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Wine 7.6 out now with more PE conversion work, Mono updated
9 Apr 2022 at 3:21 pm UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: mrdeathjrand in my case begin work cinematics in trials of cold steel
That's really nice. I swear, cinematics in Japanese games are a pain in the ass.

Sorry Arch (EndeavourOS), it's not working out any more and hello Fedora
9 Apr 2022 at 3:19 pm UTC

I use Fedora KDE for work too, though I still use Garuda Linux for my gaming PC, especially because it makes getting certain apps easier. Sometimes, the apps I want don't really have a Fedora version, and I don't want to deal with the workarounds, so the Arch-based Garuda Linux just works best for me for non-work occasion. For work, though? I just want something stable that is more reasonably updated - and my best option for that is Fedora.

I really hope more apps adopt Flatpak though - it's so annoying when they only have .deb or Snap option, no Flatpak or actual rpm to make using them on Fedora easier. I really don't want to bother with Distrobox or JuNest or manual build to deal with those issues, which is why it's a no-go for my gaming PC.

SteamOS Plugin Manager should enable lots of fun on the Steam Deck
1 Apr 2022 at 12:27 pm UTC

Quoting: elmapulcheat engine...
Well, the alternative is gameconqueror (and I guess the in-development PINCE) but both of those aren't on Flatpak yet...

I wonder how the Cheat Engine plugin works. Maybe it automatically installs cheat engine to the game's compat prefix and then starts it?

Steam Client Beta gets Linux fixes like not re-download media pre-caching files
1 Apr 2022 at 9:26 am UTC Likes: 4

Fixed adding non-Steam shortcuts with spaces in the path
Oh my god, finally, this. This got me so, so confused when I first got into Linux, it took an entire year for me to understand what went wrong and how to fix it on my own.

Syncthing is a great way to transfer files from PC to Steam Deck
27 Mar 2022 at 7:14 pm UTC

I used Syncthing for a while! It's actually pretty cool, and I'd recommend it for people who have multiple devices and just want to sync folders between them. It's pretty much the only option for these that is properly open source and doesn't rely on complicated setup.

The main issue I have is the lack of on-demand feature and a more robust phone app (and IIRC their iPhone client is proprietary and pretty much paid-only as well). I want to use it to get off the cloud, but it's too limited for that, unfortunately.

I switched to Resilio because of that, as while proprietary, it is robust enough for me to use as cloud replacement that, with one device that is always-on, allows me to access my remote files from phone as well as selectively backup + download my photos. Instantly canceled my OneDrive subscription after that.

Buuuut it is proprietary, isn't available via package manager, and selective sync as well a few other features are paid-only on PC - thankfully, both selective sync and ID connection works on phone - you can use your phone as introducer in case your other devices doesn't have trial anymore.

I would happily switch back to SyncThing as soon as they have they have all I need, but considering how Syncthing Lite was dead for so long and the disappointment that was Mobius Sync, I can't say I'm optimistic it's going to happen anytime soon.

(yes, i won't stop mentioning resilio and bitching about syncthing's lack of simple selective sync on both android and PC until it's implemented - I'll take it even if it's paid option)

Then again, SyncThing is probably the only option we're going to have on Steam Deck for a long while (unless you want to fiddle with SeaFile - which seems like even more of a hassle and less trustable) so if I have a Steam Deck then I'll just install SyncThing to at least have a sync setup.

Humble have a Stand with Ukraine Bundle with 100% going to charity
19 Mar 2022 at 1:28 pm UTC Likes: 11

Kinda wanted to donate at first, then I saw that starting amount is $40 and it has less everything in terms of quantity and things that interest me compared to itch's, which I've already paid for. Much as I want to donate, I'll have to skip - that minimal amount is too much for me and even if I earmarked next month's discretionary spending, I can't really justify it with that kind of contents (mainly because itch's was just much better).

They really are a shell of their former self at this point. Even with this big of a bundle and for 100% charity, it's just... mediocre for what they're asking.

Apex Legends now broken on Steam Deck and Linux desktops (update: fixed)
15 Mar 2022 at 2:19 am UTC Likes: 4

Uh, latest patch [External Link] seems to have returned the anti-cheat file?

Wine 7.4 changes the default theme and more PE conversion work
12 Mar 2022 at 2:04 am UTC Likes: 5

Quoting: TrainDocAnyone have screenshots for those at work or no way to build ourselves?
Cheers.
Spoiler, click me
PS: I don't see any link to the actual WINE websire.
It's really not much different, just cleaner and looks less dated, but it's really is just a slight change in color scheme.

Spoiler, click me



You can test it yourself if you're using wine-staging, pretty sure it's been there since staging 6.0 or something.

Personally, I'd love to see an official dark theme support at some point. There has been a few tries [External Link] at it, but I'd like for an official one.

Edit: also, link to official websire's announcement: 7.4 [External Link]

Proton 7.0 out with Easy Anti-Cheat improvements, more games for Linux & Steam Deck
25 Feb 2022 at 6:29 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: Dribbleondo
Quoting: fenglengshunI'm pretty sure this was fixed, as I recently tested this with Hitman 3 (pirated)
I like how you had to mention you pirated Hitman 3 for no reason, other than thinking it's some kind of sign of coolness, when in fact it's a sign you're being an asshat to the developers. Buy the sodding game.
I will, once it reached a decent price and no longer as convoluted. I am a big fan of the series, played through the old games (except the very first one) to the new Hitman 2, did a few SASO and full challenge in Hitman 1 and 2, already did the carryover process even though I don't own the game yet.

I just also don't want to support the shitty moves they pulled and will only pay once I think it's reached a point it's worth paying for with my <$350 SE Asian meager wages. I thought about not paying, but I love the series too much and value progression enough that I'll eventually pay it. For what I think it's worth, which by my poor ass stand, should at most be a fifth of what I pay for rent every month or about $20. Also a good excuse to wait out until they finished releasing all the updates and I could play them all in one go.

I do generally pay for my games, eventually, but piracy is just what it is in SE Asia man. We used to grab PS2 games on the street for $1, with PS3 and PS4 never achieving as much success as it makes far more sense to buy a laptop/PC and buy games $2-10 up until internet becomes cheap (so torrenting becomes a real option) and Steam presents a sensible price for us with regional pricing (I ain't paying for what's equal to ~50 meals for a single game unless it's really good).

Isn't trying to be cool or anything, just the reality of gaming in a poor ass country with long history of piracy. Can't be helped if some people just have different standards and priority than you, is just what it is, man.

Proton 7.0 out with Easy Anti-Cheat improvements, more games for Linux & Steam Deck
23 Feb 2022 at 4:27 am UTC

Quoting: pleasereadthemanualSteam's "Add Non-Steam Games" function doesn't work unless you already have a .desktop icon for the game—it can't find it.
I'm pretty sure this was fixed, as I recently tested this with Hitman 3 (pirated) after I mentioned the same issue somewhere before. The only issue from my testing that it seems to interpret spaces as end of line, so you have to manually reinput the correct exe directory and folder directory which would stop at the first space it sees, but after that, it works just fine.

Overall, it's fair assessment, but from a hardware and price point perspective? I think it's great and I think it's a valid usecase for the product. I personally don't feel any of the issues are major issues for me, but I do understand that it might take a while for the simpler instructions to make it through the less experienced users (and Bottles, as much as I love it, is still not as reliable as normal Wine or even Lutris).

Mind, most of the time I use Garuda so I could install wine-tkg-staging-fsync which plays most thing easily with a single click (including JP games if you made some .desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications for Wine run w/ specific env variables) but I don't think that's hard to do with SteamOS if you enable Dev Mode (though, again, there's Bottles and Lutris' Flatpak is progressing bit by bit).