Used to tip my toes in Linux world circa 2011 as a kid. I found Ubuntu easier to set up than Windows, but the software catalogue was lacking (games, Adobe software).
Came back to it in 2021 when I read about Valve’s commitment to Wine/Proton and DXVK. Tried out Ubuntu once again but I found it unreliable - random lockups, UI bugs (AMD GPU). Whenever I had an issue my answers were featured on Arch wiki, so I thought “why not Arch then”. That and many memes about femboys/trans girls (haii ^^) using Arch made me try it out and… I stayed with it. Would occasionally reboot to Windows for games with anti-cheat and VR, but over time I kept using Windows less and less.
Fast forward to this year, since April my PC is no longer tainted by Microsoft. All of the games I play work on Linux with no quirks to them, KDE Wayland supports screen tearing so I can play competitive games on it, SteamVR works good enough so don’t have to dualboot anymore.
Kinda glad I learned all of this, as Windows is going downhill with all of the hardware requirements and AI buzzwords
“Inspired” by the Square-Enix putting their foot in their mouth thread, I thought it’d be interesting to make a little thread about indie games. People always talk about wanting to try different, cheaper titles, but with how hard it is to get good gaming news and the state of advertisement/marketing, word of mouth tends to...
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I have an 11th gen Framework mainboard which I would like to repurpose as a server. Unfortunately, (unless I do some super janky stuff) I can only connect 1 drive to it over M.2 and any additional ones must be over USB....
“Valve would rather disintegrate than sell out” I think that was their answer to rumours of an EA acquisition of Valve, and it seems to stay true to this day
I know my way around a command line. I work in IT, but when it comes to my personal fun time more often than not I’m quite lazy. I use windows a lot because just plugging in anything or installing any game and it just working is great....
I guess the meta is installing them via Lutris\Bottles and then launching them via Steam to have a modern controller support and overlay, is that’s so? Does emulation make it better in any way (it seems easier)? What would you use playing them now?...
You can just add them to Steam as a third-party game and select Proton as a compatibility tool. Regarding NFS ProStreet, 1.1 cracked version doesn’t work on Wine/Proton, for whatever reason
+1, I have huge issues with Electron apps running on native Wayland. Fractional scaling doesn’t work, when I maximise an app it’s not covering my whole screen, same happens when manually resizing windows. What’s worse some apps do scale button positions, ex. native Discord, so when I click a button, something else to the left gets clicked. XWayland works fine though
Your Experience with Linux, BSD etc
The fact that you get a full OS for free, customizable and no crappy forced in features that you don’t want is amazing....
SteamVR for Linux gets "experimental improvements to async support" (www.gamingonlinux.com)
What could have been... (lemmy.world)
Toasty Car Rule (lemmy.world)
Just saw this on a walk. No idea why this happened.
The Indie Chat & Recommendation Thread (cdn.imgchest.com)
“Inspired” by the Square-Enix putting their foot in their mouth thread, I thought it’d be interesting to make a little thread about indie games. People always talk about wanting to try different, cheaper titles, but with how hard it is to get good gaming news and the state of advertisement/marketing, word of mouth tends to...
A New Documentary Traces How Piracy Overhauled the Music Industry (hypebeast.com)
May be of interest to fellow pirates… youtube trailer | invidious trailer...
Reflects all damage (lemmy.world)
[meta] "." is not a rule (lemmy.cafe)
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Is RAID1 over USB Reliable?
I have an 11th gen Framework mainboard which I would like to repurpose as a server. Unfortunately, (unless I do some super janky stuff) I can only connect 1 drive to it over M.2 and any additional ones must be over USB....
Nightdive Studios confirm Linux and macOS ports of System Shock are cancelled (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Kinda shady considering this was a Kickstarter stretch goal.
Microsoft is not buying Valve and Counter-Strike for £12 billion (metro.co.uk)
As a capable but lazy user, how much would switching to Arch frustrate me?
I know my way around a command line. I work in IT, but when it comes to my personal fun time more often than not I’m quite lazy. I use windows a lot because just plugging in anything or installing any game and it just working is great....
iFixit: We’re Ending Our Samsung Collaboration (www.ifixit.com)
how to stop vim (lemmy.ml)
Amer(ule)ica (files.catbox.moe)
Any tips on installing old NFS games, and what's you favorite one?
I guess the meta is installing them via Lutris\Bottles and then launching them via Steam to have a modern controller support and overlay, is that’s so? Does emulation make it better in any way (it seems easier)? What would you use playing them now?...
Get your old black powder bombs ready (i.imgur.com)
[Feature Request] Vote for a Proton VPN App for Ubuntu Touch on ProtonMail’s UserVoice Forum
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/21305656...
Valve's Linux Graphics Engineers Begin Prepping RADV Driver For AMD RDNA4 "GFX12" (www.phoronix.com)
steam rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
ALT: Screenshot of Steam’s “Verify file integrity” menu showing a message “0 files failed to validate and will be reacquired.”.
Wayland usage has overtaken X11 (lemmy.world)
Source: linux-hardware.org/?view=os_display_server...