and if linux is better,how to run pirated games and apps in it? thanks
Windows is active spyware, it’s well documented that services like their Telemetry function as active keyloggers. The main difference is that the vulnerabilities are likely only problematic if someone is actively looking for you.
As for Linux, it has many different types of OS called Distributions/Distros. You’d likely want to start off on a distro that’s beginner friendly, like PopOS. Others work too, this is just my personal preferred flavor of ‘just works’ distribution. A lot of people will overcomplicate the process of selecting what type of Linux-based OS to choose with loads of technical terms, but you dont need most of that if that’s not what you seek to make of it.
My serious answer for running games, as much as I’d like to answer it here, it would likely need a fair sized explanation if you’re completely unfamiliar with Linux, just so you can know what to expect. It’s more than I feel I can reasonably explain, so I’ll recommend you lookup YouTube videos of how to run specific game emulators on Linux, since the video format will likely help a lot.
i know linux ,i used it before. but i never been able to run pirated games on it so im just checking if its hard or i didnt know how
I think the user you responded to misread “piracy” for “privacy”. I did too at first.
Can’t rally add anything helpful, except that if I were to do piracy I would want privacy. The way the wind is blowing it’s a matter of time before windows starts snitching on its users.
Since wine isolates applications (inc frontends like Lutris and bottles) they are a bit more secure however be aware they do typically give applications unrestricted access to your home directory. In theory they shouldn’t have access to root permissions since unlike Windows you should never give userspace applications root permission (with limited exceptions).
That’s just security and with that out of the way compatibility depends, I find steam emulation is a hit or miss but gog games work consistently. So overall it depends but mostly its ok.
unlike Windows you should never give userspace applications root permission
This is a best practice on Windows, too. Apps don’t run with admin permissions unless you either explicitly run them with admin permissions, they’re configured to always run as admin (rare), or they request elevation via a UAC prompt.
I’d argue that they are equal, and that it comes down to what you prefer. Use Lutris for installing and launching under Linux, for example.
Lutris is the way.
Lutris is AI slop now
If you mean contributors are using AI assisted/generated code, I personally don’t care in the least as long as it’s properly reviewed and vetted. If it’s a deal breaker for yourself and others, I get it, that’s fine, it’s a free society.
As in the maintainer rejects PRs and rewrites them in AI but shittier. Got salty about it and threatened to change the licence. Accused forkers of stealing “his” code.
I live in a glass house, man. Lutris works well for me, other than that I don’t know shit about fuck.
I’m so tired of open source developers being treated like public persons of whom relentless criticism for any character flaw, big or small, is fully justified. I’ve been guilty of this as well.
We’re talking about a bunch of highly qualified nerds who have decided to give away their work for free. Of course many of them will have some quirks. Everybody has bad days, and on the internet a few moments of weakness will haunt you forever.
It’s of course worth keeping the questionable things in mind, but the FOSS community also needs to get better at letting people enjoy things. Most of us are only human.
Linux does not have the Panopticon element that windows has. Linux would be better in that regard. No CoPilot, no fed backdoor, no hardcore telemetry, none of it.
As for playing pirated games, most games you can get working through lutris. Although it does require some amount of research to get some games working, and lutris has some pre-install scripts for a library of games in the program.
If you ARE looking for a distro recommendation, I would suggest CachyOS, as it is basically Arch but easy to install. I would also recommend KDE Plasma for the Desktop Environment, since it is everything I want in windows and much more.
I had to look up “Panopticon”… What a sick metaphor
It’s less of a metaphor and more of a sick form of government. Think Flock AI Cameras or China’s Social Credit system.
Edit: I forgot to even mention, this explaination is for running windows apps on linux with steam (which is a native linux app available in essentially all repositories).
You can run most games (regardless of how you acquired them) directly in steam via proton.
If the app you want to run is a windows executable (.exe or .msi or whatever), you can add it as a “Non-Steam game” (even if it isn’t a game).
If you have trouble getting it started, try changing the compatibility layer in
library -> game -> properties -> compatibility -> enable steam play compatibility tool -> choose some version of proton (like proton experimental)Fair warning: Valve is currently chill about adding games to steam without proof of purchase, but they could change their minds someday.
Also, pro tip, if you really wanna get in the weeds with proton, I recommend proton-tricks. There are very few windows apps you can’t get running with proton and proton-tricks.
