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I tend to find this type of complaint/request stems from a Windows mindset where you can shout at and abuse the company, but expect everyone else to provide the same functionality without respect to their volunteer efforts that stem into multiple thousands of hours given away free of charge. Yes ...

My apology. Didn't realize that same topic was already opened. And even on the same day!
Since looks like Mullvad is in the process of being added, I will wait. I have a thing to stay away from flatpacks. Too flat for me...

Mullvad Browser seems like another good browser alternative for keeping tech companies away from my browsing habits, if I use browser for all the sites, where I do not log in. Like Tor browser. Some sites will not load properly but thats OK. Here is simple way of getting it: (Question, should I ...

Bottles is an appimage and is basically a virtualbox alternative, only a portable one that requires no addons or guest iso's-whatever. Appimages are simply containers and flatpaks are (like containers but not really) like an ecosystem that imo is bloated and more complicated all around. For someone ...

Ivan/HC on github just made a completely portable working appimage of Bottles (like vbox). I ran it yesterday from my laptop and it couldn't get any easier even though I have vbox installed. https://github.com/ivan-hc/Bottles-appimage Interesting, I will give it a try. Quote from his github: "The ...

Sorry for later reply, getting over some aggressive bug. But I will prevail ;) [ADDED] to clarify, the "virtualbox" entry in MXPI Popular Apps tab runs a script that pulls in all necessary packages from Debian Repo and Oracle [the ext pack] PLUS it adds your user to the appropriate virtualbox group ...

Nokkaelaein wrote: ↑Tue Oct 29, 2024 2:48 pm It's okay to install Virtualbox in a live USB booting MX Linux system (i.e. you have installed and configured it correctly

Thank you, for a presentation and all the info. It is good to know that manager is so flexible. I may try something similar

Thank you all for informative replies 1. Stick with Debian stable versions for maximum happiness. Thank you for all the answers, you covered everything, appreciate it! Since I multiboot, I place my folder of Virtual Machines (VM) for Virtualbox (VB) in my separate Data drive/partition. That way, it ...

I'm putting this into chat section, since I don't need help, just few questions and maybe few tips :) I will be using Virtualbox for the first time. Can ISO files made by MX Snapshoot be used for installs in VB? I'm assuming yes, but can't hurt asking. I have data partition, can all ISO's be ...

You can also hand it over to LO itself and purge the installed version, which is what I prefer. How: https://mxlinux.org/wiki/applications/libreoffice/ Good to know, it is ok to do this, oh and great wiki guide, I should do some research next time before asking. I keep forgetting about wiki. Great ...