also a bit of a drawback because of the number of people offering different solutions to the same problem and can be confusing to a new Linux user. The other drawback is a steep learning curve with some aspects of Linux like installing programs (packages) that are not in the Software Manager. It's a different file system, there is no .exe to set up new applications.
Adding 'Wine' will help run many Windows applications if one chooses to do so and even though it's getting better every year it's still somewhat limited.
Linux is also generally more safe primarily due to it's low market share concerning PCs and (for now) the availability of computer games able to run on Linux is still pretty small.
All super computers in the world now run off of Linux.
iOS is the operating system for Apple phones, intuitive and fairly secure. The one real drawback for some is Apple's super tight control over their OS and that's true with OS X which runs their computers. Cost is also a factor specifically in the computer market, they're just expensive.
but I am having trouble with Linux Mint because it will not run Arduino IDE properly
which is frustrating because it is so highly acclaimed yet I cant do practical work on it
I will look into thatTry CentOS. It's a different system..you either rpm or yum and all software goes kinda like Windows updates.I also use all threePersonally I use Windows 10 for gaming, Linux Mint for my primary (daily) and Apple iOS on my cell phone.
All three have their strengths and weaknesses.
Windows has the lion's share of users and the vast majority of games are written for Windows but due to Windows massive market share they are the primary target for hackers and malware. A negative and positive is now Microsoft has tightened control of some aspect of their OS, positive in that it keeps the OS up to day with security patches , negative in that often the mandatory Microsoft updates "break" something........
Linux Mint It probably the most Windows like in appearance (in my humble opinion) and is a solid OS that typically requires very little to no tweaking to get things to work and has a massive support community to help out. That's also a bit of a drawback because of the number of people offering different solutions to the same problem and can be confusing to a new Linux user. The other drawback is a steep learning curve with some aspects of Linux like installing programs (packages) that are not in the Software Manager. It's a different file system, there is no .exe to set up new applications.
Adding 'Wine' will help run many Windows applications if one chooses to do so and even though it's getting better every year it's still somewhat limited.
Linux is also generally more safe primarily due to it's low market share concerning PCs and (for now) the availability of computer games able to run on Linux is still pretty small.
All super computers in the world now run off of Linux.
iOS is the operating system for Apple phones, intuitive and fairly secure. The one real drawback for some is Apple's super tight control over their OS and that's true with OS X which runs their computers. Cost is also a factor specifically in the computer market, they're just expensive.
but I am having trouble with Linux Mint because it will not run Arduino IDE properly
which is frustrating because it is so highly acclaimed yet I cant do practical work on it
(After you add all the necessary repositories)
No tarballs. It gives one more control over the system, though.
CentOS is like ..Super-Enterprise RHEL
Made to last for years.
Yes it is, it's an offshoot of Red Hat Enterprise but from what I read it's more of a server OS, matter of fact it's labeled as "ideal for servers". It's also labeled as "not so great for daily desktop usage". I've never used it so I can't attest to either of those statements, just give it a shot and if it works for you then great.I will look into thatTry CentOS. It's a different system..you either rpm or yum and all software goes kinda like Windows updates.I also use all threePersonally I use Windows 10 for gaming, Linux Mint for my primary (daily) and Apple iOS on my cell phone.
All three have their strengths and weaknesses.
Windows has the lion's share of users and the vast majority of games are written for Windows but due to Windows massive market share they are the primary target for hackers and malware. A negative and positive is now Microsoft has tightened control of some aspect of their OS, positive in that it keeps the OS up to day with security patches , negative in that often the mandatory Microsoft updates "break" something........
Linux Mint It probably the most Windows like in appearance (in my humble opinion) and is a solid OS that typically requires very little to no tweaking to get things to work and has a massive support community to help out. That's also a bit of a drawback because of the number of people offering different solutions to the same problem and can be confusing to a new Linux user. The other drawback is a steep learning curve with some aspects of Linux like installing programs (packages) that are not in the Software Manager. It's a different file system, there is no .exe to set up new applications.
Adding 'Wine' will help run many Windows applications if one chooses to do so and even though it's getting better every year it's still somewhat limited.
Linux is also generally more safe primarily due to it's low market share concerning PCs and (for now) the availability of computer games able to run on Linux is still pretty small.
All super computers in the world now run off of Linux.
iOS is the operating system for Apple phones, intuitive and fairly secure. The one real drawback for some is Apple's super tight control over their OS and that's true with OS X which runs their computers. Cost is also a factor specifically in the computer market, they're just expensive.
but I am having trouble with Linux Mint because it will not run Arduino IDE properly
which is frustrating because it is so highly acclaimed yet I cant do practical work on it
(After you add all the necessary repositories)
No tarballs. It gives one more control over the system, though.
CentOS is like ..Super-Enterprise RHEL
Made to last for years.
is it a Linux distro?
I suspect you've already tried this but just in case you didn't.I will look into thatTry CentOS. It's a different system..you either rpm or yum and all software goes kinda like Windows updates.I also use all threePersonally I use Windows 10 for gaming, Linux Mint for my primary (daily) and Apple iOS on my cell phone.
All three have their strengths and weaknesses.
Windows has the lion's share of users and the vast majority of games are written for Windows but due to Windows massive market share they are the primary target for hackers and malware. A negative and positive is now Microsoft has tightened control of some aspect of their OS, positive in that it keeps the OS up to day with security patches , negative in that often the mandatory Microsoft updates "break" something........
Linux Mint It probably the most Windows like in appearance (in my humble opinion) and is a solid OS that typically requires very little to no tweaking to get things to work and has a massive support community to help out. That's also a bit of a drawback because of the number of people offering different solutions to the same problem and can be confusing to a new Linux user. The other drawback is a steep learning curve with some aspects of Linux like installing programs (packages) that are not in the Software Manager. It's a different file system, there is no .exe to set up new applications.
Adding 'Wine' will help run many Windows applications if one chooses to do so and even though it's getting better every year it's still somewhat limited.
Linux is also generally more safe primarily due to it's low market share concerning PCs and (for now) the availability of computer games able to run on Linux is still pretty small.
All super computers in the world now run off of Linux.
iOS is the operating system for Apple phones, intuitive and fairly secure. The one real drawback for some is Apple's super tight control over their OS and that's true with OS X which runs their computers. Cost is also a factor specifically in the computer market, they're just expensive.
but I am having trouble with Linux Mint because it will not run Arduino IDE properly
which is frustrating because it is so highly acclaimed yet I cant do practical work on it
(After you add all the necessary repositories)
No tarballs. It gives one more control over the system, though.
CentOS is like ..Super-Enterprise RHEL
Made to last for years.
is it a Linux distro?
I was happy with Mint till I was unable to use the first application that I triedYes it is, it's an offshoot of Red Hat Enterprise but from what I read it's more of a server OS, matter of fact it's labeled as "ideal for servers". It's also labeled as "not so great for daily desktop usage". I've never used it so I can't attest to either of those statements, just give it a shot and if it works for you then great.I will look into thatTry CentOS. It's a different system..you either rpm or yum and all software goes kinda like Windows updates.I also use all threePersonally I use Windows 10 for gaming, Linux Mint for my primary (daily) and Apple iOS on my cell phone.
All three have their strengths and weaknesses.
Windows has the lion's share of users and the vast majority of games are written for Windows but due to Windows massive market share they are the primary target for hackers and malware. A negative and positive is now Microsoft has tightened control of some aspect of their OS, positive in that it keeps the OS up to day with security patches , negative in that often the mandatory Microsoft updates "break" something........
Linux Mint It probably the most Windows like in appearance (in my humble opinion) and is a solid OS that typically requires very little to no tweaking to get things to work and has a massive support community to help out. That's also a bit of a drawback because of the number of people offering different solutions to the same problem and can be confusing to a new Linux user. The other drawback is a steep learning curve with some aspects of Linux like installing programs (packages) that are not in the Software Manager. It's a different file system, there is no .exe to set up new applications.
Adding 'Wine' will help run many Windows applications if one chooses to do so and even though it's getting better every year it's still somewhat limited.
Linux is also generally more safe primarily due to it's low market share concerning PCs and (for now) the availability of computer games able to run on Linux is still pretty small.
All super computers in the world now run off of Linux.
iOS is the operating system for Apple phones, intuitive and fairly secure. The one real drawback for some is Apple's super tight control over their OS and that's true with OS X which runs their computers. Cost is also a factor specifically in the computer market, they're just expensive.
but I am having trouble with Linux Mint because it will not run Arduino IDE properly
which is frustrating because it is so highly acclaimed yet I cant do practical work on it
(After you add all the necessary repositories)
No tarballs. It gives one more control over the system, though.
CentOS is like ..Super-Enterprise RHEL
Made to last for years.
is it a Linux distro?
I haveI suspect you've already tried this but just in case you didn't.I will look into thatTry CentOS. It's a different system..you either rpm or yum and all software goes kinda like Windows updates.I also use all threePersonally I use Windows 10 for gaming, Linux Mint for my primary (daily) and Apple iOS on my cell phone.
All three have their strengths and weaknesses.
Windows has the lion's share of users and the vast majority of games are written for Windows but due to Windows massive market share they are the primary target for hackers and malware. A negative and positive is now Microsoft has tightened control of some aspect of their OS, positive in that it keeps the OS up to day with security patches , negative in that often the mandatory Microsoft updates "break" something........
Linux Mint It probably the most Windows like in appearance (in my humble opinion) and is a solid OS that typically requires very little to no tweaking to get things to work and has a massive support community to help out. That's also a bit of a drawback because of the number of people offering different solutions to the same problem and can be confusing to a new Linux user. The other drawback is a steep learning curve with some aspects of Linux like installing programs (packages) that are not in the Software Manager. It's a different file system, there is no .exe to set up new applications.
Adding 'Wine' will help run many Windows applications if one chooses to do so and even though it's getting better every year it's still somewhat limited.
Linux is also generally more safe primarily due to it's low market share concerning PCs and (for now) the availability of computer games able to run on Linux is still pretty small.
All super computers in the world now run off of Linux.
iOS is the operating system for Apple phones, intuitive and fairly secure. The one real drawback for some is Apple's super tight control over their OS and that's true with OS X which runs their computers. Cost is also a factor specifically in the computer market, they're just expensive.
but I am having trouble with Linux Mint because it will not run Arduino IDE properly
which is frustrating because it is so highly acclaimed yet I cant do practical work on it
(After you add all the necessary repositories)
No tarballs. It gives one more control over the system, though.
CentOS is like ..Super-Enterprise RHEL
Made to last for years.
is it a Linux distro?
Arduino - Linux
Them tarball OSes..eh,meh..you have more control and can do more things with others.I haveI suspect you've already tried this but just in case you didn't.I will look into thatTry CentOS. It's a different system..you either rpm or yum and all software goes kinda like Windows updates.I also use all threePersonally I use Windows 10 for gaming, Linux Mint for my primary (daily) and Apple iOS on my cell phone.
All three have their strengths and weaknesses.
Windows has the lion's share of users and the vast majority of games are written for Windows but due to Windows massive market share they are the primary target for hackers and malware. A negative and positive is now Microsoft has tightened control of some aspect of their OS, positive in that it keeps the OS up to day with security patches , negative in that often the mandatory Microsoft updates "break" something........
Linux Mint It probably the most Windows like in appearance (in my humble opinion) and is a solid OS that typically requires very little to no tweaking to get things to work and has a massive support community to help out. That's also a bit of a drawback because of the number of people offering different solutions to the same problem and can be confusing to a new Linux user. The other drawback is a steep learning curve with some aspects of Linux like installing programs (packages) that are not in the Software Manager. It's a different file system, there is no .exe to set up new applications.
Adding 'Wine' will help run many Windows applications if one chooses to do so and even though it's getting better every year it's still somewhat limited.
Linux is also generally more safe primarily due to it's low market share concerning PCs and (for now) the availability of computer games able to run on Linux is still pretty small.
All super computers in the world now run off of Linux.
iOS is the operating system for Apple phones, intuitive and fairly secure. The one real drawback for some is Apple's super tight control over their OS and that's true with OS X which runs their computers. Cost is also a factor specifically in the computer market, they're just expensive.
but I am having trouble with Linux Mint because it will not run Arduino IDE properly
which is frustrating because it is so highly acclaimed yet I cant do practical work on it
(After you add all the necessary repositories)
No tarballs. It gives one more control over the system, though.
CentOS is like ..Super-Enterprise RHEL
Made to last for years.
is it a Linux distro?
Arduino - Linux
no doubt there is a fix to this problem and I will keep searching
So far I can say the Mint is a crisper more efficient OS than Windows 10
It runs on an older computer that is not powerful enough for windows 10
Personally I use Windows 10 for gaming, Linux Mint for my primary (daily) and Apple iOS on my cell phone.
All three have their strengths and weaknesses.
Windows has the lion's share of users and the vast majority of games are written for Windows but due to Windows massive market share they are the primary target for hackers and malware. A negative and positive is now Microsoft has tightened control of some aspect of their OS, positive in that it keeps the OS up to day with security patches , negative in that often the mandatory Microsoft updates "break" something........
Linux Mint It probably the most Windows like in appearance (in my humble opinion) and is a solid OS that typically requires very little to no tweaking to get things to work and has a massive support community to help out. That's also a bit of a drawback because of the number of people offering different solutions to the same problem and can be confusing to a new Linux user. The other drawback is a steep learning curve with some aspects of Linux like installing programs (packages) that are not in the Software Manager. It's a different file system, there is no .exe to set up new applications.
Adding 'Wine' will help run many Windows applications if one chooses to do so and even though it's getting better every year it's still somewhat limited.
Linux is also generally more safe primarily due to it's low market share concerning PCs and (for now) the availability of computer games able to run on Linux is still pretty small.
All super computers in the world now run off of Linux.
iOS is the operating system for Apple phones, intuitive and fairly secure. The one real drawback for some is Apple's super tight control over their OS and that's true with OS X which runs their computers. Cost is also a factor specifically in the computer market, they're just expensive.
For the time being I will give up on Linux and use my imac to program Arduino’sThem tarball OSes..eh,meh..you have more control and can do more things with others.I haveI suspect you've already tried this but just in case you didn't.I will look into thatTry CentOS. It's a different system..you either rpm or yum and all software goes kinda like Windows updates.I also use all threePersonally I use Windows 10 for gaming, Linux Mint for my primary (daily) and Apple iOS on my cell phone.
All three have their strengths and weaknesses.
Windows has the lion's share of users and the vast majority of games are written for Windows but due to Windows massive market share they are the primary target for hackers and malware. A negative and positive is now Microsoft has tightened control of some aspect of their OS, positive in that it keeps the OS up to day with security patches , negative in that often the mandatory Microsoft updates "break" something........
Linux Mint It probably the most Windows like in appearance (in my humble opinion) and is a solid OS that typically requires very little to no tweaking to get things to work and has a massive support community to help out. That's also a bit of a drawback because of the number of people offering different solutions to the same problem and can be confusing to a new Linux user. The other drawback is a steep learning curve with some aspects of Linux like installing programs (packages) that are not in the Software Manager. It's a different file system, there is no .exe to set up new applications.
Adding 'Wine' will help run many Windows applications if one chooses to do so and even though it's getting better every year it's still somewhat limited.
Linux is also generally more safe primarily due to it's low market share concerning PCs and (for now) the availability of computer games able to run on Linux is still pretty small.
All super computers in the world now run off of Linux.
iOS is the operating system for Apple phones, intuitive and fairly secure. The one real drawback for some is Apple's super tight control over their OS and that's true with OS X which runs their computers. Cost is also a factor specifically in the computer market, they're just expensive.
but I am having trouble with Linux Mint because it will not run Arduino IDE properly
which is frustrating because it is so highly acclaimed yet I cant do practical work on it
(After you add all the necessary repositories)
No tarballs. It gives one more control over the system, though.
CentOS is like ..Super-Enterprise RHEL
Made to last for years.
is it a Linux distro?
Arduino - Linux
no doubt there is a fix to this problem and I will keep searching
So far I can say the Mint is a crisper more efficient OS than Windows 10
It runs on an older computer that is not powerful enough for windows 10
The CentOS Project
www.centos.org
You'll need to research how to add the repos you need n stuff
"Centos add repo" in favorite search engine.
I think there's a GUI for repo software as well, makes it much easier.