Frankie ✅1d ago

I recently switched to #Linux Mint. I mean, the reasons are obvious so I will save that for a different time. What really struck me was just how easy it was to actually do it. Problems were minor and mainly due to the fact that I have an Nvidia card in my laptop.

Aside from that, I was up and running quickly. Apps I wanted, (including Steam,) were easy to find and install. There were a couple apps that I needed to find replacements for, like Notepad++.

Yesterday, I deleted my #Windows drive.

Show threadRay McCarthy1d ago
@Some_Emo_Chick
Older Notepad++ does work on WINE (I don't know about newer ones).
KATE is very similar and maybe better. I used Notepad++ on WINE (2017), and then changed to KATE.
Deleted Windows partition in 2017.
I used this (instructions are wrong)
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/disk2vhd
on an 2002 XP Laptop and a 2015 Win7 tower (Legacy boot) to make files for Oracle Virtual Box on Linux, but I hardly use them. I also used the BIOS Win10 Key (can be read in Linux) as key to install Win10 also as a VM.
Disk2vhd - Sysinternals

Disk2vhd simplifies the migration of physical systems into virtual machines.

Show threadroot421d ago
@raymaccarthy @Some_Emo_Chick Current Notepad++ versions still run fine in wine. But obviously one will HAVE to switch to #emacs!
Show threadRay McCarthy
@root42 @Some_Emo_Chick
Then you can chat to the Doctor (Eliza) if you use emacs.
I'm a sad person because I use nano in the console and KATE for non-Libre Writer tasks even though I used UNIX and clones before Windows NT.
Apr 11 at 5:49pmWeb