Liam, this is sort of related. What about setting up the Lutris and Heroic launchers to use UMU-Launcher?

There is very little official information from all three parties on how to do this and what dependencies are required.

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@jordicoma

I'll will give money to ID happly but not bethesda or microsoft.

Bad news, then -- id Software is owned by Bethesda, who is, in turn, owned by Microsoft. If you give money to id Software you're giving it to Bethesda and Microsoft too.

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I can see that Bethesda is up to its usual "new h/w required" b******t. I'll pass.

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Divinity II: Developer's Cut
I wonder if this will fix the Videos not running in Linux? Although I've heard that the videos don't run in Windows 10/11 either.

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@tuubi

Good to know. Thanks for updating. I don't do social media myself. Would never have known without this.

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@WorMzy
They've been doing that since (at least) Windows 8. No matter how many holes they make in their feet, idiots are going to keep on using Windows. It's not going to cause a mass migration to Linux.

I hear you. In my case, it was Windows 7. I wouldn't have made the effort if my drive -- and, subsequently, the Windows backup -- hadn't failed. I had nothing to lose and I certainly wasn't paying for another Windows license. I replaced the drive and installed Linux. Once done, I never looked back.

For most, I suspect it's too much like work. Installing a new OS can seem like a daunting task. Nevermind trying to figure out which distro is right for you, much less what "distribution" means in Linux parlance. Using USB Live drives to test distros were certainly a plus for me.

Do you make a total system backup first? What tool do you use? Do you set up a dual boot? Do you even know what a dual boot is? If dual booting, can you navigate the installation challenges related to Legacy BIOS versus UEFI?

If you are not tech-inclined, this is all very daunting. Assuming you get past all of this (or just replace Windows with Linux), then there is the learning curve for figuring out how to do everything in Linux that you knew how to do in Windows (personally, I enjoyed this challenge -- the forums are your best friend).

It's not difficult to understand why inexperienced Windows users would just choose to put up with the frustrating flaws of their preinstalled M$-OS that they know rather than switch to an OS they aren't familiar with. IMO, it's their loss ...

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those delusional people online who say things like "the MINUTE SteamOS is out, I'm leaving windows!1!!11"

I wonder if it's more the cache that the brand name "SteamOS" has than anything? Valve has built an incredibly positive reputation for SteamOS (much deserved) through the success of the Steam Deck. I suspect that a lot of these individuals don't understand the significant differences between a handheld OS and a desktop OS. Games can be played on both so they assume the OSs must be comparable in other ways as well.

It does demonstrate the frustration that they must be feeling with the latest iterations of M$-OS though ...

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@kadac00

Thanks for the link. That's got to be one of the best examples of "stream of consciousness" writing I've ever encountered. He was just all over the place. So many buzzwords and acronyms too. Pity he wasn't able to write it in plain language. That being said, the quote you provided was about as clear as the author could get.

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Thanks to everyone for their responses. If I've understood correctly, Cloud Native has more to do with the installation (or delivery of the installer) than the day-to-day use of the o/s. It sounds like it might even allow for setting up your own custom installation, which is kind of cool.

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@akselmo

Well, that's confusing. I haven't used Heroic Launcher much (and I don't do cloud saves myself) but it's my understanding that Heroic has supported GOG cloud saves for a while now.

Heroic Games Launcher v2.4.0 is out with GOG Cloud Save support

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I don't really understand what Bazzite being Cloud Native means. Does this mean that Bazzite is unable to function if the computer is offline (i.e., no network or internet connection)?

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Ah, Star Stuff. Apparently, it is a phrase attributed to Carl Sagan but I will always fondly remember it as a quote from Delenn to Sheridan in J Michael Straczynski's sci-fi series, Babylon 5.

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