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Several Regions have held meetups already, but others are being planned or are evaluating the interest. The Ontario GTA West area meetup is planned for Saturday April 26th at Greasemonkeys shop in Aylmer Ontario. If you are interested and haven’t signed up yet, click here! Arbutus has also explored interest in a Fraser Valley meetup but it seems members either missed his thread or had other plans. Let him know if you are interested in a meetup later in the year by posting here! Slowpoke is trying to pull together an Ottawa area meetup later this summer. No date has been selected yet, so let him know if you are interested here! We are not aware of any other meetups being planned this year. If you are interested in doing something in your area, let everyone know and make it happen! Meetups are a great way to make new machining friends and get hands on help in your area. Don’t be shy, sign up and come, or plan your own meetup!
Running Linux and which version in order to run WINE or some other WIN-7..WIN-10 option.
- Thread starter jcdammeyer
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Updates, especially security updates, cost money. These days Microsoft basically gives the desktop OS away (yes there is a license agreement etc.), and makes money mostly from corporations. Trust me I know because I pay for it in my day job. Linux distributions that have similar models, also provide good security patches. Again, I pay for it in my day job.
Virtual Box from Oracle is free, I’m currently using it to run XP, Win7-32bit, and Win10-64bit on a spare MacMini from 2012 (i5-3210). Each OS runs in its own virtual drive, and share a common Documents directory. A bit fiddly to set up, but works well. VB has Linux support, basically pick any flavour of motherboard/processor, and then install whatever OS you want. Not as fast as native, but useable.
If you don’t mind spending a bit of money, Crossover from Code Weavers is excellent. I’m running it on a brand new Mac with Mac Silicon hardware, and using Crossover to run various Win10, Win7, and older apps. Much faster than Virtual Box. Crossover doesn’t require installing any Windows OS, it uses a specialized version of WINE that works without a base x86/x64 OS.
If you don’t mind spending a bit of money, Crossover from Code Weavers is excellent. I’m running it on a brand new Mac with Mac Silicon hardware, and using Crossover to run various Win10, Win7, and older apps. Much faster than Virtual Box. Crossover doesn’t require installing any Windows OS, it uses a specialized version of WINE that works without a base x86/x64 OS.
Elektrishun
Ultra Member
Just another opinion...
I use and have used a lot of different Linux based OS over the years.
I also use Windows, currently Win10. Seldom do I find that Linux OS third party software runs as problem free as with Windows.
Doesn't stop me from using Linux. I just find I spend more time fussing with Linux than I do with Windows. If I didn't enjoy the troubleshooting/learning aspect I would've given up on Linux OS years ago.
Nonetheless, that's why I have about 5 different laptops. 4 of them were purchased used and not one of the used cost more than $200. Most Linux OS runs just fine on older hardware (depending on what demands your placing on it).
Dual boots and VMs are very useful and interesting but IMO it would be so much easier and reliable to set-up Windows on a seperate dedicated device.
Just an aside... I remember when I was a diehard Mac user, back in the PowerPC processor days. Just turn it on and use it. Windows users would say, "Macs are for people who don't know how to use a computer". Now I almost never use anything built by Apple. Instead I split the majority of my time between Windows and Linux and feel that Linux is where I spend most of my time troubleshooting glitches or install issues.
I use and have used a lot of different Linux based OS over the years.
I also use Windows, currently Win10. Seldom do I find that Linux OS third party software runs as problem free as with Windows.
Doesn't stop me from using Linux. I just find I spend more time fussing with Linux than I do with Windows. If I didn't enjoy the troubleshooting/learning aspect I would've given up on Linux OS years ago.
Nonetheless, that's why I have about 5 different laptops. 4 of them were purchased used and not one of the used cost more than $200. Most Linux OS runs just fine on older hardware (depending on what demands your placing on it).
Dual boots and VMs are very useful and interesting but IMO it would be so much easier and reliable to set-up Windows on a seperate dedicated device.
Just an aside... I remember when I was a diehard Mac user, back in the PowerPC processor days. Just turn it on and use it. Windows users would say, "Macs are for people who don't know how to use a computer". Now I almost never use anything built by Apple. Instead I split the majority of my time between Windows and Linux and feel that Linux is where I spend most of my time troubleshooting glitches or install issues.