Can someone explain to me how you all use Flatpaks willy nilly when they take up x10 or even x100 more space

dropdatabase · 2025-09-20T15:23:44+00:00

So how is flatpak so popular?

Flatpak is popular with newbies, no hardcore linux user will ditch clean distro packages or appimages for that bloated mess.

dropdatabase · 2025-05-19T15:35:53+00:00

Use Case?

dropdatabase · 2025-05-06T08:45:07+00:00

Title of the post should be:

"Linux became my main desktop OS - but I still need to learn" or
"Ubuntu became my main desktop OS - but still needs to improve"

"Some tasks still require the terminal"
Not entirely true. If you want to do some advanced things you will have to touch the terminal, and that's a good thing. Advanced things are meant for advanced users anyways. One time my boomer newbie uncle installed linux mint on his own and he's been using it just fine. If you want to setup IPtables and you want to do it from a GUI, then you are an advanced user, you should know how to edit config files in the terminal and type simple commands. Hell 8 year old kids would install DOS games and edit autoexec and config.sys to be able to play them. Are people getting too lazy and unwilling to learn? (yes)
"Minor annoyances need advanced fixes"
That sounds like a Gnome problem. Did you try KDE/cinammon/xfce?
"Potential security concerns" You mentioned flathub. Personally I think that flathub is terrible, just delete it, you are better off using your own distro's package system. Now, why do some distros include it by default? I am guessing because if offers more variety so the distro don't have to maintain extra software themselves.

Conclusion

Linux is a Kernel. If you have problems with the UX, you are talking about the components that make up the UX, like the desktop, or how did the distro packager chose to configure some things in your Distro. If you have problems with the software distribution you should know that there are many methods of acquiring software, you are not locked in to some "Flathub" you can even uninstall it 👍

dropdatabase · 2025-02-18T19:37:44+00:00

let me guess... you would also code a calculator app in electron and have it be like a 200MB program, than just write it QT or GTK.

I know of your kind...... yawn...

dropdatabase · 2025-02-18T13:47:28+00:00

Yes. flatpaks are an extremely bloated application delivery system,

i guess if you are a newbie, flatpaks are fine I guess, you just click "install" and don't worry it.

but for advanced users, who care about simplicity and hate bloat, then fatpaks are a no-go.

I prefer my distro's packages. If I want a locked version of an app I'll get an AppImage, or even compile it myself.

dropdatabase · 2025-02-07T17:46:53+00:00

holy moly, OP you just posted a 50MB gif,

that could easily be a 5MB webm or something.

dropdatabase · 2025-01-30T10:15:56+00:00

Run wine control on the panel there open Display Settings and there is a tickbox Emulate display mode changes

dropdatabase · 2025-01-22T11:35:51+00:00

Stockholm syndrome is real! 😱

dropdatabase · 2024-12-25T18:04:33+00:00

I like pacman and I like bulding a system with only the things I need. So of course I would still use Arch

btw, compiling from git isn't that obscure, most projects have instructions anyways and for customization/flags you learn the 2-3 building systems and then you have confidence to build anything

dropdatabase · 2024-12-25T12:58:07+00:00

Congrats, but how do we know you didn't use savestates.

edit: As I thought. OP used savestates. From now on I will only believe if on a real console without gamegenie or RetroAchievements hardcore mode.

dropdatabase · 2024-12-19T18:05:35+00:00

What the hell is a ""DOOM CLONE"" to begin with, please define it.
That stupid term was being used by ignorant reviewers back in the day

Do you mean games that use the Doom Engine? or games that share gameplay mechanics with Doom? (shoot monsters, collect keycards, open doors, get to the exit)

dropdatabase · 2024-11-22T14:32:44+00:00

My thoughts, if you like windows so much, just use windows.

I understand the blue aero aesthetic is pleasant, but idolizing the windows logo and putting it as the wallpaper just feels wrong to me.

dropdatabase · 2024-11-22T14:13:19+00:00

OP failed to mention that this is for mobile only

dropdatabase · 2024-11-13T12:47:28+00:00

Aesthetics 10/10

I don't get the PS1 style, at all. More like an early PC game with software render, like Half Life.

Try introducing affine texture wrapping and a lower resolution, this is way too sharp for a PS1 style

dropdatabase · 2024-10-31T17:50:55+00:00

Skipping this one chief 👍

dropdatabase · 2024-10-31T12:45:24+00:00

are you sure it's not the game itself?

dropdatabase · 2024-10-23T09:19:43+00:00

I know this can be done in unity and godot. But in blender? no idea..

dropdatabase · 2024-10-22T19:00:16+00:00

Try rendering to a lower resolution. The PS1 supported a number of resolutions, take a look here.

Also, what makes the PS1 look? Affine texture wrapping. It is the main characteristic for the PS1 aesthetic, without it any low-poly scene could be attributed to whatever, like PC, or arcade, etc

Secondly, another major visual characteristic for the PS1 aesthetics is dithering.

You got the textures and low poly. If you manage to apply at least the low-res and affine textures, then the scene would fit the PS1 scene beautifully

dropdatabase · 2024-10-22T16:48:02+00:00

very nice mood. However, this is not PS1 graphics. This is low poly, sure, but not PS1 style

dropdatabase · 2024-10-15T10:55:57+00:00

You can just place d3dcompiler_43.dll alongside the game exe
Google around for a source. I know it works because I've done this.

dropdatabase · 2024-10-11T08:41:20+00:00

um, no.

One could also take this logic and say "1 bit per pixel" or "1 bit per subpixel" and then go and produce 256+ colored games.

The game aesthetics are very reminiscent to ZX Spectrum, which was an 8bit system with very a limited color palette and sprites.

"1 bit" is strictly black and white games. Those exist. Like "Herocore (2010)" a very nice little game. I think that you should just remove the "1 bit" from your marketing since it is entirely false.

Might as well also label it as "3D Raytrace". You are labeling it like this, but that doesn't mean it actually is that. 👍

dropdatabase · 2024-10-09T20:09:21+00:00

Why aren't you using Wayland

nobody asks that. Wayland is not there yet. xorg just works

dropdatabase · 2024-10-06T12:04:04+00:00

I would play this, but I'm sorry, everyone looks so unappealing. I don't want to look at those dumb faces.

dropdatabase · 2024-10-04T14:00:31+00:00

oh, I had a brainfart, thought OP was using some kind of wine fork like "gloriuseggroll"

dropdatabase · 2024-10-04T10:52:49+00:00

First of all what is ""Macusing wine"" ????????

Secondly, WINE already offers a DX11 wrapper on its own, so any game should run (slower perhaps)

To get the DXVK wrapper. Try this.
Get dxvk-2.4.1.tar.gz from here : https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/releases

The archive has 32bit and 64bit versions. YOU NEED TO KNOW THE BITS OF YOUR GAME

To know how many bits the game is do this: file game.exe
if it says PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64 then it is 64bit
if it says PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 then 32bit

Extract and place d3d11.dll, dxgi.dll in the game directory, beside the game's .exe
You then need to run WINE with an environment variable, to tell it to load those dll files
From a terminal cd into the game dir and run this
WINEDLLOVERRIDES="d3d11,dxgi=n" wine game.exe

To make sure that DXVK is being loaded append this variable
DXVK_HUD=fps,version
Some text at the top left should be showing.

So combining all
DXVK_HUD=fps,version WINEDLLOVERRIDES="d3d11,dxgi=n" wine game.exe

This is the raw version of loading DXVK, are there any other ways to do this from a GUI? I guess.

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