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Finally managed to properly install Caesar III under #Linux, to run under the open source re-implementation of the gaming engine, #Augustus. It wasn't as straightforward under Linux due to case sensitivity on files, and a special tool to unarchive shielded .cab files, but it worked at the end thanks to the wiki. Bear in mind, the game requires the original artwork from 1998 (easily found online).

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Linux: Day 3. Downloaded my 3rd party windows drivers, downloaded Rufus, Downloading Win11.

Still on the docet, downloading Linux Mint and finding my Windows key.

Thinking about after I get my good computer running Mint I might distro hop on my Dell.

My elderly friend Elaine's system has been aging poorly lately. It's got 6GB of RAM and a dual-core cpu.

She mainly uses it to keep in touch with family and play open source games like mahjong and solitaire.

She explicitly requested #LinuxMint w/ #cinnamon because #Windows is too complicated (she came from #windowsxp before trying #Windows8 )

NewEgg had a $240 Optiplex 7040 that is a massive upgrade over her old AIO. SSD, 32GB DDR4, Quad Core i5, etc.

Old hardware still has a use.

#0ad is possibly one of the most advanced #foss games. It's a multi-platform #RTS historical #game, and there's currently an appimage for #Linux users found at #github (in case #flatpak isn't to your liking).

Plays really smoothly, although it eats my 2015's #Macbook Air's battery (running Linux #Mint) for lunch. We're talking that it has about 30 minutes of overall #gameplay before I need to recharge. CPU utilization is at about 50-60%. @play0ad

Hier, j'ai fait mon parrain Linux : je suis allé formater 2 #win10 bientôt obsolètes pour les remplacer par 2 #LinuxMint.

Cela m'a pris 2h en tout pour :
- booter
- installer
- mettre à jour
- installer imprimante et scanner
- créer un dossier partagé
- mettre en place la sauvegarde automatique avec deja-dup

Vous aussi, trouvez votre Parrain ou Marraine #Linux sur aidelinux.gogocarto.fr/

Disclaimer : c'était @egt15, un collègue 😋

aidelinux.gogocarto.frParrains et Marraines LinuxNe jetez pas votre PC sur Windows 10, faites en une bête de course avec le système d'exploitation Gnu/Linux, les parrains / marraines présents sur cette carte peuvent vous aider. Contactez-les !
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@D_J_Nathanson
Give LibreOffice a try. Writer and Calc are great alternatives to MS Office, and can easily open and edit old and Modern MS Word files.
I have never used MS on my Linux boxes, and never had any issues. @libreoffice makes a great product. Congtats on making the switch! It's a process, and you can learn it. There are plenty of good people to help, and d excellent documentation, out there. #LinuxMint is a great distro.
#FOSS #linux #microsoftalternatives

Moving to #linuxmint means I will have to partially adapt my workflow.

For #podcasting I already use #audacity to edit my audio files and #Reaper is used for jingles. No big change there, since they work on linux.

I do use an #elgatowave 3, which does not come with linux support. The microphone seems to be recognized, but I will have to test for functionality.

Another big thing will be moving away from the #AffinitySuite. The comfort of having everything in one place will be missed...

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Has anyone using Davinci Resolve 20 in LinuxMint experienced this? When I try to render anything, even a 10 second clip without any grading, it takes hours, which makes it unusable. I'm going to roll back to 19 for now, but I wonder if anyone has a fix? It's not hardware related, or drivers, as other software render fine and DR19 still on Win10 in the machine renders fine. I have seen some people having the same problems online but no solution.

There used to be Linux User Groups in NYC. They seem to all have died. This is unfortunate. With Microsoft ending support for Windows 10, this seems like the perfect time for Linux User Groups to host install fests to help people migrate away from Windows.

#linux#nyc#linuxNYC