Thinking of getting Linux

Bumped because I gave up on the USB drive thing, and now I need to mount an .iso and can't do it. I normally use Daemontools, but I actually need a CD this time, so that won't work. The only programs I can find are Roxio and Nero, both too big to use on my poky hard drive, and too not free for me to afford. Any suggestions?

Does Linux run windows software?

I don't know if I should get Linux for my laptop when I get it or not.

Quote from: taters343 on October 18, 2008, 05:23:37 PM

I don't know if I should get Linux for my laptop when I get it or not.

Don't listen to me.

Does Linux run windows software?

Which distribution should I get? I only use my desktop for work and browsing the blagblag. I also use it for games, but I'll be dual booting with Windows, and given the complicated shit you have to do to play games on Linux, I'll stick with Vista for that. I just found out you can download and run OSs on USB memory sticks, so I wouldn't fuck up my computer quite so badly if I made a mistake, and I also have to get MS-DOS to flash my Xbox and so on. So, which distribution?

Ah, shit. I can't flash the Xbox, I have the wrong motherboard on my PC, I'll have to get the Blaster. The question still stands, mind you.

f you want to use the latest development/staging version of Wine, please make sure to follow the guide in the Official WineHQ Guide for Ubuntu, basically covering:
    • If you are using a 64-bit Architecture, then enable 32-bit for better compatibility
       sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
    • Add the Wine Key, Wine Repository & Update Repositories
       sudo mkdir -pm755 /etc/apt/keyrings
       sudo wget -O /etc/apt/keyrings/winehq-archive.key https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key
We would add the repository like this (lsb_release -sc will automatically fetch the codename):
sudo wget -NP /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/dists/$(lsb_release -sc)/winehq-$(lsb_release -sc).sources
sudo apt update
    • Then install the version of Wine you wish to use:
        ◦ Based on Wine Development (Stable) (eg: 4.0)
            sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-stable
        ◦ Based on Wine Development (Testing Stage) (eg: 4.1)
            sudo apt install --install-recommends wine-devel winehq-devel
        ◦ Based on Wine-Staging (Bleeding Edge) (eg: 4.1.1)
            sudo apt install --install-recommends wine-staging winehq-staging
      Lastly run
       WINEARCH=win32 winecfg
      in the terminal to make sure it configures Wine correctly (In that order). You will also need to install winetricks (Another configuration package, really helpful for installing Windows components like .NET Framework and other needed libraries). So after this, please do:
       sudo apt install winetricks

Oh man, I wonder how everyone in this thread is doing nowadays. 2000s FES was peak

I’d say go with Linux Mint or Ubuntu—they’re super easy to get into, especially if you’re new to Linux. I started with Mint because it felt more like Windows, which made the switch less intimidating. You can run either from a USB without installing, so no risk of messing up your setup while you try it out. Since you’re keeping Windows for gaming, you don’t have to worry about figuring out things like Proton or Wine yet. Just give one of those a shot and see which feels better for your workflow.