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You make me feel bad when putting that emoji , I was just trying to explain something that I thought had been clear from the beginning, moreover, I think that when that first build is available, those inscriptions on that Edge page will not be worth anything, because I believe that anyone, whether registered or not, can download the "new" Edge without any problem.
Welcome to TenForums, Jesse. I lived in Texas all my life, until we moved to Arkansas to be with our daughter and her husband.
I quit using IE a long time ago, when Microsoft announced it will be deprecated. As far as I know, they won't fix any more bugs either. So, as @CountMike says, teach 'em to use Chrome or (my choice) Firefox.
Hi there
@slicendice
A computer that works and Windows !!! Contradiction in terms -- a basic tablet might be better for some people -- depends on what they need to do. !!!
I've been playing with WSL on these builds -- on earlier 1803 builds I could even get some Linux GUI programs to work -- OK not necessary but I just thought an interesting exercise = just to see if I could do it. On the latest last two insider builds -- can't get the Windows X-Server to do anything so no GUI program starts.
(For those who don't know Linux -- to get any GUI - there are a load of GUI choices unlike Windows) you need an X-Server to run -- this handles the main screen interface so the GUI choice is much easier to implement than in Windows where it's all built in to a single system).
I did read that in the next (or an upcoming) build that WSL will be significantly updated -- OK it's not designed yet to run Linux GUI type programs although I can't see why it shouldn't be -- a sort of "Reverse WINE" where you can make some Windows executables run on a native Linux Distro.
I know you can run a VM -- but where's the fun in that !!!!!! especially if you've got a decent machine with loads of HDD, powerful processor and bags of RAM !!
(WSL for those who might not know = Windows Subsystem Linux where you can from the store install bash for Linux commands basic command line interface for several of the most popular Linux distros - e.g ubuntu openSUSE etc).
On latest version of Current version of Windows (not insider) I did manage to get one or two Linux GUI programs to run -- albeit with a bit of difficulty !!!! Here's Nautilus -- Ubuntu's default file manager running in Windowed mode.
Do you think I have too much free time at the moment -- well it's a hideous damp Tuesday here at 1 Deg C. !!!!
Cheers
jimbo
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@jimbo45
While WSL was never intended for GUI use, it's fun to experiment with that part. I've tried running a bunch of GUI apps too and most of them work surprisingly well. But I'd still rather use a native Linux distribution for those purposes. As a matter of fact, I've seriously considered building a dedicated Linux only machine. ;-)