[-] julianh@lemm.ee 5 points 5 days ago

People are right about flatpak - it will generally keep stuff out of your actual root/home directory. But like you implied, the steam flatpak is unofficial so you may run into issues. With that said, I've used it and know many people who use it without any problems.

And depending on the game, you might be able to run it directly with steam offline, or even straight from the executable without steam open at all.

Of course this isn't airtight, but there are ways to check the permissions granted to flatpak applications. And IMO it works well enough for games. Ofc this depends on how paranoid you are and your reasons for wanting this (fear of a game being a virus, not wanting clutter in home, wanting protection from a bug that would delete data, etc.).

[-] julianh@lemm.ee 14 points 1 week ago

Sir this is a Wendy's

[-] julianh@lemm.ee 52 points 1 week ago

or gender bose-einstein condensate?

[-] julianh@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago

game SUCKS i go to BED

[-] julianh@lemm.ee 100 points 1 week ago

I think the real thing we need to do to attract windows users is have tuxkart installed by default.

[-] julianh@lemm.ee 19 points 2 weeks ago

Nice, that always bugged me.

[-] julianh@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

I had issues with debian-based distros as well, that's why I switched to fedora. I also think the go 3 has better support in general. The cameras are still annoying but things have gotten better, with Firefox getting libcamera support.

[-] julianh@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

Fuckity bye

[-] julianh@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

I agree but also I saw the words "vote" and "nix" and nearly had an aneurism.

[-] julianh@lemm.ee 23 points 2 weeks ago

I personally got a surface go 3. Put fedora on it and the surface kernel and it works pretty good - GNOME's interface honestly works better for touchscreens then windows. Just be aware that some config might be needed - I had an issue with the keyboard that required making a udev rule (I documented it on the surface kernel github issues page).

[-] julianh@lemm.ee 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

X11 has multi pointer but I have no idea how usable it is https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Multi-pointer_X

[-] julianh@lemm.ee 8 points 2 weeks ago

If the entire list isn't outer wilds its bs.

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submitted 4 weeks ago by julianh@lemm.ee to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

So I while back I made a post about making a game on Linux using mostly open-source tools. Someone suggesting open sourcing it, so here we are!

It doesn't have some content (mostly images, audio, and fonts) due to licenses and file sizes, but it has scripts, models, and more. And licensed under MIT. Hopefully someone makes use of it, or at the very least finds it interesting.

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submitted 1 month ago by julianh@lemm.ee to c/vgmusic@lemmy.world

let me know if this isn't allowed, but I'm making a game, and also the music in it, and figured I'd share here. lmk if it's good.

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yoctor rule (i.postimg.cc)
submitted 2 months ago by julianh@lemm.ee to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

that should be the ship name btw

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large file rule (i.postimg.cc)
submitted 2 months ago by julianh@lemm.ee to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

don't ask why this is 139.2gb

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submitted 5 months ago by julianh@lemm.ee to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

(tldr, open source software has come a long way, and it's more than possible to create a full game without leaving Linux.)

So I've been a full Linux user for a couple years now, and a hobbyist game dev for way longer. I've always tried to make the most out of free tools, so I've used a lot of FOSS tools for game development before.

Going with that philosophy, Year Unknown's development has cost $0 (not counting store fees or my time), and the development is done with almost entirely FOSS software like Godot, Blender, GIMP, and Audacity. The only exception is Reaper, which is my DAW of choice (but to be fair, it's a really good DAW).

The game itself is a narrative-driven exploration game set in the very far future, where humanity has found a way to make the universe last forever. The game's story covers a lot of existential issues that come from the premise, revealed through two characters you can talk to through terminals.

I know there's other developers who have done the same, but I thought I'd share my experience, and I can answer questions about the workflow if you're curious, or trying to do something similar. Also, if the game seems interesting to you, a wishlist would be very appreciated!

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submitted 6 months ago by julianh@lemm.ee to c/godot@programming.dev

An interesting project I quickly threw together after finding out that Godot can call javascript's "eval" function. You can really do anything with this engine.

Source code here: https://gitlab.com/Sockman/godot-checkbox-renderer

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cu*t (i.postimg.cc)

It really seems like satire, but based off the guy's profile and normal posts I don't think it is.

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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by julianh@lemm.ee to c/linux@lemmy.ml

EDIT: The solution was that it was freesync. Turned it off on my monitor, and that fixed it.

I recently picked up a used RX 6600xt, and ever since the screen will occasionally freeze for 1-2 seconds before returning to normal. As far as I can tell, input and sound work as normal during these. There's no real pattern either.

I'm on Mint 21.3 Cinnamon, on the 6.5 kernel (there was a sleep related issue for me in the default kernel version). Since getting the GPU, I've replaced the CPU and motherboard.

Any guesses as to what this might be, or where to look? I tried checking mint's logs app and there didn't seem to be anything associated with it.

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Newegg AI rule (i.postimg.cc)
submitted 7 months ago by julianh@lemm.ee to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

Haven't got my $1,000 yet.

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submitted 8 months ago by julianh@lemm.ee to c/linux@lemmy.ml

WebCord is an "alternative client" for Discord, although it's just running the Discord webpage in electron. Recently it updated its electron version so it supports sharing audio as well as video.

I tried it out today on mint (x11, pulseaudio) and it works flawlessly.

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Fortunately all the comments are dunking on this guy.

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Average DS9 Episode (i.postimg.cc)
submitted 9 months ago by julianh@lemm.ee to c/risa@startrek.website

In today's episode, commander Sisko grapples with the effects of the war and how far his morality can be stretched in the name of the greater good. Meanwhile, O'Brien has a winning streak at darts.

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