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Post by karl on Jul 27, 2020 1:29:35 GMT
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Post by Eugene 2.0 on Aug 20, 2020 16:47:08 GMT
My friend convinced me intensively to change the OS to one's Linux distributions. I don't know I never tried Linux, I'm afraid of it.
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Post by karl on Aug 20, 2020 17:03:32 GMT
My friend convinced me intensively to change the OS to one's Linux distributions. I don't know I never tried Linux, I'm afraid of it.
You mentioned earlier that you were afraid that Linux wouldn't have support for your devices. I have been able to find a solution for that myself, as there are more ways than one to fix such problems. Linux Mint is a great distro to start with, and it comes with almost everything you need from the start. Its desktop environment, Cinnamon, is very user friendly and reminds me of Windows 7.
It would be easy for me to help out if you encounter from problems.
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Post by Eugene 2.0 on Aug 20, 2020 18:54:51 GMT
My friend convinced me intensively to change the OS to one's Linux distributions. I don't know I never tried Linux, I'm afraid of it.
You mentioned earlier that you were afraid that Linux wouldn't have support for your devices. I have been able to find a solution for that myself, as there are more ways than one to fix such problems. Linux Mint is a great distro to start with, and it comes with almost everything you need from the start. Its desktop environment, Cinnamon, is very user friendly and reminds me of Windows 7.
It would be easy for me to help out if you encounter from problems.
I also wanted to be able to play my favourite games. All of them are for old systems. I don't know how to control Linux. What if some system's error occurs? |
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Post by karl on Aug 20, 2020 19:34:28 GMT
You mentioned earlier that you were afraid that Linux wouldn't have support for your devices. I have been able to find a solution for that myself, as there are more ways than one to fix such problems. Linux Mint is a great distro to start with, and it comes with almost everything you need from the start. Its desktop environment, Cinnamon, is very user friendly and reminds me of Windows 7.
It would be easy for me to help out if you encounter from problems.
I also wanted to be able to play my favourite games. All of them are for old systems. I don't know how to control Linux. What if some system's error occurs?
Games on Steam can be downloaded directly to Linux, using a Windows compatibility layer included in Steam. Games on GOG can be downloaded with software downloadable from a site called Lutris. Older Windows games that are not on steam, can be installed using a software called "Playonlinux", which is based on a compatibility layer called WINE. Dos games can be installed using Dosbox for Linux.
It's also possible to install earlier versions of Windows in virtual box
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Post by Eugene 2.0 on Aug 20, 2020 19:46:38 GMT
I also wanted to be able to play my favourite games. All of them are for old systems. I don't know how to control Linux. What if some system's error occurs?
Games on Steam can be downloaded directly to Linux, using a Windows compatibility layer included in Steam. Games on GOG can be downloaded with software downloadable from a site called Lutris. Older Windows games that are not on steam, can be installed using a software called "Playonlinux", which is based on a compatibility layer called WINE. Dos games can be installed using Dosbox for Linux.
It's also possible to install earlier versions of Windows in virtual box
Thanks for these detailed information. No, I don't need any steam (what is that?), my games are on many CD's and DVD's. Unlike those young generation of dodgers and rogues, my comp has the DVD-rom. Being an old timer is not easy to learn that new smart swaggers tricks :) |
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Post by karl on Aug 20, 2020 20:07:28 GMT
Games on Steam can be downloaded directly to Linux, using a Windows compatibility layer included in Steam. Games on GOG can be downloaded with software downloadable from a site called Lutris. Older Windows games that are not on steam, can be installed using a software called "Playonlinux", which is based on a compatibility layer called WINE. Dos games can be installed using Dosbox for Linux.
It's also possible to install earlier versions of Windows in virtual box
Thanks for these detailed information. No, I don't need any steam (what is that?), my games are on many CD's and DVD's. Unlike those young generation of dodgers and rogues, my comp has the DVD-rom. Being an old timer is not easy to learn that new smart swaggers tricks 
I have many old games on CD's and DVD's as well. When I want to play them in Linux, I install them using Playonlinux. That usually works fine, although there are some exceptions. You can go to this site to see if the games you wish to play are compatible with WINE:
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