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>>1027774 (OP)

>vidya friendly

>laptop from 07

Enjoy shit performance faggot

Most lower end vidya will probably work on gnu/Linux as well. Just install gentoo already faggot.

Thinkpad x200 or nothing

Here's what I do in Debian (assuming you have amd64 arch)

dpkg --add-architecture i386

apt update

(nvidia)

apt install libgl1-nvidia-glx:i386

(amd)

apt install libgl1-fglrx-glx:i386

sudo apt install wine wine32 wine64 libwine libwine:i386 fonts-wine winetricks zenity

echo 'export WINEARCH=win32' >> ~/.bashrc

winetricks dxvk

wget https://dl.winehq.org/wine/wine-mono/4.7.5/wine-mono-4.7.5.msi -O ~/wine-mono-4.7.5.msi

wine msiexec /i ~/wine-mono-4.7.5.msi

How to install applications

wine foo.exe

wine msiexec /i bar.msi

Wine path is here ~/.wine

Why are you installing wine32 when everything is 64-bit now? Good question! Windows people are FUCKING RETARDED.

Many proclaimed 64-bit programs are actually 32-bit so much so that this is the easiest way to handle it.

>>1027778

I am an SNES/PSX emu fag along with mostly pre-2004ish vidya. I have more than enough performance; so why Gentoo? Isn't Clover or Temple OS the best?

>>1027779

This is on testing btw. I'm not sure if stretch will have dxvk.

>>1027779

>>1027785

Neato, but this does not answer my question.

>>1027778

I don't have any money left and I am on a laptop. I need a solution for something finite and older.

>>1027774 (OP)

you can go a long way with emulation these days

>downloaded and ran botnet inside of botnet

>my laptop refurbished from 2007 is falling appart

>better throw it away and but new botnet

>and I dont know how to get this damn trojan botnet off without killing muh old laptop.

Just format it bro

>>1027774 (OP)

can you dick around with something in safe mode?

that's a cute cat btw

>>1027817

You are so cruel.

>>102782/

It has an SSD and I am not familiar with that. :/

>>1027774 (OP)

>SNES/PSX

We have SNES / psx etc emulators that run natively you know.

>>1027815

>emulation and vidya friendly

Are you talking about Windows games or console?

>>1027872

Probably some mint/ubuntu flavor. manjaro seems to be be popular, but in my experience not stable enough to be suitable for a casual. Debian is autistic about non-free repos. How much ram do you have?

>>1027872

Also, I don't think most distros need more than 10GB for the default install (which usually includes web browser, media player etc.), I wouldn't be surprised if most fit into 5GB. 250 is plenty.

>>1027774 (OP)

Is the keyboard actually broke or is it the virus fucking with your computer?

>>1027914

>but I don't have a Win 7 OS CD.

Nigger, you can get the .iso from microsoft's site

>>1027922

>>1027914

Allow me to elaborate a bit: if you don't know how to get windows .iso files you have no business being anywhere near linux.

Done

>>1027922

Was it always like that?

>>1027923

I know how to get any .iso, but I didn't think microsoft would offer it free. I don't have the SSD space for dual-boot anyhow. Thanks though.

This is why you keep a regular USB backup keyboard on hand. Windows 7 has Safe Mode you can enter without taking it up the ass from fastboot, unlike 10. So do that and check your keyboard again. You can flash the ISO there as well, assuming you downloaded it - you don't need a physical keyboard to get a Win7 image off some tracker or the MS website.

>>1027774 (OP)

1. Try safe mode. Should be usable to run an antivirus (I don't remember if malwarebytes is still any good)

2. Get a flash drive. Borrow another computer or go to a library, download a linux livecd, install it on the flash drive (or a CD/DVD), boot it, access old files to backup, and wipe. Install fresh.

Also what the fuck is with this cat's paws? Is that some kind of growth on the back of its front paw or is it wearing cat leg warmers?

Not OP though I figure it would be the right place to ask; are files stored in an NTFS or exFAT drive read and write accessible by Linux?

>>1028076

Yes, now uninstall that soviet shovelware, and install gnu+linux over it, you communist fuck.

>>1027774 (OP)

>I didn't think it would happen so quickly, but my laptop refurbished from 2007 is falling appart.

Well how many years, did you expect it to last, twenty?

>>1028076

There's kernel support for NTFS but last I heard it was quite spotty with writes. Also there's multiple packages that use FUSE for NTFS/exFAT support that actually works.

On the other hand, Wangblows doesn't even recognize ext4/whatever partitions and will gladly overwrite them for whatever reason it desires.

>>1027774 (OP)

Thinkpad X200 or newer with Devuan. Thank me later.

>>1028152

Thanks, I was curious about this after seeing the gentoo page in hopes that its information was outdated:

https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/NTFS

but it seems my dream dual boot setup isn't possible yet.

>>1028170

Install CloverOS, then follow the instructions on the github page to revert it back into Gentoo. Voila, fastest (and best) distro installation ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1POn-aNix74

>>1028076

Disregard the kernel ntfs module. ntfs-3g (uses fuse) does work, although it can sometimes break the fs in a way that can only be repaired by windows' chkdsk (there are some repair tools for linux, but those only work in some cases). Happened couple times over several years to me. >>1028152 no, windows does not have the habit of overriding your non-ntfs partitions unless you instruct it to do so. I've never had any issues like that. It may override your bootloader though. There are ext4 drivers for windows, at least for reading.

I would not advise you to use ntfs from linux for larger storage, but it's good enough to do minor file management and moving stuff to proper data storage.

Install Mint with Cinnamon DE. Install PCSXR and ZSNES. For Wangblows games, use Lutris ans Steam.

>>1027774 (OP)

>Linux

It's GNU/Linux.

>emulation

You can use RetroArch.

https://www.retroarch.com/

>vidya

Wine can run most old shit fine.

If you aren't trying to run old stuff, then reinstall Windows.

>vidya friendly version

Shouldn't have asked this on /tech/, you'll get recommended meme non GUI shit.

Just use GNU/Linux Mint.

https://linuxmint.com/

>>1027774 (OP)

if it's falling apart why do you need software help?

unless you mean the software is messed up, which is not what falling apart means. in which case, you literally just reinstall windows you dork.