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So a few people have been asking what systems and software I run especially since I mainly switched to Linux. From paid commercial software to freeware and open-source options, I’ve got a mix for both Windows 10 and Linux.

System Hardware

Windows 11 Home

Linux Mint
Model: Custom Build Lenovo Think Station P330 Tiny
Form Factor: Semi Tower Mini PC
Mother Board: B550M mATX Custom ultra-small form factor system board built on the Intel Q370 chipset
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Processor (3.50GHz) Intel®  x12 Core™ i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz
System RAM: 32GB 16GB
GPU: NVIDA GeForce RTX 5060 Mesa Intel UHD Graphics630
Graphics RAM: 8GB  
Sound:  NVIDIA High Definition Audio Realtek ALC233VB (or ALC233) High Definition Audio codec integrated directly into the system board
Storage: x1 1TB PCIe Gen 4 M.2 SSD 256GB SSD
Monitors: Shared Dual Samsung LS27D36xG
Keyboard: Shared Roccat SUORA FX
Mouse: Shared Rocccart Kone Pro
External Drive: Shared
  • x3 2Tb Seagate Expansion Portable Drive SSD
  • x1 320GB Free Agent HDD
  • x2 5TB One Touch Seagate SSD.
  • DVD: LG External x12 speed (rarely used)
Operating System: Windows 11 Home,  Linux Mint 22.3
Kernel Version: Version 25H2 7.0.0-28
GUI: Windows KDE Plasma 5.27.12
Internet: Disconnected Fibre connection using wired LAN to router
WiFi: Off/Disabled Wi-Fi antenna slot, No antenna
Bluetooth: Off/Disabled No
Front I/O:
  • 1PE-C
  • 1 x USB x TY3.0
  • 1 x USB2.0,
  • 1 x HD Audio
  • 1 x 3.5 Auido Out
  • 1 x USB C
  • 1 x USB 3.0
Rear I/O:
  • 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-A, 
  • 1 x PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse, 1 x LAN,
  • 2 x USB 2.0,
  • 2 x Wi-Fi Antenna connectors,
  • 3 x Audio jacks
  • 3 x HDMI
  • 1 x Display Port
  • 1 x HDMI
  • 2 x USB 3.1
  • 2 x USB 3.0

Software

Windows

Linux
Office: N/A Libre Office
  • Writer
  • Calc
  • Impress
  • Draw
  • Base
  • Math
 Notes:    Obsidian
Desktop Publishing: N/A
  • Affinity (Via Wine Bottles)
  • Scribus
  • Libre Office
Graphic Design:
  • Affinity
  • Affinity (Via Wine Bottles)
  • InkScape
Photo Editing: N/A
  • Affinity (Via Wine Bottles)
  • GiMP
Digital Painting:    Krita
Screen Capture: N/A
  • FlameShot
  • Simple Screen Recorder
Image Viewer:  N/A DigiKam
DataBase Design: FileMaker 18 & 19 Searching
  • Libre Office Base?
  • Grist ?
Laser  LightBurn FreeCAD
CNC  N/A
  • CNCJS
  • Smoothieware
  • Grbl

Media

 Windows

Linux
Video Editing:  N/A
  • DaVinci Resolve
  • KdenLive
Audio Editing: FL Studio
  • Audacity
  • Ardour
  • Bitwig
  • LMMS
  • Tracton Waveform

Looking at options
Multimedia Player: VLC VLC
MP3TAG:   PuddleTAG

 Internet

Windows

 Linux
Browser: N/A Firefox VPN Mode On
Search Engine: N/A
  • DuckDuckGo.com
Email: Pegasus Mail
(Only storing old emails)
  • Thunderbird
  • GMail
FTP:  N/A FileZilla

System Utilities

Windows

Linux
File Management: Explorer Dolphin
Command Line: Command Prompt Konsole
Roll Back: System Restore Timeshift
Backup:   Kup Backup System

Retired Hardware

Software

  
 
XKeys XK-68 Jog & Shuttle MacroWorks 3.1.  
  Roccat Swarm  
Elgato Stream Deck StreamDeck 7.5.1