Hello Everybody, I'm linux-noobie2, or at least for now as linux-noobie2.
I had a free Ubuntu 8 "Hardy Heron" disc. Its driver support consists of dialup, or at least what it can support my given hardware at the time. I went back to Windows and moved on, until I decided to try a 64 bit security software, which was not a good idea for my 32 bit Windows OS. The application happened to configure with my boot loader. It was the end of Windows (BSOD) for my current computer. I started using Ubuntu 8 again and at least it still has some life left. I tried burning a new version into DVDs, but I cannot make the boot recognize the disc/DVD during startup. I decided that my computer does not have such capabilities.
I bought a USB with 17.04 and 18.04, both 64 bit, I was pretty nervous. Fortunately, it works! Even better, it has preloaded drivers with wide support range for plenty of hardware components. I was in the clear for progress! However, the help section wasn't as helpful or detailed. It got GUI, but no TUI navigation.
Anyways, toward the problems!
*Figure out how to install offline...
Manual installation path? The automated installation is a bit cluttered...
I couldn't really get all of the information in terms of the download and installation queries. I also see that the checksum is sometimes necessary as well. I am referencing from both Wine and Slade as cited examples.
Wine
----------------- On Ubuntu & Linux Mint -----------------
$ sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 [Enable 32-bit Arch]
$ wget -nc https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key
$ sudo apt-key add winehq.key
$ sudo add-apt-repository 'deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ focal main' [Ubuntu 20.04 & Linux Mint 20]
$ sudo add-apt-repository 'deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ bionic main' [Ubuntu 18.04 & Linux Mint 19.x]
$ sudo apt-add-repository 'deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main' [Ubuntu 16.04 & Linux Mint 18.x]
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install --install-recommends winehq-stable$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cybermax-dexter/sdl2-backport
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install --install-recommends winehq-stable
SLADE
sudo apt-add-repository 'deb http://debian.drdteam.org/ stable multiverse' wget -O- http://debian.drdteam.org/drdteam.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install slade
I, on the other hand, just know how to use the following commands.
sudo apt(-get) install "./filename" or "~/...directories/directories/directories.../filename" or "*/filename"
?xdg-open INSTALL.fileformat/REAMD.fileformat
sudo apt install -f
dpkg --list
sudo apt-get --purge remove "gimp"
sudo apt autoremove
Stuff like
sudo add-apt-repository main
sudo add-apt-repository universe
sudo add-apt-repository multiverse
sudo apt-get update
needs some detailing.
*See if hardware graphics are enabled
Device manager? How?
*If antivirus or the like is necessary
*Check for requirements and downloading recent version of Wine?
*The best of linux games? Dos? Amiga? PC98? Windows emulation? Oldies?
*Is it true that ubuntu and debian are different from other brands? If so, how?
And more to come! I'll be back.