I can confirm M.2 to PCIe adapters work for booting Windows. Had both my Linux drive and Windows drive each in a separate one when I used to dual boot. Then I would swap out which adapter was in the computer to switch OS.
I haven’t plugged the Windows one in in a loooong time, but wanted to mention the option since it would do what you want.
Is that a good idea?
I did it on one of my computers as I wanted a feature that was in 6.14. It didn’t cause any issues, nor should it. I believe the disto maintainer is simply being cautious and not having people auto-upgrade kernels as part of minor version upgrades.
I believe 6.14 is somewhat recent, so it might be just a matter of when each installation file was obtained.
Yeah. If you upgraded to Mint 22.2 from 22.1, you will still be on kernel 6.8. But I believe if you installed via a full install directly to 22.2, you will be on kernel 6.14.
I recommend upgrading your 6.8 installation with a fresh download from your preferred source and a full reinstall.
You can upgrade the Mint kernel to 6.14 via Software Update Manager > View > Linux Kernels. No full reinstall required.
Though, OP, unless there is a specific reason to change it or you just like doing so, I would leave it alone: don’t fix things that aren’t broken.
If it’s on the distros, don’t fret it too much. They all do everything, it’s just an initial configuration.
I have been recommending Mint specifically, as it targets the average user with a ‘it just works’ mentality.
Any specific things you are getting stuck on?
As part of this, Linux and OSX gained market share, and Windows lost some:
Some nice charts on the Gaming On Linux Steam Tracker as well.
Not all of us know what this is. Can you expand on your thoughts?
In addition to the Dev’s experience of the Linux community being more likely to collect information and submit quality bug reports (even assisting in bug diagnosis after the report), many developers just won’t test in Linux and fix bugs, while doing that regularly for Windows. So, their under-tested version is buggier.
Nice.
Very much so looking forward to seeing rigorous benchmarks of GPUs on linux.
Of course you could just bypass all that nonsense by pirating your media
And this is precisely why piracy is on the rise. People will pay for convince/features, as we see with steam and music streaming.
The video industry has yet to figure this out.
All hail Windows 11 for making the future brighter on that front too; with Microsoft pushing forced obsolescence!
Yeah, tons of businesses are and will be offloading intel 7th gen and older computers.
Looks at lap
Logitech K400 still kicking it! (No clue if there is a better one, but it’s going to be hard to beat the classic)
Your old laptop & a generic bluetooth keyboard/mouse combo unit.
That is my setup. :)
This was another month where when Linux use recedes, it’s often correlated to increase in Chinese growth on Steam. Simplified Chinese rose by 0.59% for August to 26.03% while English language use fell by 2% down to 35.62%.
It’s interesting that China’s adoption of Linux is effectively 0%, skewing the overall stats, particularly when there is a surge in Chinese adoption of Steam, which can single-handedly push the numbers around.
I use it for playing DCS which is a multiplayer air combat simulator. Lots of aircraft are available and they have a decent range of fidelity. The FC3 craft are simplified a bit and the full fidelity aircraft have every control in the aircraft functional and accurate to real life.
Very easy to put a bunch of time into it, especially if you have some friends who are interested too.
If you want a joystick suggestion, the Logitech 3D Pro is a great starter stick at $35 and is quite sturdy. Everyone I know started with that one as it’s just a solid all-round stick. Also great for space sim games like Elite Dangerous.
Edit: DCS’s 2024 video showcases it nicely.
Edit 2: If you plan on playing DCS, checkout Proton DB, it requires a few settings to be changed to launch. But, been running it for the last year in Mint. :)
I’m open to wired and wireless I just don’t want to end up with some cheap piece of shit that makes playing not fun.
I have found the $20 offbrand Xbox USB controllers to be perfectly cromulent. And I say that as someone who owns a $350 HOTAS setup.
Agreed, ditch the idea of trying to run an OS on the TV itself. It’s not worth it.
The TV is best used as a TV and nothing more. Plug a small computer into the back of it using one of the many video/audio ports which exist for just such a purpose.
Yeah, the BSODs got less and less helpful for debugging over time. Which is extremely frustrating when you are trying to fix it.
I think they were attempting to not scare consumers. But nothing scares me more than an unstable PC and no obvious way to fix it. Particularly if this is a family PC, means best I can tell them is “well, I improved things, but since I don’t know what caused the problem, I can’t confidently tell you I fixed it. Call me if it breaks again and we can, shudder get you fixed over the phone.”
Out of curiosity, which video card do you have?
Option 1: When you go to their website for the flathub link, it takes you to a download for a .flatpakref file. Dowload that and run it. It will open the Software Manager to the gopher64 entry. If it isn’t opening with the software manager for some reason, tell it to open .flatpakref files with the Software Manager.
Option 2: Search for gopher64 in the Software Manager.