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How to install GE-Proton on Steam Deck, SteamOS, Linux
9 Feb 2025 at 6:40 pm UTC Likes: 1

Update: I can confirm after testing that @tuubi is correct. UMU-Launcher is installed as a runtime in Lutris 0.5.17 and up. There is no need to install UMU-Launcher separately. If you select "ge-proton" in the Wine list (or any version of GE-Proton really -- I tested on GE-Proton 9-23), Lutris will automatically utilize UMU to configure the prefix. I installed the game by running the installer inside the manually-created prefix.

Lutris will regularly update "ge-proton" to the latest version. If you want your installation to remain on a specific version of GE-Proton, you will need to download and install it with ProtonUp-QT, then choose that specific version in the Wine list.

One warning, though -- do not use winecfg inside a proton prefix. It is not compatible and will corrupt the prefix.

UK gov responds to the newer Stop Killing Games petition - no plans to amend UK consumer law
4 Feb 2025 at 7:19 pm UTC Likes: 1

@dziadulewicz
Would use demonstrations and right to demonstrate in front of the associated departments there in the UK.
It seems that protests and demonstrations rarely work these days. Politicians and bureaucrats tend to just ignore them.

I remember a leader of a political party here in Canada actually calling referendums undemocratic. Boggles the mind ...

As @psycho_driver comments, the best way to send a message is to vote with your money.

UK gov responds to the newer Stop Killing Games petition - no plans to amend UK consumer law
4 Feb 2025 at 7:02 pm UTC Likes: 2

@dziadulewicz
Reply button has disappeared from here for some reason and i can't remember how to point a quote out concerning a specific user
This is no longer automated for us due to changes caused by UK government regulation. It is the same for quotes as it is for replies. We have to do it manually, such as I've done above.

Regrettably, the only way to flag for notification is through the Like button now.

Steam Survey for January 2025 shows Linux still above 2%
3 Feb 2025 at 6:49 pm UTC

Mint is not Ubuntu, thanks awfully.
Absolutely! Anyone who's actually used Mint for any length of time and/or been involved with its community would know this.

Run a game store and go through gaming history in GSC - Game Store Chronicle
3 Feb 2025 at 6:38 pm UTC Likes: 2

Having actually run a game store for 15 years, I think that I can pass on this virtual simulation. Trust me -- when it's your livelihood on the line -- it's not as stress-free as these simulators make it out to be ...

The Sims and The Sims 2 officially return with a Legacy Collection for each
31 Jan 2025 at 6:14 pm UTC Likes: 2

@Kimyrielle
I have no experience wearing neckties, but do they interfere with the brain's air supply?
Well, I've never liked wearing them -- I find them way too constraining. You may have something there ...

:grin:

Warner Bros platform fighter MultiVersus goes offline for good in May
31 Jan 2025 at 6:07 pm UTC Likes: 4

Offline play for a FTP multiplayer game? That's unusual. But props to WB Games for leaving a way to play the game after they shutdown the online servers.

However, the game uses Easy Anti-Cheat and requires a WB Games Account. With a 3rd-party account requirement, I can't be bothered.

The Sims and The Sims 2 officially return with a Legacy Collection for each
31 Jan 2025 at 5:30 pm UTC Likes: 2

Guess they're not abandonware anymore. For 20+ year-old games, they are priced way too high!

I got my disc based compilation editions for both versions for much cheaper back in the day ...

Open source RTS 0 A.D. Alpha 27 released bringing a new Vulkan renderer, new maps, AMD FSR and lots more
31 Jan 2025 at 5:21 pm UTC Likes: 4

AppImage [External Link] has been updated to Alpha 27.

Flathub, Snap and official PPA (Ubuntu) have not been updated yet.