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[–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The biggest problem with Linux has always been windows software imo.

[–] Crozekiel@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Most of it works fine if the devs aren't actively making it impossible to work under Wine, either as a conscious effort (which is more often than you would think) or as a side-effect of other shady practices like constant communication with servers for DRM that is poorly or aggressively implemented.

[–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 3 months ago (4 children)

idk, simple stuff like old versions of microsoft word, or mspaint don't work under wine.

[–] windpunch@feddit.org 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Define old. Office 2007 works.

[–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 3 months ago

huh. didn't in my experience.

[–] Crozekiel@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

mspaint...? Is. Is this a troll?

[–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

because i like mspaint?
I've been using it for the last ~5 years for (really shitty) pixel art and i can't find anything similar enough for linux. it never worked under wine for me.

[–] Crozekiel@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How do you even get an installer for mspaint?? Like, I'm honestly baffled and intrigued at this point that mspaint is the "killer app" keeping someone on Windows and how one would even try to install it under wine...

I did a bit of hunting online and most people report no problems with the windows xp version of paint under wine, but 7 and later requires some tinkering because of missing .dll files or won't work at all.

[–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 months ago

I wouldn't say it's keeping me on windows, but I would miss it.

I just tried downloading the .exes from the Internet archive.

[–] moopet@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's a feature.

[–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

well, that feature has been the reason i've always had to keep a windows laptop around.

[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Then don't use them? Alternatives exist that work better

[–] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

Do you mean lack of quality native applications?