Quoting: ElectricPrism

Quoting: cookiEoverdose:)
We still need the obligatory 2023 predictions and wish-list!

Someone should make a 2023 LINUX BINGO ;)

Ohh, I thought of some 😜:

1) Valve discontinues Steam Deck because "Linux is hard"
2) Microsoft switches to Silverblue.
3) Arch users finally stop talking about themselves.

(Flees out the door)
😂😜😂😜

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Quoting: Arehandoro

Quoting: cookiEoverdose:)
We still need the obligatory 2023 predictions and wish-list!

Something that it would be a lot of fun is to have GOL's community game of the year edition. Something like voting for the best RPG, adventure, platforming, best for Steam Deck, open source, etc Linux native games of the year, so Liam could create some content based on the top three of each category or something like that.

Well, as a consolation, there is this fine thread in the forums of people talking about their favorite game they played this year. Not exactly as snazzy as a poll or awards, but it's been nice seeing what people really enjoyed.

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!

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Weird, I went into the account settings and there's no option to add a birthday. I used Steam to sign in, so I wonder if Valve just forked it over when I log in...

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Quoting: WorMzyPretty lacklustre choices for the Steam Awards -- only four categories have Linux games as options. :(

I doubt I'll buy anything in the sales, I barely have time to play anything these days.

I kinda totally forgot about those. Probably due to the other award show they were involved in, lol.

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What will I be picking up? Nothing! I'm finally taking a stand, locking my wallet away and going through some games I picked up in previo…oh look at that Life is Strange: True Colors is 60% off — oops.

Lol- good luck! I did not purchase any games in 2021 and for 2022, I think I bought Monster Sanctuary and some DLC for Cities: Skylines. I did get a few of the free give aways, though.

I've found it oddly pleasant not buying a bunch of games and I've been playing more, enjoying the games I do have.

I do intend to buy a few games in the future, but only when I'm ready to play them (sales be damned, lol):

Rimworld's DLC
Skyrim (if it seems like the mod situation is pretty stable on Linux)
Factorio's DLC

I'm sure there's other games, but I can't think of them off the top of my head, so they must not be that interesting (to me).

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Dark forces was my first FPS. It's a great game. I think it was one of the first FPS's to have functional balconies and bridges; something they showed off a bunch in the level design.

The Dark Troopers.... Dudes were tough.

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I like the Stream Controller, but, I've found I also enjoy the Switch Controller (by 8bitdo). The reversed button order is annoying, but I've found it is just the right size for my hands without causing discomfort. I'd really need to try to figure out how to make it easier to switch between the Nintendo and PC. The Steam controller does a nice job for switching between Link and PC, so hopefully I can get the switch controller to do it without frustration.

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Quoting: MinuxI've always been a huge fan of KDE. I've tried xfce but not much. Do you recommend it? How would you compare it to KDE?

KDE is perfectly fine, as is Gnome. XFCE is more stripped down compared to those. There's fewer options, toggles and features. There's also much less "bloat", in terms of branded companion apps (or ecosystem rather). It's a much lighter DE, which has some positives and drawbacks.

I prefer it for those reasons. I don't need a special package manager front end, email client, and other things. Yes, I know these extras in K+G are optional, but removing can be difficult due to the way dependencies are handled in different distros, and it takes time. I'd rather spend that time adding specifically what apps I want.

I guess if you aren't using the K+G ecosystems and mostly use your DE as a standard desktop, you might like XFCE's simplicity. On the other hand, if you use tons of widgets, custom shortcuts and workflows, and rely heavily on K+G apps, you might find it frustrating, or very time consuming to set up.

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I'm glad the decks are going out to people, but I do find it odd they have to essentially bribe viewers with a giveaway to watch the show, lol.

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