Streamlined compared to what?

Windows:
(Provided you have already set up the necessary application to download updates to the applications you use on the online machine)
* Download update files to a USB stick/HDD
* Move the storage to the offline machine
* Install updates (probably one by one - but that, as you say, can likely be automated)

Debian-based distro:
(Provided you have already set up the offline machine to use a local repository, and set up the online machine to mirror the bits you want)
* Clone the repository to a USB stick/HDD (one command: debmirror)
* Move the storage to the offline machine
* Run the relevant system update mechanism (apt-get update; apt-get upgrade, or GUI tools, or whatever you like)

Seems very similar to me.

At work last week, I set up a couple of virtual machines in order to play around with PXE, netbooting, and unattended installations, one (let's call it "1") is connected to the outside as well as to an internal network that's only among the VM's, the other VM ("2") is only connected to the internal network, and does not have access to the internet or the rest of our work network at all.

Machine 2 was installed and updated only from 1's mirror, and aside from my main networking interests, the setup of the mirror was very simple (there's the initial download, but that's no work, just a wait for the command to finish). When the config file is set up (which obviously needs doing just once) so that the application knows where to fetch from, to, and what to grab, it's a single short command. The client doesn't care whether the repository is on a server or on a local disk, as long as it's set up correctly (which, again, is set-and-forget).

I've since started messing around with cloning the FreeBSD repo as well, and offer that as an install choice, but I'm not quite there yet.

I hope CDP is working hard on a vulkan port of the RedEngine to make Win-Linux-Crossplattforming more viable and be able to achieve higher performance at the same time. Of course, all Witchers would then have to be ported to the new version---which should be quite easy for Part II and III, but hard work for Part I. Anyways, I think it would be worth it, espacially cause it make it possible to bring all witchers to the current gen and next gen consoles. That should result in massive income...

What version of Ubuntu are you using?

According to https://packages.ubuntu.com wine-stable is version 2.0.2 and wine-development is 2.18.

Both are a little dated, but certainly newer than 1.6.

Of course, using wine 3.0 is as simple as using wine's official repository.

As an Arch user I don't have that problem at all - Arch is already using wine 3.0.

Porting an engine to new graphics API is never easy. Doable with enough dedication, but not easy at all.

Regarding Witcher 2, the current Linux version is very very playable. I play it regularly on my Core 2 Q6600 / 4GB Ram / GT 1030 system (Medium Settings @ 720p).

Well then the solution is staring you in the face. Make Linux more like Windows. Set it up so root drive is called C: and the home drive in called users. Also set it up so programs install traditionally with all the dependencies they need. I’m serious I’d be willing to use it.

I did ask for links from non Linux websites, nonetheless those are still embarrassing low numbers.

My bad, I was in error. But you’ll still need to fix that ease of use if you want more people to use Linux

Well done looks like you worked really hard on that. Wine 1.6 is still the main version used in Ubuntu LTS. I just check, I had to restarted it because the software centre kept freezing -.-

You read my script you should know why it needs to be edited and why a simple backup script won’t really work for me. For example I can’t install Nvidia drivers on the online system otherwise that would break it. I’m not after a backup I’m after an an offline installer for my Linux apps and updates.

No way am I going to use Arch lol. I just tested Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS. When the software center wasn't freezing the latest none developer version of Wine was 1.6

Is this not the official Wine Repository?

for some reason this link won't work on GOG so just copy and paste this into your browser

goo.gl/D3kzzB

Don't waste your time on Magmarock. You can show him all the facts that things are changing, and he will continue ranting how he doesn't like Linux and no one should be using it. So what's the point? Let him not like it elsewhere.

I will report you do the admins for harassment if you keep this up. Leave me alone and ignore my posts.

You should have been reported for trolling in this thread multiple times already. All your discussions are flamebait. So I'll tell you plain and simple - stop trolling and leave.

Try this baby, if you dare.


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Yeah I was looking that that not too long ago. It very interesting but I'm having trouble getting it to work on my MVware. What should I install it under?

This thing is still very much in alpha but how will you install stuff in it? From an app store or will you be able to just download something.something and run it?

Your loss. I will never use a non-rolling release again. My current install was done in 2012. Six years later, it's still bleeding edge, and running perfectly.

Nothing wrong with a rolling release but I'm not going back to DOS to install an OS. GUI or no deal. Though I'm tempted to try that with NIXOS it's so weird lol I gotta keep looking at it.