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WindowsEnjoyer, in Is anyone using awk?

Best use-case of AWK is that you can avoid using grep for picking a Nth word in specific line. I tend to ask GPT4 to write one-liner for me. Works super great.

iturnedintoanewt, in Terminal Utility Mega list!
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Amazing. Saving post. Thanks a lot!

JustEnoughDucks, in Windows 11 scores dead last in gaming performance tests against 3 Linux gaming distros
@JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl avatar

Well this article is pretty disingenuous…

  1. The distribution “managed by a single person” depends on hundreds of people working on different sofware to keep up. It’s not “one person doing better than the thousands of Microsoft employees combined” implication they are pushing
  2. Windows 11 beat the linux distros by up to 20% in 1% lows which are argued as much more important by most tech reviewers. It wasn’t consistant at all which means that there was a giant margin of error.

I love linux and linux gaming has gotten radically better, but I am tired of tech “journalism” literally just cherrypicking, misleading, clickbait trash.

kemsat,

1% lows are way more important. I also think frame time is very important.

teawrecks,

Yeah, the only time proton can actually outperform windows is when it spots a fundamental performance error that the app has made, and is able to optimize it out, AND no windows driver does the same. This is comparing Linux+proton at its best vs windows+native at its worst.

What we really want to see is Linux+native at its best vs windows+native at its best. Unfortunately, there aren’t a lot of demanding games that natively support Linux.

huginn, (edited )

Not to mention the major hurdle for Linux gaming is anti cheat software being brought over. Too many games are 100% unplayable because the devs don’t allow their anticheat to be installed on Linux systems

nakal,
@nakal@kbin.social avatar

Anti cheat = rootkit. You should not install it at all.

c0mbatbag3l, (edited )
@c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world avatar

Once more someone who doesn’t understand what the fuck a rootkit is spews their uninformed opinions on lemmy.

SquirtleHermit,

Damn man, I know rootkits and your comment is a rootkit!

c0mbatbag3l,
@c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world avatar

“Any software that has admin access is a rootkit!” -this entire website

nakal,
@nakal@kbin.social avatar

If you compromise your system with software that you don't know and potentially can introduce a backdoor (even involuntary via bugs), you have a rootkit installed.

If you don't trust it, don't install it with admin privileges. Maybe don't install it at all. Anticheat is a shady business. And mostly not owned by the company that produces the maybe trusted product to be protected.

c0mbatbag3l,
@c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world avatar

“A rootkit is a collection of computer software, typically malicious, designed to enable access to a computer or an area of its software that is not otherwise allowed (for example, to an unauthorized user) and often masks its existence or the existence of other software.”

That’s the Wikipedia definition, in CompTIA Security+ the concept of the malware masking itself is quintessential to the definition of a rootkit. I hear this shit all the time from people on here who think anything that gets elevated privileges is a “rootkit” and hasn’t the slightest idea what the fuck they’re talking about.

“But you don’t know if it could install a backdoor!”

You don’t know if half the shit you install is doing that either, or is Easy Anticheat known for doing this in some official investigation? Did someone find out that Activision is deploying malware in ricochet?

If not, you’re operating on suspicion that you don’t harbor for other software without evidence, based purely on things you’ve probably just barely heard about.

nakal, (edited )
@nakal@kbin.social avatar

You should notice that I use the word "trust". I install stuff on my servers and PCs from people who I trust. Why should I trust someone who makes an anticheat engine. Why should I have a reason to do that?

You should also understand that a kernel-level piece of code that can be updated is a very good rootkit. It contains all essential tools to modify hardware, kernel, install drivers, keyloggers etc. It satisfies the definition of "rootkit" very well.

One single piece of code is enough to be a rootkit.

Also definition by antimalware vendors:
https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/definition/rootkit
https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/definitions/what-is-rootkit
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/rootkit-revealer#what-is-a-rootkit

Popular definition (e.g . Ionos):

Rootkits: The rootkit is considered to be a type of Trojan horse. Many Trojan horses exhibit the characteristics of a rootkit. The main difference is that rootkits actively conceal themselves in a system and also typically provide the hacker with administrator rights.

turbowafflz,

I really wish valve would make this more clear on steam store pages. It says games are “unsupported” on steam deck due to anticheat when really it should say something like “The developer of this title does not allow players using the steam deck” so that people are more aware it’s not linux or valve’s fault

EuroNutellaMan,
@EuroNutellaMan@lemmy.world avatar

As if the anti-cheat even worked.

huginn,

Doesn’t matter if it’s a prerequisite

interceder270,

Client-side anti-cheat has always been a scam to offload server processing onto client machines.

This results in worse cheat detection and wastes client resources, but companies like EA can spend less on servers.

fhein,

In the defence of client side AC; if the entire game runs on the server, then network delay makes FPS:es awful to play. Being able to trust clients and let them do hit detection is quite important in making online FPS:es responsive. In addition, cheats that remove walls/grass, highlight players or even autoaim are near impossible to detect server side. One could try to use heuristics and statistics but it would be difficult to tell the difference between cheaters and players who are just good at aiming and map awareness.

OsrsNeedsF2P, (edited )

It also doesn’t work. I know that’s what the parent comment said, but it’s a total scam at the company level too.

“Oh, server networking is hard to do right. Let’s do it client side”

“Oh, people are cheating. Let’s add anticheat”

Ensue 3 years of fixing network consistency bugs and playing whackamole with cheaters

I’ve developed games where the client is the source of truth, and games where it’s the server. It is almost always better to do anything that will be developed for more than a few weeks serverside.

aniki,

Also from an engineering perspective it makes LOADS more sense as you can apply patches to the servers instantly vs. requiring the users patch the game themselves.

ikidd,
@ikidd@lemmy.world avatar

Also, you can control the variables of the system it’s running on.

Of course, it means when you fuck up, it affects everyone at once.

aniki,

But with journaling file systems and kubernettes orchestration it’s SO easy to revert changes with modern day Linux.

ikidd,
@ikidd@lemmy.world avatar

Oh, absolutely. I can’t believe we deployed web apps on IIS for instance. What a shitshow that was. If you can run the important bits on something predictable like linux with all the serverside tools that gives you, why wouldn’t you.

onion,

>client is the source of truth

>company doesn’t like the clients truth

TheEntity,

Honestly I can't say that I miss installing rootkits with terrifying privileges just to play games. I'd rather limit the privileges games have with Flatpak etc., not give them even more.

jimbo,

Which anticheat is a “root kit”?

Chakravanti,

All of them.

TheEntity,
huginn, (edited )

Sure but gaming is predominantly a social pastime. Meaning that most gamers will make the trade off between installing anticheat and not playing the game their friends are all playing, much like the overwhelming majority of people will trade privacy in favor of being able to send a message to friends on Facebook.

It doesn’t matter how much you value your privacy: most people don’t care and never will. So without the option to give away privacy to play the latest Ubisoft game they won’t be using Linux. Full stop.

LennethAegis,
@LennethAegis@kbin.social avatar

Yeah, what the heck Valorant. I'm not installing that.

TheGrandNagus,

Yup. People always latch on to the “Sony (it was actually on Philips, who ran the disc factory that Sony had a stake in, but that’s just nitpicking) installed a rootkit on PCs in the 90s via CDs” and say about how awful that is, and they’re right, then they throw that out the Window and install more advanced rootkits filled with god knows what telemetry when they install games.

Flaky,
@Flaky@iusearchlinux.fyi avatar
zingo,

Yep. The world is full of trash, that’s for sure.

governorkeagan, in USB webcam lagging only in Zoom?

Have you tried the Zoom web app? They have a link on their site where you can join a meeting in your browser to test if your webcam/mic work correctly

cygnus,
@cygnus@lemmy.ca avatar

It works perfectly there! Thanks for this — it confirms the issue is with the standalone app (and Flatpak).

jvrava9, in USB webcam lagging only in Zoom?
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  • cygnus,
    @cygnus@lemmy.ca avatar

    Interesting, the Flatpak is laggy for me.

    psud, in Kernel 6.6.6 is out 😈
    CmdrKeen,
    @CmdrKeen@lemmy.today avatar
    AMillionNames, in Is anyone using awk?

    awk is supposed to be simpler. If it isn’t, just use your favorite scripting language. It comes from a period of time when a lot of the scripting languages weren’t as easy to use or readily available.

    KISSmyOS, (edited ) in How to solve this boot error message?

    In the grub menu, choose advanced options and then choose an older kernel to boot into.
    If that boots fine, remove and reinstall the newest installed kernel and run sudo update-grub.
    That should be the easiest way to fix the most possible causes of this error.

    Edit: Now would be a very good time to back up all your data to an external drive. This might be a sign of your hard drive failing.

    Synthead,

    I wouldn’t be quick to assume that this means a failing disk. There would probably be more sporadic issues if this were the case.

    KISSmyOS,

    I wouldn’t assume a failing disk either.
    But every time there’s an error you can’t pin on something you just did, a full backup should be the first thing you do as a matter of principle.

    dafunkkk, (edited )

    ok, I’ll backup all data first. How can I remove old kernel without enter in grub menu (since usually boot works well) and select the oldone as default? Thanks

    KISSmyOS, (edited )

    By default, your grub menu should show up every time you boot.
    If it doesn’t, boot your PC and do:
    sudo nano /etc/default/grub
    You need these lines:
    GRUB_TIMEOUT=10
    GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=menu

    Every line starting with:
    GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT
    should be commented out like so:
    #GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT

    Then run sudo update-grub and reboot.

    What this does:

    • sets a countdown of 10 seconds before grub boots the kernel
    • tells grub to show the boot menu during that countdown
    • doesn’t use a hidden countdown that waits for a button press to show the menu

    In the grub menu, select advanced options and there you should be able to select an older kernel to boot.

    dafunkkk, (edited )

    ok, thank you very much for detailed explanation, yes I remember that I had removed timeout from grub in the past, I will follow your procedure and select previous kernel. Another question, once I’v selected the older kernel did you think that removing (it’s fine using apt?) and resinstall newest kernel will fix the issue or I’v to keep the older kernel? In case I’v to keep the older kernel how can I avoid that it will be overwritten once I update the os?

    KISSmyOS, (edited )

    I think the newer kernel should work after reinstallation.
    If it doesn’t and you want to stay with the older one:

    apt list --installed linux-image*

    There should be a package with a specific version number in its name. For example, the standard kernel for Debian 11 is:
    linux-image-5.10.0-26-amd64

    Uninstall the linux-image-… package you don’t want to keep.
    Also uninstall linux-image-amd64 which is the meta-package that pulls in the newest kernel version. Without it, you won’t get new kernel versions in upgrades.

    dafunkkk,

    ok, will try Many Thanks!!

    wth,

    I second the advice to switch to a different/previous/known good kernel. That has been the cause a most boot problems for me. I just had it happen on a VM a couple of weeks ago, so I switched to the old kernel, then removed the new kernel. I’ll wait for another kernel before upgrading.

    It’s probably worth scanning your disk just in case as well.

    ademir, in Kernel 6.6.6 is out 😈
    @ademir@lemmy.eco.br avatar

    Six Six Six, The kernel of the beast.
    Hell and fire was spawned to be released

    Boards blazed and reviewed codes were praised
    As they start to try, hands held to the sky
    In the night, the coffee is burning hot
    The commit has begun, Linus work is done

    ademir,
    @ademir@lemmy.eco.br avatar
    tea_pot_tinhas,
    @tea_pot_tinhas@lemmy.eco.br avatar

    Hehehehe

    walthervonstolzing, (edited )
    @walthervonstolzing@lemmy.ml avatar

    This can’t go on, I must inform the Hurd,
    Can this monolith be real, or just some crazy dream?
    But I feel drawn towards the GPL-2,
    Seem to mesmerize, can’t avoid Tivoization!

    ademir,
    @ademir@lemmy.eco.br avatar

    omg hahaha this was amazing!

    CmdrKeen,
    @CmdrKeen@lemmy.today avatar

    I’m coming back, I will return
    And I’ll possess your daemons and make your CPU burn
    I have ring 0, I have your cores
    I have the power to make my evil take its course

    gaael, in Terminal Utility Mega list!

    NeoMutt is an easy to use and cool looking tui email client.

    DangerousInternet, in GitHub - G-dH/vertical-workspaces: V-Shell is a GNOME Shell extension that allows you to customize the layout and behavior of the Shell UI.
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  • juli, (edited )

    The advantage of V Shell is that you switch workspaces vertically as well instead of scrolling sideways. It overrides the native GNOME scrolling.

    Amount of options are overwhelming. It is extending GNOME with a lot of functions

    There is a little flashing when scrolling through workspaces you’re right. All else it works alright I guess.

    bustrpoindextr, in USB webcam lagging only in Zoom?

    Zoom is an absolute dumpster fire of an application, but that’s your solution. Don’t use zoom.

    Seriously though, Google meet, Microsoft teams, discord, all work great. Zoom just barely functions and I don’t get why people want to use it.

    cygnus,
    @cygnus@lemmy.ca avatar

    Some of us have to accommodate clients and don’t get to decide.

    bustrpoindextr,

    Then you deal with the fact that zoom is a dumpster fire for those clients

    moonpiedumplings, in Terminal Utility Mega list!

    I really like zellij:

    github.com/zellij-org/zellij

    Terminal multiplexer like tmux, but more intuitive to use.

    LeFantome, in The Wine development release 9.0-rc3 is now available.

    I imagine Valve wants to get all their gaming up on Wayland.

    bbbhltz, in how do i efficiently attach audio to an image
    @bbbhltz@beehaw.org avatar

    Recommended YT settings might be helpful here.

    What command have you been using?

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