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nixCraft 🐧

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 users will not be able to uninstall the controversial “Recall” feature, despite earlier reports suggesting otherwise. Recall, part of the Copilot+ suite announced in May, automatically captures screenshots of user activity on the operating system including sensitive information such as passwords or financial data digitalmarketreports.com/news/ Do yourself a favor and get rid of Windows from your life—enough of these greedy companies. #privacy #security

RejZoR

@nixCraft I would if I wasn't gamer. All my other systems run Ubuntu, but for games, especially older ones or online with anticheat, Windows is still required because I don't have time or nerves to fuck around to make games just work. Which is unfortunate because I like Ubuntu's GNOME so much more than stupid Windows 11 today.

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George Liquor, American

@rejzor @nixCraft I know this isn't a 100% solution, but Steam on Linux is actually pretty good and includes a pretty excellent compatibility mode for games that are Win-only. Might be worth looking at--it's nowhere near the PITA you end up facing with WINE.

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CohenTheBlue

@rejzor @nixCraft Enable Proton in Steam, most games will run. Especially older ones should run better on Linux. True about anticheat, Spectre Divide, Valorant and some others won't run. Apex Legends, The Finals, Hunt: Showdown should run (Hunt Showdown has problems with it's server pinging implementation but that should be so for all platforms).

A good place to check compatibility is protondb.com

Also look into using github.com/FeralInteractive/ga , should have packages in most repos.

www.protondb.comProtonDB | Gaming know-how from the Linux and Steam Deck communityGame information for Proton, Linux, Steam Deck, and SteamOS
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Melroy van den Berg

@rejzor @nixCraft I only run Linux, most games work fine under wine or via steam Proton. If you can't play a game under Linux due to some stupid anti cheat then don't promote and play the game.

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RejZoR

@melroy @nixCraft It's not that simple and anti cheat is there so the game is fair as people are scumbags and cheat. You can't blame games for that.

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Melroy van den Berg

@rejzor @nixCraft ow we definitely can blame games for that. Since there was recently even drama about a game that used to work under Linux, and they didn't test Linux when "improving" the anti-cheat. Every single anti cheat system could work fine under Linux or wine/Proton, if the developers also test under Linux.

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De-extincted Neanderthal

@rejzor Can't you just downgrade to Windows 10 or pirate the LTSC version?

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RejZoR

@Reshirams_Rad_Slam I actually loved Windows 11 until Microsoft started pushing stupid Edge non stop and adding dumb artificial hardware requirements like TPM, dumb online account and stupid CPU instructions that somehow make relatively new Ryzen CPU "obsolete" and this garbage is mostly "requirement" for dumb Ai crap that I don't even care about. And I just don't have time or nerves to constantly hack the dumb OS to just stop bothering me. I bet 24H2 will demand online account...

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