I did that but can't find the actual filename for the driver. It worked so I didn't dig too much. I don't think they are actual .exe files but .sys files.
The driver .sys files should be in C:Windows/System32/drivers
I use a wireless mouse and my Microsoft wired driver mouclass.sys is still in the drivers folder.
But then, I'm still using Windows 7.
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Oh I know where the drivers are just I couldn't find the exact file. But it's a non issue it was just curiosity on my part. I just wondered if the wired drivers are still running in the background when you use a wireless keyboard and mouse, or if the same drivers can accommodate both wired and wireless peripherals.
I unplugged the mouse receiver, waited a few seconds and plugged it back in. It didn't show that it was reloading the driver, so I think it is running in the background, at least on my PC that is the case.
Might well be the same here too, just if it's idle it's not using any resources till it is needed again.
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Recently started dual booting Windows 10 and Linux again, with the intent of leaving Windows. I've been playing around with W11, and while it's not bad, I'm finding that Microsoft's goal is clearly software as a service. They've been hush hush over how much more telemetry than Windows 10 they'll be outputting, but you can bet it will become more invasive, because they've only been increasing that as data is profit, and I don't want to be the product where they make their money, so I've been getting used to Linux full time (weaning myself slowly).
Initially, I chose an Ubuntu based distro, Feren OS, which is a nice little distro, but woefully understaffed for what they want to do, and I like knowing the people developing a distro can handle a major issue quickly. So I ended up going with a distro I felt was built upon a bleeding edge foundation: Manjaro. In this case, Manjaro w/ the KDE Plasma DE.
Finally, a desktop environment that understands I am *extra*.
I have managed to get all of my games running on it, including my beloved GTA V, with mods, and it runs smooth as silk. Now all I have to do is wait until Linux can handle WMR headsets, and I won't need Windows at all!
My current desktop:
Initially, I chose an Ubuntu based distro, Feren OS, which is a nice little distro, but woefully understaffed for what they want to do, and I like knowing the people developing a distro can handle a major issue quickly. So I ended up going with a distro I felt was built upon a bleeding edge foundation: Manjaro. In this case, Manjaro w/ the KDE Plasma DE.
Finally, a desktop environment that understands I am *extra*.
I have managed to get all of my games running on it, including my beloved GTA V, with mods, and it runs smooth as silk. Now all I have to do is wait until Linux can handle WMR headsets, and I won't need Windows at all!
My current desktop:
I used Manjaro for 5 years before moving to another distro more than a year ago.
Nothing wrong with Manjaro, I liked it but other distros are a better choice in my case now.
Beside, Arch based distros are the best if Plasma is your DE of choice.
I would still suggest to read the release notes before an update or even wait for feedbacks from users. It's not specific to Manjaro but to any rolling release distro.
Nothing wrong with Manjaro, I liked it but other distros are a better choice in my case now.
Beside, Arch based distros are the best if Plasma is your DE of choice.
I would still suggest to read the release notes before an update or even wait for feedbacks from users. It's not specific to Manjaro but to any rolling release distro.
I'm still on Linux Mint with, depending on the machine, Cinnamon or XFCE.
In the past I've used Ubuntu/Xubuntu and Suse Linux when it was still just Suse Linux so that's really long ago.. it was version 10.1 didn't really use a suitable machine for it, it was a Compaq Deskpro with a Pentium II 400, 256Mb RAM and I think a 4Gb drive, it HATED my iiYama monitor and at first refuse to run it at anything above 60Hz and yeah.. CRT and 60hz..
I've also used Slackware, Debian, Red Hat when it was just Red Hat and not Fedora, antiX, Vector Linux, Zenwalk, KateOS, LXLE Linux and Puppy Linux..
and I might have forgotten a few..
In the past I've used Ubuntu/Xubuntu and Suse Linux when it was still just Suse Linux so that's really long ago.. it was version 10.1 didn't really use a suitable machine for it, it was a Compaq Deskpro with a Pentium II 400, 256Mb RAM and I think a 4Gb drive, it HATED my iiYama monitor and at first refuse to run it at anything above 60Hz and yeah.. CRT and 60hz..
I've also used Slackware, Debian, Red Hat when it was just Red Hat and not Fedora, antiX, Vector Linux, Zenwalk, KateOS, LXLE Linux and Puppy Linux..
and I might have forgotten a few..
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Oh, always. I know me, I can screw up something in a heartbeat, so I take every update with caution. Plus, I'm still getting the hang of Manjaro. Last distros I really played around with were Ubuntu and Mint, and Arch is a bit of a different beast.
That said, I still keep "sudo apt"ing all over the place, instead of pamac, and I roll my eyes at myself and go back to try again.
Yep, I've tasted many Linux flavors. So far, Manjaro's the one that makes me want to stick around and try the whole thing. It's rather fascinating. First thing I did was make an image, which was a wise decision because I've managed to nearly destroy my installation 3 times just trying to configure things. So caution has now become the watchword, but wow, what great performance, stability, and I love the security and privacy. I know that Linux isn't watching everything I type, listening to everything I say, or monitoring every site I visit, and it's very liberating.I'm still on Linux Mint with, depending on the machine, Cinnamon or XFCE.
In the past I've used Ubuntu/Xubuntu and Suse Linux when it was still just Suse Linux so that's really long ago.. it was version 10.1 didn't really use a suitable machine for it, it was a Compaq Deskpro with a Pentium II 400, 256Mb RAM and I think a 4Gb drive, it HATED my iiYama monitor and at first refuse to run it at anything above 60Hz and yeah.. CRT and 60hz..
I've also used Slackware, Debian, Red Hat when it was just Red Hat and not Fedora, antiX, Vector Linux, Zenwalk, KateOS, LXLE Linux and Puppy Linux..
KDE Plasma's gorgeous, flexible, and pretty stable. Some things like to stop working, but this *is* the bleeding edge version I'm using. I do love Cinnamon from Mint, although believe it or not one of the things that I couldn't tolerate was that I couldn't change the lockscreen. It *had* to be the desktop wallpaper, and I just don't like that. So for all it's lovely options, I chose KDE Plasma, and I feel it was the best decision for me (that said, Linux Mint MATE looks wonderfully nice and clean, too).
I said it before, but if they managed to get a WMR headset to work on Linux (mine, in particular), I'm completely done with Windows. I've got all of my games ported, all of my apps (except for PSP 21 which does not like WINE, but Krita and GIMP make up for it easily), I've got it looking how I want, and it's all nice and neatly tucked away safe and sound.
I was with Windows and its slowly limiting options for so long, I forgot how enjoyable computing could still be.
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Oh, absolutely, the package manager is absurdly simple. It's literally "I need a good budget software. Oh, there's one. Install. Done."I stuck with Mint because for all my desktop needs it works without any limitations, I don't miss anything, I don't need Windows, and also the ease of things, fire up the installer, just tell it what you want and it hassle free installs the whole thing.
Manjaro, like Mint, is so simple in that regard, too. It still feels weird that I can see a program like, say, Lutris, and be like "I should install that." Open up the terminal, "sudo pamac install lutris," and it's done. It feels like magic words.
I will say if I have one minor gripe about KDE Plasma is that it uses Dolphin. Dolphin's good, but sometimes it's a bit slow and gets in its own way. Nemo, IMO, is the superior file manager. The one thing Dolphin does have that I like is tabbed windows. That comes in handy.
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I never used pamac except for the GUI version but reading the wiki https://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php/Pamac you are not supposed to use sudo with it. It will probably ask for your password when it needs it.
The Arch way is to use pacman and/or an AUR helper. Pamac is probably a helper but after reading the wiki, I find it complicated.
Manjaro used to have yay in its official repo, don't know if it's still the case. The Arch community seems to favor paru today (at least available in AUR, don't know for Manjaro repo).
I tried KDE again recently after years on Gnome but it's a waste of time for me : I spend too much time configuring it. In the end I always try to make it work and look like Gnome and it's never satisfying. Gnome takes time to get use to its workflow but there is no going back after and it stays out of the way when I try to actually do things with my PC.
I could never get used to Cinnamon so it kept me away from Mint.
I did a lot of distro hopping since a year and I always end reinstalling Fedora. It's a very pleasant distro.
I have a 2nd low specs laptop and I installed Pop os on it. It's a little heavy for this PC but it's not so bad, I might keep it.
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Ok, I will remember that, thank you! I'm still learning and for some reason pamac was the first command I came across.
Fedora's one I'd love to really give a try, but before I do that I want to know Linux inside and out. I spent three decades with Windows. Hopefully, grasping the complexities of Linux won't take nearly as long.
Also, yeah, KDE is very configurable, but the downside is if something goes wrong, you have to figure out which configuration caused the problem, and then there's the fact it keeps its conf files in so many places, so saving all of them in the event of a fatal crash is a bit of a chore. That's a lot of lost time setting everything back up again.
I asked for flexibility, though, and I got it!
It's probably the command promoted by Manjaro.
I gave you only suggestions, if in the end you are comfortable with pamac it's fine.
Linux is about choices : commands, distro, desktop environments. In the end, there is no wrong option, just the options right for you
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Thank you!It's probably the command promoted by Manjaro.
I gave you only suggestions, if in the end you are comfortable with pamac it's fine.
Linux is about choices : commands, distro, desktop envioronments. In the end, there is no wrong option, just the options right for you
I am currently listening to "I, Robot," from The Alan Parsons project, and installing and configuring mpd and ncmpcpp so I can have a better media player than the one I have. It's not Quod Libet is bad, it's quite good, but it's rather limited. I'm looking for something more fully featured, like what you'd get with Winamp or MusicBee, as for some reason so many music players for Linux focus on playlists, and I'm not really a playlist person outside of what I carry for when I'm walking or driving. If I'm playing music, I have a very good idea of what I want to hear.
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Philistine!
Seriously, though, I ended up sticking with Quod Libet. It turns out there were a lot more features, I just didn't know where they had been hidden. Someone pointed me in the direction of a user manual of sorts for the software, and after about 10 minutes, it looks almost like Winamp, and I turned on all the features I needed. I ended up with this:
So I'm pleased!
I still collect and rip CDs.... How's that for old?
CD storage is not something most retailers do today
CD storage is not something most retailers do today
