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Hmmmmm, I've been trying to keep calm on this topic, but this sentence by Fabio just rubs me the wrong way:

"I expected this to be the case, and was prepared to move the proposed implementation of the Change to a later release."

Soooooo. This was all a show? They (he?) knew it would be shot down just like the whole ubuntu shitshow years ago and they (he?) did it anyway?

Hmmmmmm. I don't think I like that one bit.

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^ uhhhhh I don't think so. Are you just not logged in? Because as a logged in user, there is super horny stuff EVERYWHERE just as it's always been on NM.

All you have to do is click on "popular" on the home page, and bam, titties. Same as it's ever been.

Side note: wtf is going on with stellar blade. Wow. It's like horny-mod-apalooza over there. LOL.

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The proposal was withdrawn:
https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/f44-change-proposal-drop-i686-support-system-wide/156324/400

Curious to see what follows, and when. I doubt there will be many complaints about winding down 32-bit stuff that isn't used much (particularly if upstream has canned it already - the mentioned use case of most concern), but accurately identifying those things may be a big part of the job.

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As a brand new Bazzite user (and Linux user in general), it's really disappointing to hear this news about Bazzite. So, with that, is there a distro that provides the same kind of experience that Bazzite does that I could try out? I'm particularly interested in a distro that is similar to the security that Bazzite offers (immutable distro, OpenSUSE, etc.)....are there any alternatives anyone could recommend for a Linux n00b?

@AlienOne: There's PikaOS, which is based on Debian, and is pretty full-featured, immutable, gaming (and general purpose) distro. Main limitation right now is that they do not have a handheld edition yet.

There's also ChimeraOS, which is an Arch based Bazzite-like replacement. It can boot straight to Steam Big Picture, and is also compatible with multiple handhelds.

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I hope this could be a good laptop replacement (with an external mouse and keyboard of course).

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I'd prefer Manjaro over Microsoft anydays.

However I have quit Microsoft long before Manjaro came into existence.

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What does "Kubuntu will be Wayland by default" exactly mean? I'm pretty sure it already was set to Wayland by default when I installed Kubuntu ~2 Month ago. Ran into countless problems that got solved by switching to X11. Will I still be able to use X11?

The excerpt from Nate Grahams blog seems pretty clear on that, does that automaticly translate to everything that uses KDE (including Kubuntu)? I really hope so, but then I don´t understand what actually changes.

Cheers
A confused Linux noob

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I'd have thought the first step would be to make sure that libraries (of any bit size) are definitely in their own *-libs RPM and not included in the main RPM package. Once that's been confirmed, then simply stop building all non-libs 32-bit RPMs as the next step (we don't need 32-bit binaries, only 32-bit libraries). I believe Fedora currently builds the entire set of RPMs as both 32-bit and 64-bit versions, which is unnecessary at this moment in time.

Once we're down to just 32-bit libraries and no other 32-bit RPMs, then some discussion is needed as to which 32-bit libraries are used by 32-bit applications outside of the Fedora ecosystem such as Steam and other proprietary applications/games (both Windows and particularly native Linux). It might be that WOW64 can work flawlessly and play 32-bit Windows games on Linux via Proton, which would cut out the need to audit/keep a bunch of 32-bit libraries.

You do feel that eventually all 32-bit libraries would have to be dropped from distros and workarounds used like WOW64 or having to ship 32-bit libraries with, say, Steam Linux runtimes/Proton to be able to run 32-bit applications/games. Yes, I could see Steam being a 32-bit Linux native app launcher (rather than just for 32-bit games) because we're not going to see Flatpaks for proprietary 32-bit Linux applications (of which there probably aren't many outside of some old games).

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Anyone getting the gyro to show up on an 8bitdo? I can't seem to access it from the beta on my wireless ultimate 2. The windows profile setup isn't useful

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the new owners have already begun removing all mods that are even slightly sexualized or horny, along with other more controversial items, etc.

the sanitization has begun. who could have seen this coming?

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In any case, it's interesting that it reports the spin as part of the name, so any spin will be considered by the stats system as a separate distro. Would be really interesting to see what's in that "Other" category as it's almost a quarter of all users.

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@sddt no it doesn't, mine lists F42 as the OS in that tool. Maybe older versions of steam or Fedora misreported it?

You're right, my information reported now (see no quotes):

Operating System Version:
Fedora Linux 42 (Cinnamon) (64 bit)

At one point in the past it was definitely not reporting this though.

And after installing `lsb-release` I now have quotation marks:
Operating System Version:
"Fedora Linux 42 (Cinnamon)" (64 bit)

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I know I am basic, but my favorite will always be Super Mario Bros.

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^ My second favorite series of all time :) (the first being where I got the name on this account from)

Still to this day feels very prescient:

"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."

or my all time fav:

"Curiously enough, the only thing that went through the mind of the bowl of petunias as it fell was Oh no, not again. Many people have speculated that if we knew exactly why the bowl of petunias had thought that we would know a lot more about the nature of the Universe than we do now.”

Don't Panic.

(also if you visit my bluesky you'll see I may or may not be a megafan lol) https://bsky.app/profile/jarmer.bsky.social

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on Fedora the detected OS when you run the system info tool in Steam shows “Linux 6.3” or something generic like that.

I was curious about this, years ago, when Steam was still new to Linux. From my investigation back then, I determined it was related to the "lsb_release" tool, which is/was not installed by default. Here is what I see with the current Steam beta client, and Fedora 42:

With the "redhat-lsb" package installed:
Operating System Version:
"Fedora release 42 (Adams)" (64 bit)

With the "lsb_release" package installed instead:
Operating System Version:
"Fedora Linux 42 (Workstation Edition)" (64 bit)

With neither of those installed (note the lack of quotes):
Operating System Version:
Fedora Linux 42 (Workstation Edition) (64 bit)

So it looks like they have some kind of fallback mechanism in place these days (reading /etc/os-release directly, perhaps).

Side note: I haven't seen it mentioned before that they honored Douglas Adams, author of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, for release 42 (the answer to life, the universe, and everything). As a fan, I must heartily approve.

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I do sympathize with people who don't like Manjaro for some of the bad decisions over the last couple of years. However, nearly every one of us have been or are still active Windows users, and I think in some circles people give Manjaro a harder time than Microsoft. Ultimately, I am a fan of any Linux-based distro that I can install on my wife's computer or my neighbors' computer without any real issues. I am currently running Bazzite as my main PC, and she is running Mint, but I have had a great, solid and reliable time with Manjaro for years. In terms of getting a functional handheld that can compete with the Steam Deck or any Windows-based handheld, I am fully on board and I wish them all the lucks. More Linux in more places is only good for the people.

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@sddt no it doesn't, mine lists F42 as the OS in that tool. Maybe older versions of steam or Fedora misreported it?

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Still hope to be eventually able to play between ps and pc with my friends.

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Well colour me very pleasantly surprised... graphic settings medium, FSR on, upscaler XeSS "quality" - around 75fps! I did reduce motion blur to zero. It seems the lower you go the more noticeable the shadow quality gets. I think I've managed to get it looking ok.

I'm postponing a new GPU anyway

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Thanks, I got it successfully activated from CDKeys now. Steam, Fanatical, GOG, Epic all wouldn't sell it to me. I hate this internet censorship that my country does

I get what you are saying but it is not really censorship, it is simply Germany being extremely hard on verifying the age restriction on media. Most stores that sell media over the Internet in Germany solves this by having buyers sending in images of their driver licenses or national id cards, but Steam, Epic, GOG and so on refuses to do this and therefore 18+ games cannot be sold there legally in Germany. This is a choice those stores did.

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I have played this, but only for a short bit, since it's still in early access and games like these deserve to be enjoyed when ready, here's a quick pros and cons list and a short thoughts and a scoring by a imsim / dungeon crawler enthusiast:

Pros:
- Atmosphere is on point
- Graphics do the job and help with creating the atmosphere
- You start EXTREMELY squishy, which means there's a lot to "aspire to", this of course might turn some people off
- Sound design is by and large great and reminds me of the genre greats
- It has many things that made games like Ultima Underworld and Arx Fatalis great
- The game is _DARK_, there are pitch black areas which create a lot of gameplay opportunities and...

Cons:
- ... THE GAME IS DARK, by design, yes, but retracing you steps in an already cleared area might be incredibly frustrating
- Combat is very unfinished
- Some keybinds do not work
- Some assets are clearly placeholders
- Seems not all builds are viable, like... at all.


It seems to clock around 12-18h of content, but I will not dip in it further before it's out. If you liked Ultima Underworld and Arx Fatalis, this is a game for you. It has a small coating of Dark Messiah of Might & Magic on it but as the combat stands currently... Don't expect anything near the sophistication of that IP.


Score AS AN EARLY ACCESS GAME inspired by Arc+UUW: 85%
As an action adventure: 62% (it's bound to change once the combat gets updated)

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Well I bought the base version in the Steam sale, so it's time to see if I can get double digit FPS on minimum low settings on my RX 6600

If not, it's a push to a new GPU!

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After the v1.28 update DayZ acted up for me too. Dont remember what Proton version I was on, but swiching to 10.0beta fixed it.

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We should move on from the Linux kernel too. I mean it's 30 years old and requires a butt-ton of maintenance. Completely obsolete! We need to leave that crap in the past and move on to supporting software that's actually of our own millennium. Like...TempleOS.

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Still not available in NZ :(

“This item is not available for purchase in your region”

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The article mentions that Fedora doesn’t show up in Valve’s stats of Steam users. This is because on Fedora the detected OS when you run the system info tool in Steam shows “Linux 6.3” or something generic like that.

I expect a significant portion of the “Other” category to be Fedora because of this.

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Thanks for reminding me about this one. Picked it up for %20 off, good price. However be aware its still in Early Access, NOT finished product!

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Here is hoping Z3 chips will have RDNA4 or better for FSR4.

I won't be touching another handheld until it has native FSR4 support.

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Anyone played this?

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