@paul_audioz I'm glad you discovered what this Appimage is all about, If you read my previous post, there is a link with various applications in Appimage format.

Video editor: https://github.com/pkgforge-dev/kdenlive-AppImage-Enhanced/releases
Graphics editor: https://github.com/pkgforge-dev/Pinta-AppImage/releases
Audio editor: https://www.audacityteam.org/download/linux/

Edit: If you want to create a shortcut to the application on the desktop, press left keyboard button Ctrl + Shift at the same time and drag the Appimage application to the desktop, a shortcut will be created.

 

Last edited: Dec 7, 2025

I heard about bottles earlier, but it sounded a bit too difficult for me. When I was trying to get EZDrummer3 running in Wine, I did not succeed. So I googled it and I found a video about somebody who got it running in bottles. So I thought let's give it a go. But to be honest, the guy in the video installed a bottle and installed EZDrummer3 and them bam, it worked. Just like that. Guess what happened to me? No! It did not work immediately! I had to make several additions and I also had to change the registry to get the patterns libraries working and they still do not work properly, but hey, I can use the drum sounds of the packages.
Would I suggest a new Linux user to use bottles to get EZDrummer3 running? Hell no! Better to look for a Linux drum VSTi......or just use a Kontakt drum Library....

 

a fun watch

 

There's still time to change my strategy for using Windows.

I've personally stopped updating Windows so it stays exactly as it is:

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I've frozen Windows at the state it's in from early 2025. Nobody can mess with my operating system anymore.
If things get worse, I'll have an offline PC for my music and an online PC just for the internet, running Linux.

 

To start, I recommend Ubuntu Studio. It’s complete and doesn’t require initial configuration—best for beginners. Alternatively, Fedora Jam is a good choice.
I personally use Debian 13; for audio, I’d avoid bleeding-edge distros like Arch and its derivatives.

Unfortunately, not all plugins work out of the box—some require separate configuration in WINE or installing winetricks.
Plugins from the sister site tend to work better.

As for Windows programs, it’s a similar story. Most can be run, and there are plenty of alternatives available.

 

I saw this today and yeah, I think it's time to switch to Linux...

 

Last edited: Dec 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM

I don't understand why they want to update. It's obvious, and I agree with them,
that Windows 11, with its AI stuff and other issues, is going to be a disaster.

That's why I'm talking about freezing the system to its current state.
Make a backup so you can use the same version of Windows for the next 40 + - years.

There's a lot of complaining and despair among many people forced to update from 10 to 11—due to a lack of computer skills, people are even buying new PCs. Screw what Microsoft and others are planning. Stay independent and self-reliant, and protect what you have.

Stop complaining and do something about it. It's serious; the tech world will be different in a few years.
Secure your system now, and you'll survive the future. If you do nothing, you'll be overtaken.

Let me explain the process again:

Using good backup software, create a complete backup of your operating system (C:/ drive) to a second hard drive. You can then use an emergency disk to completely restore your operating system.

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I logged in to the site in order to LOOOOOL

 

That's exactly your problem: you're needlessly dramatizing things and driving yourself crazy with your negative view of Linux. I bet if you don't change your attitude towards Windows and keep calling it a piece of crap, you'll be really unhappy right now—you need something new again, install Linux! But that's self-deception, because you have all the technical skills to make Windows fit for the future.

Please don't talk about an operating system and compare it to a piece of crap; that should be beneath you. Such foul language is unworthy of you. Come on, @ArticStorm, there are only three systems: Windows, macOS, and Linux! Sure, you vent sometimes, but that doesn't get you anywhere...it only makes you more dissatisfied!

 

Perhaps we should skip Windows 11 until this AI bubble flops, or until Microsoft understands all the shitty moves they’ve made since the Windows 10 release.
But they probably won’t even care, since it’s not their main source of profit and they mostly do it for OEM money.
On the other hand, they’re so aggressive in pushing Windows 11 that even the Windows 10 forcing feels light
Why they’re doing it is a mystery. The only thing that comes to mind is that they most likely got carried away hunting user data and bacause are afraid of being left behind out of this AI bubble.
The fall will be hard, and they will lose a little of what they had. Probably it’s for the best.

 

Last edited: Dec 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM

I tried ardour on linux ages ago
yes thats my contribution to this thread lol

 

Gee, I think I have heard this somewhere before except for the linux part... Just for the record, one doesn't need any third party apps to nix the updating junk. Personally, I would implement your overall plan now. Don't wait. The way the capitalist corporate models work, things are definitely headed for more of the same, or worse.

As far as the linux part goes, nothing has changed since the start of this thread or the beginning of time. The utilization of a linux build for an internet machine is certainly intriguing except for the fact that integrating a linux machine into a backend windows domain is way too obtuse of an undertaking to waste time on at this point. Win10 is malleable enough to be safely secured for internet and can be easily melded into a windows domain like butter on toast.

 

Last edited: Dec 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM

I did the same years and years ago. At some point you get tired of wrestling with it all though, and you install Windows and everything fucking works, and the relief is OVERWHELMING.

 

He posted this on his LinkedIn. He backtracked already, but I'm not fully convinced:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gale...-microsoft-activity-7407863239289729024-WTzf/

 

Last edited: Dec 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM

My goal is to eliminate Microsoft by 2030.