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windows 10 : goodbye... - denzjos - 09-28-2025
As I expected, installing open-source programs on Windows 11 isn't going smoothly. Gimp 2.10.38 - no (now installed as a portable), Mozilla Firefox - no (won't start, I'm now using Outlook), Mozilla Thunderbird - no (won't start, I'm using Opera, Google Chrome), etc.
Gimp 3.0.4, LibreOffice 25.2, FreeCAD, and LibreCAD work fine. 
On the other hand, installing Linux Mint on my old PC went smoothly. It feels like I'm using Windows.
RE: windows 10 : goodbye... - denzjos - 10-12-2025
(09-28-2025, 03:48 PM)denzjos Wrote: As I expected, installing open-source programs on Windows 11 isn't going smoothly. Gimp 2.10.38 - no (now installed as a portable), Mozilla Firefox - no (won't start, I'm now using Outlook), Mozilla Thunderbird - no (won't start, I'm using Opera, Google Chrome), etc.
On the other hand, installing Linux Mint on my old PC went smoothly. It feels like I'm using Windows.
Finally I was able to install gimp 2.10.38 with all the plugins and scripts that I had on my old computer (which is currently less used...) on my Windows 11 computer. The portable gimp 2.10.38 was not pleasant to work with, so I tried installing gimp 2.10.38 a few times more and had success. Happy days