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I've been on Mint for about two months now. Took some getting used to and there was a pretty large chunk of stuff to learn that I wasn't really expecting (I feel like Linux users tend to greatly oversell how easy of a switch it is), but I've got most things figured out now. AlternativetTo.net has been a lifesaver and has helped me find replacements for most programs I use regularly. Though I still desperately miss paint.net.
Now I just need to figure out why my audio crackles sometimes when I'm playing games.
I get the audio crackle also, been trying to figure it out for a while. Some people seem to have solved it by disabling power saving on the audio card. Didn't work for me but might work for you.
cat /sys/module/snd_hda_intel/parameters/powersave
If it returns a "1" then power save is active
It's been an unfortunately difficult problem for me to troubleshoot since it only happens occasionally. I appreciate the help though, I'll give disabling it a shot (it was enabled.)
I've not used paint.net so this might be completely off the mark, but Pinta is a good little paint program which might be a reasonable alternative.
Second vote for Pinta. About the closest thing to paint.net there is for a Linux desktop . . .
Yeah, Pinta is currently what I'm using as a replacement. It's more or less what I need, but the UI is difficult to navigate and leaves a lot to be desired (though tbf that might be my paint.net muscle memory fighting me). I do appreciate Pinta being around though, I've tried other alternatives and Pinta is definitely the best of the bunch, at least for what I'm looking for.