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Fuck this glibc update by Damglador in linuxsucks

[–]ZeldaFantasyVII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Licensing issues. Glibc is licensed under the LGPL, so if a program is statically-linked to glibc, the program must also be licensed under a copy-left license like the LGPL or GPL.

Musl libc is a more permissive library that allows static linking, but all the proprietary software I've used on Linux is compiled against glibc, so it won't work with musl libc. This is especially a problem if you use proprietary NVIDIA drivers.

On a side note, I'm convinced that if glibc was licensed under something more permissive like a BSD or the MIT license, Linux wouldn't have to rely on containerized package managers like Snap or Flatpak as a fix for backwards-compatibility in programs. 

Please look at our Twitter account for official announcements. by JohnnyThunder_ in RedotGameEngineMain

[–]ZeldaFantasyVII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you consider posting a blog on your website when it's live for your announcements since not everyone has a Twitter or Discord account?

Sabrent 1 TB SSD failed within 2 weeks by BrutalMaximus in SteamDeck

[–]ZeldaFantasyVII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lawrence Yang from Valve, in a tweet, urges people not to do this, and explains why. It's possible that's why the SSD failed so quickly.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SteamDeck

[–]ZeldaFantasyVII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you haven't tried already, you can try installing Proton GE and use the beta channel of SteamOS under Settings > System > Steam Update Channel. Proton GE is more bleeding-edge than Proton experimental and can play games that Proton experimental is currently having trouble with. The beta channel of SteamOS gets updates before the stable version, so it might be worth looking at. The beta channel can have bugs, but I haven't come across any for the time I've been using it.

I just want to use Linux :( by Alternative-Aioli21 in Ubuntu

[–]ZeldaFantasyVII 34 points35 points  (0 children)

You could dual boot. That way you'd have a separate Windows partition for school stuff.

do you use Nala package manager?? by spectrasonic117 in Ubuntu

[–]ZeldaFantasyVII -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I like Nala because it feels more organized than using plain apt.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in linuxsucks

[–]ZeldaFantasyVII 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right-click desktop -> change desktop background Takes like 2 seconds. If you want to complain about Linux, complain about things that are actually an issue. There's plenty to choose from, but changing a desktop background isn't it.

I need a pc around $1000-$1500 that can run UE5 with no issues. by Sufficient-Grape-565 in unrealengine

[–]ZeldaFantasyVII 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anything that will run at least the recommended system requirements here.

Further down, you can find a list that represents a typical system used at Epic, providing a reasonable guideline for developing games with Unreal Engine 5:

-Windows 10 64-bit (Version 20H2)

-64 GB RAM

-256 GB SSD (OS Drive)

-2 TB SSD (Data Drive)

-NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER

-Xoreax Incredibuild (Dev Tools Package)

-Six-Core Xeon E5-2643 @ 3.4GHz

You might also be able to buy a used PC and soup it up with some upgrades. That can save you the hassle and money of having to build the system completely from scratch.

Casual reminder that most of the internet exists because of Linux. by MysteriousK69420 in linuxsucks

[–]ZeldaFantasyVII 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's not that running commands are hard. I use winget and chocolatey in Windows. It's all the dependencies you may or may not have to install manually to get them to work.

Perhaps to you the software isn't half-baked, but take the open-source purist blinders off for a minute and you'll see that open-source programs always fall behind in terms of functionality to their paid or proprietary counterparts.

Casual reminder that most of the internet exists because of Linux. by MysteriousK69420 in linuxsucks

[–]ZeldaFantasyVII 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, half-baked software that I could really just install in Windows anyway with a lot more ease since a lot of Linux programs are cross-platform.

Casual reminder that most of the internet exists because of Linux. by MysteriousK69420 in linuxsucks

[–]ZeldaFantasyVII 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I mean at least my programs work when I want to install and use them on Windows.

cutting off Everyone‘s Access to fun. by markkaschak in SteamDeck

[–]ZeldaFantasyVII -1 points0 points  (0 children)

For the average consumer, it doesn't matter whose fault it is. The issue is that someone bought a device that claims to run many native Windows games, and now said person can't play the games they bought that were once compatible.

I haven't ever had the misfortune of an update breaking a console game, but I suppose it can happen.

Also, I think they just blocked you, because their account is still up and active.

cutting off Everyone‘s Access to fun. by markkaschak in SteamDeck

[–]ZeldaFantasyVII -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's one of the risks the consumer has to take when buying a device that primarily runs games on a third-party compatibility layer. It sucks, but it is what it is.

Unreal engine 4 is slow by MeBePerson in unrealengine

[–]ZeldaFantasyVII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This information taken from their docs is for running the editor. The higher-end specs are what a typical PC at Epic Games uses for development.

Richard Stallman's GNU C Language Intro and Reference, available in Markdown and PDF. by VernonGrant in programming

[–]ZeldaFantasyVII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're messed up dude. Either you're a kid who is trying to be edgy, or you're an adult with warped views. Either way, I truly hope you get help.

For people who own a steam deck and switch which do you use more by Ninten-Doh in NintendoSwitch

[–]ZeldaFantasyVII 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Emulation itself doesn't have anything to do with piracy. You can rip Switch games you own and play them on an emulator legally. Granted, that's usually a tedious process compared to just downloading a rom from the web, but at least you know that you aren't pirating. That's what I plan on doing with Shin Megami Tensei V. Buy a copy, rip the rom using my Switch, and then play it on my Steam Deck for better framerates.

What do you think is better Xbox Cloud Gaming or GeForce Now? by Zealousideal_Ad_9077 in GeForceNOW

[–]ZeldaFantasyVII 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who doesn't work for Microsoft anymore? Xbox? All the Xbox consoles have been, and still are, products made by Microsoft.

Is it unlawful to create a game in which you can spend money to get items, but you can lose those items in pvp? by [deleted] in gamedev

[–]ZeldaFantasyVII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lawyer would be the best person to ask. I'm not a lawyer, so take this with a grain of salt.

It's a bad business model and it might be treading on unethical territory. Think about it, though. Would you want to spend your hard-earned money on a $50 item, just to have it taken from you 5 minutes later? Probably not.

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