I used to have problems with Win10 updates interrupting my work, but fortunately I have Windows 10 Pro where it is possible to completely prevent the updates. I run them manually when I feel like it, usually maybe every two months or so, sometimes more often. Two days ago I did it again, also installed the latest Feature update.

I have no idea why the same isn't possible in Home versions of Windows 10. It is as if MS thinks the Home users are stupid and control must be taken away from them. However, I recall it wasn't quite straightforward to stop the automatic updates even in Pro, my colleague had to show me where it is done.

I guess the real reason why it is possible to disabled in Pro versions is that companies wouldn't want to use 10 if the updates from MS were forced to company PCs. Companies want to review the updates and make sure no incompatibilities occur. MS just doesn't want to offer that same control to home users.

Linux home users have that control. Dunno, maybe Linux users are smarter then that they can be granted the control? :) At least I personally feel dumber whenever I am using Windows 10.

Your computer is haunted.

On a more serious note, you can just create another icon -- it just refers to the program, and the worst thing that is likely to happen is that your icon would be overwritten if you tried reinstalling (or you would end up with two icons).

More of an annoyance than a problem, I have gotten quite a number of games to run. Some easily with 64bit, some a tad more difficult that didn't run right off.

There is one item that occurs occasionally with some games. I start it up and I get a message saying that the game is not responding (this is about half a second after the game starts loading, or after I start it up). The game is actually loading up when this message comes up.

It has an option of force stopping or waiting. I hit wait because the game is actually just loading, it's actually is responding.

I'm not sure why this message pops up sometimes with a few games. It's not a problem, I just say for it to wait, but I don't know why it keeps popping up (and normally the games that have frozen do not get this message, only those that are loading up).

Anyone know why? I think maybe there's a setting I can set that will make the computer take a little longer before deciding something isn't responding that I haven't set right?

when was it? they changed a lot about updating in recent years

btw first read how you can ruin your linux by some commands and try to avoid those :P
there are plenty of ways to do it
oh and learn how you can bring up the console if the gui crashes or hangs that is very useful and memorise how you can restart it

I think 2016-ish.

In another thread someone was talking about games that they had trouble running with Linux. Most games that say they run on Linux on GOG I've gotten running, but as I have 64bit linux (ubuntu) it can be a challenge for some of the games to run that were designed more for 32 bit linux. 64 bit doesn't come with some of the libraries and you have to look up which things to download for some of them. IN that light, I figured I'd list which Linux games I've gotten running with a simple use of the installer via the terminal in 18.04.4 LTS ubuntu Linux 64 bit.

Without any other difficulty than downloading the installer and then installing, the following games are a breeze to install on 64 bit linux for ME (meaning I only have one linux machine and each machine is different so, though this list may be helpful, it may have differences between various machines).

Warhammer Mechanicus
Bastion
Battlevoid Harbinger
Dungeon Hack (most DOSBOX games are pretty easy)
Epistory Typing Chronicles
Factorio
J.U.L.I.A.
Northgard
Pandora First Contact
Pathfinder Kingmaker
Pillers of Eternity I
Pillers of Eternity II
Torment Tides of Numenara
Rimworld
Space Haven (Beta)
Star Ruler 2
Stellaris
The Last Federation
Torchilight 2
Tyranny
Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York
Into the breach
Virtuaverse
Tower of Time
Rise of Industry
Vaporum
AI War 1
AI War 2
FTL
Gratuious Space Battles
Kerbal Space Program
Master of Orion I @ II (DOSBOX)
Helium Rain
Loria

Overlord (Teaser)
Vargus The Riven Realms Prologue

I just got Drox 1 & 2 which I'll give a shot to see how they work. Haven't installed them yet so I'll try them out to see as well.

Drox 1 & 2 need to be troubleshot. Don't run off the install with my 64bit. Drox 2 is in beta though, so hopefully they fix that.

I imagine it needs 32 bit libraries added to the file.

On a brighter spot, also got eye of the beholder trilogy, and they run well. The DOSBOX games seem to run easily regardless of what they are thus far.

Because DOSBox is an emulator, all the OS sees is DOSBox so as long as that works well, it is all about getting the games to run well inside DOSBox.

Hello!

Recently, I refurbished an old Dell 1535 studio line laptop from 2003 or 2004 mainly for browsing the internet and using it as a second device for online video meetings, such as via Skype or Zoom, and simple office tasks.
I figured it would be best for the targeted application to use a still updated Linux version as its new operating system instead of either of the "outdated" windows systems still available from this and other devices.

I settled with Linux Mint (19.3 Cinnamon) and was a little bit surprised that even the 64-bit version seem to run fine on the old laptop. I managed to get the important things installed and configured. One thing that I am missing from the former DELL OEM solutions is a tool for more indepth power management, especially limitting the CPU / GPU maximum performance/power consumption (e.g. in percentages). I would like to avoid a bios update, just for an "underclocking" function.
Unfortunately, Linux Mint version 19.3 (Cinnamon, 64-bit) provides only basic power management options, like inactivity timers for monitor brightness, monitor turn-off and laptop hybernation or shutdown.

Can anyone of the more experienced Linux veterans recommend me a tool / application to manage (limit) the power consumption of the CPU / GPU in Linux Mint 19.3 (Cinnamon, 64-bit)?

Thank you for your suggestions!

Kind regards,
foxgog

A work done in vain, IMO. Like it or not, Ubuntu 20.04LTS is here and all new users will use this new LTS instead of "soon-to-be-retired" old one.

We need a solution to this arising problem, as of right now GOG does not support anything fresher than 18.04 (and shows no intentions to change this).

The most common problem will be "The game does not run" (missing "libcrypto.so.1.0.0" and "libssl.so.1.0.0"). A bloody load of game engines need them for whatever reasons (most probably, junk dependencies) and Ubuntu 20.04 does not provide them.

Maybe we shall write and pin a FAQ?

That could be a good idea. 20.04 will soon be what everyone is using.

Okay, upgraded a new machine to ubuntu 20.04

I install via terminal as i used to, put an icon on the desktop, but instead of opening the game it is acting as a pointer to the start.sh instead.

Then it lists the path.

Anyone have any idea how to start games from the desktop or from the icon installed rather than having to go to the folder and open it manually?

What happens if you try to open the file in the desktop from the terminal? Use the command cd ~/Desktop ; ./file-name for that, changing file-name for the name of the shortcut the installer created.

Also, did you try launching from the launchpad? (default shortcut for the launchpad is Super + A, or the button in the bottom left of the screen)

From the Desktop folder in the terminal, try to run chmod +x file-name (again, change file-name for the name of the file), then try to open it from the desktop icon.