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toynbee ,

Presumably this is in preparation for time travel.

toynbee ,

No judgement for your choices, but just so you know, it's basically no work for the majority of games.

toynbee ,

Yeah, anti-cheat and the Ubisoft launcher have been the only consistent obstacles. protondb.com is a fantastic resource, though.

I'm not a fan of LoL, so I can't say from personal experience, but it looks like PlayOnLinux claims to support it. Hope you find your joy!

toynbee ,

Your question isn't dumb. You just haven't been exposed to the environment. Please feel free to ask any question about this you have and, if I don't answer, someone else probably will.

If you install the Linux version of Steam, it should allow you to download any game. There's a checkbox in the Steam settings that says something like "run non compatible games through proton" (not what it says, but the general sentiment). Checking that and restarting Steam once is the extent of the setup required; after that, it's essentially the same process as running a game in Windows (with the few exceptions mentioned by another commenter). Non Steam games should be able to be run by Lutris, PlayOnLinux or adding a non Steam game to Steam, but I mostly haven't done that myself so I can't vouch for it. Sincerely, for most games, it's an easy process.

I'm no expert, but if you decide to pursue this and get stuck, please feel free to reach out to me and I'll do my best to help. The link below seems like a good starting point:
https://geekflare.com/install-steam-on-linux/

toynbee , (edited )

I'm sorry, as much as I'd love to, I don't have an answer to this.

edit: corrected a word.

toynbee ,

I've played Helldivers 2 with no obstacles and no additional setup.

toynbee ,

Ah, I apologize. I definitely was not fully awake when I read your original comment.

toynbee ,

I believe you can do this with the on-screen keyboard! If you're using Windows, I think that can be accessed with super+u (but I haven't used Windows in a long time so I apologize if I misremembered or if this is no longer accurate).

toynbee ,

I can't say for certain, but I think that might be by design.

toynbee ,

My then-sixtyish year old dad bought a unicycle. He also bought a pair of ski poles to help him balance while learning to ride it by traveling up and down a long hallway in his home.

This doesn't really add anything to the conversation, but I've always found it funny and rarely had an opportunity to share it.

toynbee ,

I don't think there was anyone around at the time who suggested that it was a good idea, heh.

At the time, my mom - his wife of 27 years - had recently died and I think he was trying to find himself again. Unicycles with ski poles weren't the only odd decisions he made.

toynbee ,

This is an interesting interpretation of "achievable."

toynbee ,

Presumably, based on your post, you have; but have you ever contacted the rescue from which you got your dog? Other than maybe medical questions - and that only for a short period - I don't think I've ever talked to a rescue after getting any pet from them.

What's a sestra?

toynbee ,

Fair enough. Thank you for the edification.

toynbee ,

Did I misunderstand what "separation of church and state" meant?

toynbee ,

Based on this ruling, I don't think I'm qualified.

I don't know anything about Linux and the idea of installing it frightens me. Where do I start?

I bought a laptop yesterday, it came pre-installed with Windows 11. I hate win 11 so I switched it down to Windows 10, but then started considering using Linux for total control over the laptop, but here's the thing: I keep seeing memes about how complicated or fucky wucky Linux is to install and run. I love the idea of open...

toynbee ,

Alongside many of the useful comments here, I'd like to add one great thing about installing Linux on a new computer: you can't accidentally anything on the new computer! There's presumably no data to be lost, you can even install Linux without ever booting into the Windows environment. If you don't have it connected to your network, there's nearly no risk; even if you do, that risk is minimal. I always feel a distinct comfort imaging a system that's never been used.

As for the how, others have covered it, but just identify your distribution of choice (Fedora and Linux Mint are great starters), download the ISO from their website, plug a thumb drive into any running system, and download a USB imaging tool. Balena Etcher is a popular one and the one I use, but many others are available and popular as well if you have a preference.

toynbee ,

I want to make a joke about that typo, but I don't want to tease.

I also want to make a joke about going on microsoft.com being the first mistake, but I know there are occasionally reasons to do so.

I guess with this comment, I'm trying to have my two cakes and eat them, too.

toynbee ,

Respect to you for reverting the fix to accommodate the funny.

toynbee ,

Only necessary ones!

Also, in culinary terms, cake is much more reliably and pleasantly textured than cookies. I expect this to not be a controversial statement in the least.

toynbee ,

Were I a policy maker, your suggestion would be approved.

toynbee ,

This is a lesson I learned both from the webcomic "Bob and George" and, later, TVTropes. In case either of those are unfamiliar to you, I strongly recommend both, with the caveat that either - especially the latter - can be a tremendous time sink.

toynbee ,

This sounds like something Quagmire would say.

toynbee ,

Indeed, there was a documentary about this featuring Mr. Burns.

toynbee ,

This makes me think of Starship Titanic.

toynbee ,

While I very strongly agree with your message, I have to say that this is one of the least fitting usernames I've ever seen.

toynbee ,

Whether I agree with you depends on whether "here" means "lemmy" or "this country."

toynbee ,

But how are floors counted in Antarctica?

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