2guntom

I gave Xubuntu 18.04 a try when it first came out in April.

It was a disaster. I contemplated troubleshooting, but then I remembered all the trouble I had with Xubuntu 16.04 when it first came out. It's just not worth it to me. I'm done with anything 'buntu or 'buntu-based.

I tried several debian-based distros and found some interesting ones, but MX is what I'm sticking with. It works, it works well, and it works all the time. In the rare exception when it doesn't, the forum members are there to help, and so are the developers.

Having said all that, there is a recipe for success using a dual-boot system for Windows so you can run Windows-based software.

I've had to do this this year because of some of the work I'm doing that requires a "Windows" operating system.

You must have an SSD. Since you have to turn off all the fast-booting setting so you can dual-boot, all of Microsoft's speed cheats are disabled. SSD's are cheaper, if you go with smaller ones. Amazon has 120GB for less than $30, and that is the best $30 you will ever spend; yes, they are that fast. Install Windows 10 first, then partition off a small section, maybe 35GB for Linux. Use a "regular" hard drive in the same computer, format it NTFS and mark it "STORAGE". The "STORAGE" drive will be accessible from both OS's. OS's on the SSD, everything else on the HDD.

RAM should be DDR3 or better, 6GB or more depending on how heavy of software you run in Windows.

Get a decent graphics card with at least 1GB of memory; 2GB is better. Stay away from gaming cards. AMD seems more compatible with Linux systems; nVidia has always been a pain, particularly with gaming cards.

I prefer Intel processors, and some guys drive Chevy's, other drive Fords. "Hyperthreading" dual core Intels are good; quad core is better. Hyperthreading quad core is amazing, but expensive. AMD is generally less expensive all the way around, and their offerings are ever-interesting. An AMD tri-core at minimum; quadcore is better. I have in my possession an "APU" machine that boasts a hyperthreading dual core, so...

Keeping in mind, everything stated above is for a DESKTOP computer, and working from a government surplus, bargain basement, as cheap as I can get away with standpoint. And this not necessarily "building" a machine, but rather modifying an OEM machine, keeping the price as low as possible.

Adventbible, sorry you are having trouble, and I feel your pain.

I had contacted Mr Myers about making a version for Linux, but he has no interest. He did say I could use his modules and make my own, but I possess neither the time nor the skill to do so. The easiest path that I investigated was to take eSword, crack it, hack it, and then repackage it for Linux, but that also requires time and knowledge I do not have. And, to top it off, my end product would be something that only I could use because it was illegal...

The ONLY solution that I have found is to dual-boot my computers; that is, to have Windows AND Linux on each machine. Windows for eSword, picture editing, and some work-type-stuff, then Linux for everything else.

Also, I have completely abandoned any 'buntu or 'buntu-related distros altogether. I have switched solely to MX Linux which is debian-based. Wine and Winetricks is packaged differently in MX so it comes across as a completely different animal. So much so that I don't use it.

Again, my "fix" is to have Windows installed for eSword; sad but true.

Have you tried posting that error report in any of the 'buntu help forums? Something specific to wine issues *might* yield some help.

If you find a solution, please share 

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No.

At that time, the only solution I had found was to use the older version of e-Sword that came on CD, but if you don't have a previously downloaded version of your premium modules you'll be disappointed.

The option I now use is to have Windows on my Bible study computers. When I need e-Sword, I boot to Windows; everything else, I boot to MX-16.

I have abandoned any more attempts at getting e-Sword running in Linux and I don't use anything 'buntu-based anymore.

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