Unwanted upgrade in 22.0

[Jeff Layman]

Perhaps this should really be in the Ubuntu NG, as the change is their
doing.

I like playing Aisleriot solitaire, but as soon as I opened it in 22.0 I
regretted the upgrade. The new card front design is much less
distinctive. Seeing some comments about the new design I'm not the only
one to dislike the Devs messing around for no reason.

Fortunately, I have the previous version on an old laptop and was able
to copy the card design *.svgz file from that. It was necessary to open
Nemo in root to rename the upgrade version of the *.svgz (anglo.svgz)
file to anything other than that and then rename and copy the old *.svgz
as anglo.svgz to the same folder as the original file. Now opening
Aisleriot solitaire shows the original card design.

A bit of a waste of time, but how often do we have to do things like
this to get back to the way we like them?!

[azigni]

On the bright side, you were able to make the change back to what you
prefer. With Windoze, you either like it, or buy something you do like.

[Paul]

Post by azigni
On the bright side, you were able to make the change back to what you
prefer. With Windoze, you either like it, or buy something you do like.

Now that's not true.

Some of the built-in games were OS version-locked. Someone
figured out which byte fields controlled what OSes the games
would run in. This allows the game code to run on a newer OS
(take a hex editor, alter four bytes in different locations).

The end result, is you can download a 100MB ZIP file, with the
Win7 version of some games, and run them on Win11. Things like
the classical Solitaire.

You don't have to play the "newest" solitaire with its freemium design.

https://winaero.com/download-windows-7-games-for-windows-11/

If you take the executable, like a sol.exe, and compare it to
an original file from the OS it came from, there should be four
bytes difference or so. There would be sol.exe and something
like cards.dll or cardgames.dll as helpers.

Paul

[Edmund]

Post by azigni
On the bright side, you were able to make the change back to what you
prefer. With Windoze, you either like it, or buy something you do like.

So? what is your point in this LINUX-MINT group?

[azigni]

Post by Edmund

Post by azigni
On the bright side, you were able to make the change back to what you
prefer. With Windoze, you either like it, or buy something you do like.

So? what is your point in this LINUX-MINT group?

You will have to explain what part of my comment was not clear?

[Edmund]

Post by azigni

Post by Edmund

Post by azigni
On the bright side, you were able to make the change back to what you
prefer. With Windoze, you either like it, or buy something you do like.

So? what is your point in this LINUX-MINT group?

You will have to explain what part of my comment was not clear?

Answer the question, unless you can't

[azigni]

Post by Edmund
Answer the question, unless you can't

Edmund, I am not sure what your point is? I suggest you block me, or
ignore me. Thank you.

[Edmund]

Post by azigni

Post by Edmund
Answer the question, unless you can't

Edmund, I am not sure what your point is?

Of course you don't understand and you cannot ( don't want to )
tell us what your point is by dragging "windows" into this Linux Mint
group to distract from the topic

Post by azigni
I suggest you block me, or
ignore me. Thank you.

No it's fine, you are exposed and maybe you have something useful to say
in the future.
You never know.

[azigni]

Post by Edmund

I suggest you block me, or ignore me. Thank you.

No it's fine, you are exposed and maybe you have something useful to say
in the future.
You never know.

It is rather difficult to make a comparative statement about the benefits
of Linux verses Windoze, without mentioning Windows don't you think? If
using Windows you are stuck with what you get. If you use Linux, as Jeff
Layman mentioned you can make modifications, if you know how.

[Edmund]

Post by azigni

Post by Edmund

I suggest you block me, or ignore me. Thank you.

No it's fine, you are exposed and maybe you have something useful to say
in the future.
You never know.

It is rather difficult to make a comparative statement about the benefits
of Linux verses Windoze, without mentioning Windows don't you think? If
using Windows you are stuck with what you get. If you use Linux, as Jeff
Layman mentioned you can make modifications, if you know how.

Jeff had a question about LINUX MINT.
Your commend with dragging in an other OS is absolutely pointless
it does not contribute or solve anything in Linux mint at all.
It's just childish windows bashing and I may add you are even wrong in
that too, in Windows it is also possible to modify things... :-)

[azigni]

Post by Edmund
Jeff had a question about LINUX MINT.

You is wrong Edmund. Reread the Original Post. Jeff offered a fix for
something he did not like with the current Aisleriot Solitaire upgrade.
Aisleriot Solitaire is a game available in all Linux Distributions, and
not restricted to Linux Mint alone.

Post by Edmund
Your commend with dragging in an other OS is absolutely pointless it
does not contribute or solve anything in Linux mint at all.

There was nothing to solve, Jeff, already had the answer and he posted it.
Do you understand what a, "comparative sentence", is? A comparative
sentence compares one thing to another thing, nothing more, nothing less.

Post by Edmund
It's just childish windows bashing and I may add you are even wrong in
that too, in Windows it is also possible to modify things... :-)

What exactly is, "childish Windows Bashing". I don't recall bashing
Windoze.

What exactly have you contributed to this thread in this group, except to
waste mine and other people's time? What is your point relentlessly
attacking my comment? If not for you, it would be forgotten and buried by
now. Please let it go...

[Monsieur]

Post by Jeff Layman
Perhaps this should really be in the Ubuntu NG, as the change is their
doing.
I like playing Aisleriot solitaire, but as soon as I opened it in 22.0 I
regretted the upgrade. The new card front design is much less
distinctive. Seeing some comments about the new design I'm not the only
one to dislike the Devs messing around for no reason.
Fortunately, I have the previous version on an old laptop and was able
to copy the card design *.svgz file from that. It was necessary to open
Nemo in root to rename the upgrade version of the *.svgz (anglo.svgz)
file to anything other than that and then rename and copy the old *.svgz
as anglo.svgz to the same folder as the original file. Now opening
Aisleriot solitaire shows the original card design.
A bit of a waste of time, but how often do we have to do things like
this to get back to the way we like them?!

Think of all those poor Windows-users and the constant rat race they're
going through to keep up with the latest idea that Microsoft has to
"improve the user experience". There's no "getting used to" anything in
Windows; you can bet Microsoft will change it before you even get the
chance to become used to it. Compared to that, Linux isn't so bad. :-)

Speaking of Solitaire, have you tried https://worldofsolitaire.com/ ?

[Jeff Layman]

Post by Monsieur

Post by Jeff Layman
Perhaps this should really be in the Ubuntu NG, as the change is their
doing.
I like playing Aisleriot solitaire, but as soon as I opened it in 22.0 I
regretted the upgrade. The new card front design is much less
distinctive. Seeing some comments about the new design I'm not the only
one to dislike the Devs messing around for no reason.
Fortunately, I have the previous version on an old laptop and was able
to copy the card design *.svgz file from that. It was necessary to open
Nemo in root to rename the upgrade version of the *.svgz (anglo.svgz)
file to anything other than that and then rename and copy the old *.svgz
as anglo.svgz to the same folder as the original file. Now opening
Aisleriot solitaire shows the original card design.
A bit of a waste of time, but how often do we have to do things like
this to get back to the way we like them?!

Think of all those poor Windows-users and the constant rat race they're
going through to keep up with the latest idea that Microsoft has to
"improve the user experience". There's no "getting used to" anything in
Windows; you can bet Microsoft will change it before you even get the
chance to become used to it. Compared to that, Linux isn't so bad. :-)

I don't remember Windows being quite that bad, but 7 was the last
version I used. It was just a surprise this time to find the pointless
design change. Not only that, but not even the choice which existed in
the previous version.

Post by Monsieur
Speaking of Solitaire, have you tried https://worldofsolitaire.com/ ?

I'd seen that, but I'm not keen on doing anything online which can be
done locally. Also, as Alan K. mentioned, I'd tried Pysolfc, but
uninstalled it as I didn't feel the need to have 1000 different
solitaire games available!

[Alan K.]

Perhaps this should really be in the Ubuntu NG, as the change is their doing.
I like playing Aisleriot solitaire, but as soon as I opened it in 22.0 I regretted the upgrade. The
new card front design is much less distinctive. Seeing some comments about the new design I'm not
the only one to dislike the Devs messing around for no reason.
Fortunately, I have the previous version on an old laptop and was able to copy the card design
*.svgz file from that. It was necessary to open Nemo in root to rename the upgrade version of the
*.svgz (anglo.svgz) file to anything other than that and then rename and copy the old *.svgz as
anglo.svgz to the same folder as the original file. Now opening Aisleriot solitaire shows the
original card design.
A bit of a waste of time, but how often do we have to do things like this to get back to the way we
like them?!

I wish I could remember what it was, (a game), I was tinkering with 22 in a VM and trying to
configure it (anticipating moving to 22 soon) and found one program that did not want to work. I
wound up loading the flatpak version.

Found it. PysolFC, card game. I don't remember the exact issue, but I don't need flatpak in 21.3.

[Edmund]

Post by Jeff Layman
Perhaps this should really be in the Ubuntu NG, as the change is their
doing.
I like playing Aisleriot solitaire, but as soon as I opened it in 22.0 I
regretted the upgrade. The new card front design is much less
distinctive. Seeing some comments about the new design I'm not the only
one to dislike the Devs messing around for no reason.

By now, we all should know that the Devs - as you call them - play
around with useless stuff and the refuse to fix existing bugs.
That's the way it is.

Post by Jeff Layman
Fortunately, I have the previous version on an old laptop and was able
to copy the card design *.svgz file from that. It was necessary to open
Nemo in root to rename the upgrade version of the *.svgz (anglo.svgz)
file to anything other than that and then rename and copy the old *.svgz
as anglo.svgz to the same folder as the original file. Now opening
Aisleriot solitaire shows the original card design.
A bit of a waste of time, but how often do we have to do things like
this to get back to the way we like them?!

[RonB]

Post by Jeff Layman
Perhaps this should really be in the Ubuntu NG, as the change is their
doing.
I like playing Aisleriot solitaire, but as soon as I opened it in 22.0 I
regretted the upgrade. The new card front design is much less
distinctive. Seeing some comments about the new design I'm not the only
one to dislike the Devs messing around for no reason.
Fortunately, I have the previous version on an old laptop and was able
to copy the card design *.svgz file from that. It was necessary to open
Nemo in root to rename the upgrade version of the *.svgz (anglo.svgz)
file to anything other than that and then rename and copy the old *.svgz
as anglo.svgz to the same folder as the original file. Now opening
Aisleriot solitaire shows the original card design.
A bit of a waste of time, but how often do we have to do things like
this to get back to the way we like them?!

I did the same, moving the previous design over to Linux Mint 22. You can
also add ten more card choices by installing gnome-cards-data.

[Jeff Layman]

Post by RonB

Post by Jeff Layman
Perhaps this should really be in the Ubuntu NG, as the change is their
doing.
I like playing Aisleriot solitaire, but as soon as I opened it in 22.0 I
regretted the upgrade. The new card front design is much less
distinctive. Seeing some comments about the new design I'm not the only
one to dislike the Devs messing around for no reason.
Fortunately, I have the previous version on an old laptop and was able
to copy the card design *.svgz file from that. It was necessary to open
Nemo in root to rename the upgrade version of the *.svgz (anglo.svgz)
file to anything other than that and then rename and copy the old *.svgz
as anglo.svgz to the same folder as the original file. Now opening
Aisleriot solitaire shows the original card design.
A bit of a waste of time, but how often do we have to do things like
this to get back to the way we like them?!

I did the same, moving the previous design over to Linux Mint 22. You can
also add ten more card choices by installing gnome-cards-data.

I'll have a look at gnome-cards-data. I hope that the *.svgz doesn't
change when 22.1 comes along! In that case, though, the name should
remain the same and Timeshift should be available to restore the old
version fairly simply.

[Heinz Schmitz]

Post by Jeff Layman
Perhaps this should really be in the Ubuntu NG, as the change is their
doing.
I like playing Aisleriot solitaire, but as soon as I opened it in 22.0 I
regretted the upgrade. The new card front design is much less
distinctive. Seeing some comments about the new design I'm not the only
one to dislike the Devs messing around for no reason.
Fortunately, I have the previous version on an old laptop and was able
to copy the card design *.svgz file from that. It was necessary to open
Nemo in root to rename the upgrade version of the *.svgz (anglo.svgz)
file to anything other than that and then rename and copy the old *.svgz
as anglo.svgz to the same folder as the original file. Now opening
Aisleriot solitaire shows the original card design.
A bit of a waste of time, but how often do we have to do things like
this to get back to the way we like them?!

Some time ago I did an update from ubuntu 18.04 to something
twentieish. Downloading software from the ubuntu repository
brought me into trouble. I got the impression, that maybe every
version of ubuntu gets a look at the repository from a different
angle and some beloved software isn't even visible anymore.
And I can't say that I'm in love in any way with the snap-thingy.
I returned to 18.04. Ruefully, and happy again :-).

Regards,
H.