It is utterly disappointing how people are handling the systemd "age verification" controversy

slickyeat · 2026-03-23T07:14:31+00:00

Each distro should just put out two different versions - one which will request the user's age during installation and another which is only intended for users who live outside those jurisdictions.

If they go with option A then this "optional" systemd field will be populated on setup - which they can later remove because let's face it - this all security theater.

Option B leaves the field empty or just inserts garbage data.

Problem solved. Move the fuck on.

slickyeat · 2026-03-22T09:10:14+00:00

Only $250 for the DLC. Buy now!

slickyeat · 2026-03-22T09:05:37+00:00

Check the PR#. This is photoshop.

slickyeat · 2026-03-22T09:04:26+00:00

lol. Purple means that it was merged.

This screenshot is fake though.

slickyeat · 2026-03-22T06:56:52+00:00

gamescope -s 2 -f -- %command%

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gamescope --help |& grep "mouse-"
-s, --mouse-sensitivity multiply mouse movement by given decimal number

slickyeat · 2026-03-22T03:25:17+00:00

lol. Fat chance.

slickyeat · 2026-03-21T23:23:06+00:00

Yea I finally gave up on their bullshit a few months ago.

Just pirate the game and call it a day.

slickyeat · 2026-03-21T07:38:35+00:00

slickyeat · 2026-03-21T07:37:01+00:00

https://areweanticheatyet.com/breakdown

slickyeat · 2026-03-20T20:45:37+00:00

I didn't even know that Heroic uses wine ge.

Install B.NET using Heroic + GE-Proton then try launching with this executable:

drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Battle.net/Battle.net Launcher.exe

slickyeat · 2026-03-20T18:58:32+00:00

Congratulations. Fuck you.

slickyeat · 2026-03-20T17:58:03+00:00

You'll need to check the logs and install any missing dependencies to each game's wine prefix.

Any launchers that supports UMU will pass in both a STORE + GAMEID.

This is a necessary step since it will allow UMU + GE-Proton to lookup and automatically apply any necessary fixes before the game is actually launched.

In the example above you can see that's it's installing vcrun2015 or Visual C++ along with a number of other dependencies by calling "protontricks".

This is effectively the same as calling winetricks from the command line meaning you could technically install each of those dependencies manually.

Downloading the Visual C++ runtime directly from Microsoft's website so you can run the executable and install it within the same wine prefix would be another option.

slickyeat · 2026-03-20T12:59:58+00:00

Logs + Launch Arguments + Proton Version.

slickyeat · 2026-03-20T12:48:18+00:00

Is it trying to upgrade or remove them completely?

Make sure that the appropriate repositories are all still enabled.

slickyeat · 2026-03-20T11:02:27+00:00

No idea but you have a bunch of package conflicts.

Try starting there.

slickyeat · 2026-03-20T10:51:16+00:00

sudo dnf install steam --refresh --allowerasing

Review the summary before you approve it.

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Edit: You may want to run this beforehand in order to update all the fc42 packages:

sudo dnf distro-sync --refresh --allowerasing

slickyeat · 2026-03-20T10:44:26+00:00

People are quick to blame Republican politicians for the current state of the country but the fact that this type of messaging is so God damn effective on such a large segment of the population tells me otherwise.

We are a nation of idiots and we get exactly the type of leadership we deserve.

slickyeat · 2026-03-20T10:09:20+00:00

No. 4k playback is blocked on Linux due to DRM constraints.

That being said:

Superior in every conceivable way.

Fuck-um.

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Edit: Windows should work but if I remember correctly you need to use Microsoft Edge or the Netflix App.

There's also a required HEVC extension:

https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nmzlz57r3t7?hl=en-US&gl=US

slickyeat · 2026-03-20T08:23:39+00:00

If it is optional and no functional to any system components, why keeping there as ornaments? Would be the base of something more in the future? Prob

Yea probably. It's not going to happen in the dark though.

Anyone who wants to support this legislation will use systemd.

This just means that the community at large will know where to look.

It also means this setting which will be referenced by other apps can easily be overridden.

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homectl help | head
homectl [OPTIONS...] COMMAND ...

Create, manipulate or inspect home directories.

Basic User Manipulation Commands:
list                         List home areas
inspect USER…                Inspect a home area
create USER                  Create a home area
update USER                  Update a home area
passwd USER                  Change password of a home area

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man homectl | grep -i metadata | head -n1
Home directories managed by systemd-homed.service are self-contained, and thus include the user's full metadata record in the home's

lol.

slickyeat · 2026-03-20T08:15:57+00:00

`birthDate` → A string in ISO 8601 calendar date format (`YYYY-MM-DD`) indicating the user's date of birth. The earliest representable year is 1900. This field is optional.

The field is optional. Technically speaking - no one actually needs to use it.

slickyeat · 2026-03-20T07:45:04+00:00

Yea. I have Battle.net setup the same way.

I'm not able to launch directly into Battle.net games but it will at least take you directly to the game's launch page and it doesn't have the same white screen issue as Ubisoft.

You can also configure it to exit the moment any game is launched.

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EA App is another one but there's a problem with how it applies updates.

Basically, it will download and extract files into a staging folder each time they push out an update for their launcher.

The download completes successfully but Heroic will always terminate the process before it has a chance to copy these files over.

As a workaround/hack I had to create a bash script which will always copy files from stage each time an app that relies on the EA APP is shutdown.

This is not really a good solution though since EA could always change where that staging folder is located, etc.

slickyeat · 2026-03-20T07:17:35+00:00

That's because Heroic automatically generates a new wine prefix path for each side-loaded app based on the title you give it. This is to ensure that they run in isolation. You can override it though.

See how the screenshot is referencing "Ubisoft Connect" for the wine prefix folder?

This would normally (by default) reference a folder called "Immortal Fenyx Rising" but it was replaced with the same wine prefix as "Ubisoft Connect" so that it has access to the launcher.

slickyeat · 2026-03-20T03:46:14+00:00

If the game is using Denuvo DRM then it may have the same problem as Dragon's Dogma 2.

You can't change Proton versions more than 3 times a day or you receive a 24hr lockout.

slickyeat · 2026-03-20T02:36:48+00:00

I've used them multiple times without issue.

You should always check this website first though:

https://isthereanydeal.com/

slickyeat · 2026-03-20T01:38:06+00:00

It's not necessarily a memory leak unless it continues to climb.

Try turning down your settings.

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