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Latest Comments by legluondunet
GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin getting an official Flatpak for Linux and Steam Deck
27 Aug 2024 at 4:38 pm UTC

Quoting: pleasereadthemanual
Quoting: legluondunetYou still need a root password to install Flatpak applications
Only if you want to install it as a system-wide package.

You can install it in your user with the --user option.
Ohhh nice tip! I didn't know that, probably because I've never needed it, but it's still good to know.

GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin getting an official Flatpak for Linux and Steam Deck
27 Aug 2024 at 6:44 am UTC Likes: 2

I'm sorry to break it to you, but I think in the eyes of most Appimage is a dead format. It had it's place but has been supplanted by Flatpak or even Snap in combination with native app stores and, in extreme cases, distrobox.
Dead format? All the emulators and others apps I use are available this days in Appimage format (and Flatpak too).
You still need a root password to install Flatpak applications, not with Appimage, that makes big difference.

GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin getting an official Flatpak for Linux and Steam Deck
27 Aug 2024 at 6:33 am UTC Likes: 1

But...they still not provide Appimage for stable or nightly builds:
https://fr.dolphin-emu.org/download/ [External Link]

The latest Appimage available on Appimagehub is two years old:
https://www.appimagehub.com/p/1567651/ [External Link]

However, you can now find easily unofficial Dolphin Appimage.

For me it's not a problem because I know how to compile it.

But for basic users, Flatpak and Appimage is a must to have.

And it's pleasant to just download and launch a program, without having bother to compile it, even for a Linux user.

Nice to see the Steam Deck continuing to have a positive impact for Linux users everywhere. Valve clearly made the right decision to support installing apps via Flatpak/Flathub.
Clearly! Developers have now standards on Linux (Flatpak, Proton) and they use it.

The Elder Scrolls: Arena re-implementation OpenTESArena gets a graphics code overhaul
11 Aug 2024 at 8:23 am UTC

I just tested latest binary available on their Github page, I have no sound/music.

PS2 Emulator PCSX2 2.0 is out now and it's a huge upgrade
14 Jul 2024 at 8:55 am UTC Likes: 5

We can say that this emulator is now mature and they even provide a very good Linux quality version. Thanks to PCSX2 team for this very good job.

GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin moves to a more rapid release cycle
6 Jul 2024 at 8:28 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: mrdeathjrdolphin devs dont give support to appimage, however if anyone needed can try this:

https://github.com/lucasmz1/Dolphin_emu_Appimage [External Link]

:smile:
Yes, they provide packages for Windows exe, MacOSX, Android but no AppImage for Linux users :(

https://dolphin-emu.org/download/ [External Link]

Dolphin developers should be aware that Linux users, like Windows users, enjoy downloading a program and running it directly without needing to compile it.

At least Flatpak has been recently updated:
https://flathub.org/apps/org.DolphinEmu.dolphin-emu [External Link]

Kaspersky release a free Virus Removal Tool for Linux
3 Jun 2024 at 8:53 pm UTC Likes: 2

Anti-Virus for what use? I never saw a virus on my Linux computers in more than 25 years.
To collect information on our Linux hard drives and sell them to companies for their statistics?

2 Ship 2 Harkinian, another unofficial PC port of Zelda: Majora's Mask is out now
27 May 2024 at 8:54 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: massatt212is there one for mario 64?
Mario 64 is already fully decompiled:
https://github.com/n64decomp/sm64 [External Link]

Mesa 24.1.0 released with big improvements for NVK, Zink, Explicit Sync
25 May 2024 at 7:04 am UTC

Hello, to enable Zink with a AMD GPU, I have to use this variable environment: MESA_LOADER_DRIVER_OVERRIDE=zink
Someone knows if this variable environment works with NVK too?