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News - Fast-paced shooter SPRAWL zero has a must-play demo out now
By scaine, 15 Jun 2026 at 11:02 am UTC
By scaine, 15 Jun 2026 at 11:02 am UTC
The item throwing reminded me so much of Control, that every time he picked up an item in that trailer, my brain made the "wwoooop" noise from Control! 😅
This looks superb. Definitely wishlisting.
This looks superb. Definitely wishlisting.
News - Valve to no longer offer physical gift cards due to scammers
By LoudTechie, 15 Jun 2026 at 10:54 am UTC
Education?
Asking nicely?
Edit:
randomly arresting people?
By LoudTechie, 15 Jun 2026 at 10:54 am UTC
Quoting: CaldathrasIf observing financial and blocking financial transactions aren't tools governments're allowed to demand to be able to use to achieve this goal, which tools would you consider appropriate to demand for the government to enforce this.Quoting: tuubiOh, I'm not saying that governments shouldn't protect their citizens from such scams just that we citizens should also take some responsibility for ourselves in the matter. I also agree that some scams are a lot harder to detect than others. I prefer to err on the side of caution with anything unusual or suspicious.Quoting: CaldathrasI wouldn't go all in on victim blaming, unless you only count the "investment opportunity" scams and the "Nigerian princes". And sure, I want governments to protect their citizens from exploitation by criminals (or greedy corporations) even if they're too greedy or gullible for their own good.Quoting: tuubiIn my opinion, the reason scams work so well is because they are exploiting the individual's innate greed and, in some cases, the appeal of getting something for nothing (i.e., minimal effort or work). So, greed exploits greed, in the end, and, ironically, we look to government regulation to protect us from ourselves. I think the old phrase "and if you believe that, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you", says it all. Better to operate under the idiom that "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."Quoting: PyratePeople will always fall for scams. That's not a problem that'll ever go away. Which is why we need governments, laws and regulations to protect the vulnerable. Of course governments do that with varying success and enthusiasm, but that's a political and social problem that doesn't have a technical solution.Quoting: LoudTechiealso relevant to this discussion.Even though I can't imagine how that could happen, (just like how I cant believe peoole sfill fall for gift card scams), you're probably right. I wonder when this stops being about a problem with gift cards and currencies, and more about people not thinking clearly when falling for these scams.
Valve will never accept monero, because it's anonymous and decentralized.
The scammers for which they sacrificed their own gift cards would exploit exactly this decentralization and anonymity to hide their activity.
Education?
Asking nicely?
Edit:
randomly arresting people?
News - Valve to no longer offer physical gift cards due to scammers
By LoudTechie, 15 Jun 2026 at 10:48 am UTC
Destroying the entire value of the market.
Yet, it also assumes the need for market growth.
As an engineer I hope the 2019 surveyed economists are right and this is wrong.
It also raises some questions about history, such as "wait does that mean air nitrogen extraction isn't more productive than nitrogen mining" and does that mean penicillin has such a gigantic drain on all living things that it corrects for all the created potential working hours.
Edit:
also this implies schools are useless, since they're supposed to make the population more productive.
By LoudTechie, 15 Jun 2026 at 10:48 am UTC
Quoting: Purple Library Guy[The assumption here is that innovation and experience can't create/find spare capacity.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Monetary_Theory)Quoting: SlaxerIt's funny you mention that. Canada's in debt $1.3ish Trillion (capital T), so the money sitting in your bank account is increasingly becoming more and more worthless by the day - and that's on top of the fact that you're also being taxed more on it than they did in the past. So you're losing money on two fronts, inflation, and taxes - which is something that can be entirely blamed on one group of people. Take a guess who? In theory, Bitcoin could fix half of that problem.Yes, yes, what have the
And btw, I would be considered "wealthy" by the government's standards... which is why HALF of my sweat blood and tears goes to the government - only to be squandered and spent in ways that only benefit themselves, and not the country. Trust me, people like me aren't the ones stealing from you. But anyway... let's bring it back to those gift cards eh? lolRomansgovernment ever done for us?
This country was better off before the anti-government turn around 1980 and the, basically, corporate takeover of government, back when government did more and taxes were higher. If we still had Connaught labs we would have been making our own Covid vaccine and our insulin would still be at cost. If we still had social housing programs, we wouldn't have a homelessness problem and people would be able to afford the rent.
(I don't think the government actually wants any of your blood, sweat or tears; sounds kind of unsanitary. I just pay my taxes in $Cad)
As to the government debt . . . go learn some Modern Monetary Theory. It's a very limited theory which only says anything about, well, money, which is not nearly as broad an issue as MMT proponents seem to think. But, it's not batshit insane, which makes it better than right wing pseudo-populist claims about money. Bottom line, private economic surplus is created by government debt--that's not so much a theory as an accounting identity. If the government ran surpluses your blood, sweat and tears would, on average, stop making money and start taking losses. Platitudes about government spending that treat it like a household (specifically, one that doesn't buy cars or homes or take out student loans) are deeply misguided and end up turning the real world on its head, because governments do not resemble households in any relevant way.
Destroying the entire value of the market.
Yet, it also assumes the need for market growth.
As an engineer I hope the 2019 surveyed economists are right and this is wrong.
It also raises some questions about history, such as "wait does that mean air nitrogen extraction isn't more productive than nitrogen mining" and does that mean penicillin has such a gigantic drain on all living things that it corrects for all the created potential working hours.
Edit:
also this implies schools are useless, since they're supposed to make the population more productive.
News - Linux kernel 7.1 out now with new NTFS driver, lots of hardware improvements
By artik, 15 Jun 2026 at 10:33 am UTC
By artik, 15 Jun 2026 at 10:33 am UTC
I'm really suprised how the kernel team now put many efforts in gaming, especially handled console. That's so cool.
News - The security situation with the Arch Linux AUR got a lot worse
By devland, 15 Jun 2026 at 10:15 am UTC
The "obsolete arch policies" that you mention do not exist since the whole point of the project is to allow people to do whatever they want. You can use whatever filesystem, desktop environment, compositor or any other subsystems in any combination you want. That's the whole point. You decide how "obsolete" your system will be.
If anything, arch set the gold standard when it comes to Linux documentation. No other distro even comes close. And that's something they pioneered throw a community effort which isn't something to sneeze at.
This whole AUR debacle, even though it's pretty serious, was handled with the utmost professionalism. The whole attack was discovered and patched less than 2 weeks after it started. You don't really get faster fixes than that which is why many people, like myself, were not affected at all.
By devland, 15 Jun 2026 at 10:15 am UTC
Quoting: NociferThe real issue with Arch IMHO is that it never really moved with the times. Arch as a project has (or had until very recently) stagnated and kept using tools and policies that simply don't make sense in this day and age even if they were really cool as a concept back in the day.This is simply not true.
The "obsolete arch policies" that you mention do not exist since the whole point of the project is to allow people to do whatever they want. You can use whatever filesystem, desktop environment, compositor or any other subsystems in any combination you want. That's the whole point. You decide how "obsolete" your system will be.
If anything, arch set the gold standard when it comes to Linux documentation. No other distro even comes close. And that's something they pioneered throw a community effort which isn't something to sneeze at.
This whole AUR debacle, even though it's pretty serious, was handled with the utmost professionalism. The whole attack was discovered and patched less than 2 weeks after it started. You don't really get faster fixes than that which is why many people, like myself, were not affected at all.
News - SiN Reloaded from Nightdive Studios gets a first demo
By Cley_Faye, 15 Jun 2026 at 10:13 am UTC
By Cley_Faye, 15 Jun 2026 at 10:13 am UTC
Yeah, so, I still remember SiN: Episodes, with infinitely spongy enemies and the story just stopping there, to never, EVER, get a continuation.
It was 20 years ago, and radio silence since then.
(if this appears multiple times, sorry, my internet is spotty)
It was 20 years ago, and radio silence since then.
(if this appears multiple times, sorry, my internet is spotty)
News - The security situation with the Arch Linux AUR got a lot worse
By devland, 15 Jun 2026 at 10:02 am UTC
The only "human oversight" any flatpak, snap or appimage gets is that of its maintainer which may or may not have bad intentions.
What we do know for a fact is that many flatpaks, snaps and appimages are left unmaintained for months or years at a time. And that's exactly the problem that started the whole AUR debacle.
By devland, 15 Jun 2026 at 10:02 am UTC
Quoting: StellaFlatpak has never been hit by malware thanks to the high level of human oversight.We don't know that because nobody really bothers to review flatpaks since they do not belong to any single organization. Ownership is fragmented between unaffiliated maintainers who report to no one but themselves.
The only "human oversight" any flatpak, snap or appimage gets is that of its maintainer which may or may not have bad intentions.
What we do know for a fact is that many flatpaks, snaps and appimages are left unmaintained for months or years at a time. And that's exactly the problem that started the whole AUR debacle.
News - The security situation with the Arch Linux AUR got a lot worse
By devland, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:51 am UTC
If anything, rolling release gets you fixes for whatever problem the fastest while traditional distros like ubuntu take the longest to update or never do since they have EOL cycles.
Flatpaks, snaps & appimages all have the same trust problem as AUR because not all of them are fully contained within their sandbox; many require additional access to function and you just trust them to not require more than they need. They are all third party apps that you use at your own risk on top of whatever immutable system you might have.
Whatever you might be using, there is always a level of risk because you have to blindly trust the people that made it and there's no way to objectively measure someone's trustworthiness.
By devland, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:51 am UTC
Quoting: dibzThe real answer is for people to get over the idea of rolling distros, they've always been dangerous like this, and always will be. Most people don't actually need the latest and greatest, or only need very specific things that are.The official ARCH rolling release repos were not affected. Quite the contrary. Only some of the old & unmaintained AUR repos were affected and that goes against your "rolling release is bad" idea.
In the professional world things like immutable distros and verified images and such are coming full circle to "solve" this problem thatnever used to existused to be a niche crowd. Or you know, flatpaks, snaps, appimages, pick one - they're all solutions to the same issue.
If anything, rolling release gets you fixes for whatever problem the fastest while traditional distros like ubuntu take the longest to update or never do since they have EOL cycles.
Flatpaks, snaps & appimages all have the same trust problem as AUR because not all of them are fully contained within their sandbox; many require additional access to function and you just trust them to not require more than they need. They are all third party apps that you use at your own risk on top of whatever immutable system you might have.
Whatever you might be using, there is always a level of risk because you have to blindly trust the people that made it and there's no way to objectively measure someone's trustworthiness.
News - The security situation with the Arch Linux AUR got a lot worse
By Nocifer, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:49 am UTC
By Nocifer, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:49 am UTC
The real issue with Arch IMHO is that it never really moved with the times (or, at the very least, it was extremely late to the party). Even though Linux as a whole has become more popular and the user base has exploded in numbers in the past few years, and even though Arch specifically has become very popular among new users due to it being the distro of choice for the Steamdeck, Arch as a project has (or had until very recently) stagnated and kept using tools and policies that simply don't make sense in this day and age even if they were really cool as a concept back in the day (or maybe they do still make sense for power users but are an absolute deathtrap for casual users), with the Wild West that is the AUR (a great analogy, btw) being a good example.
One of those policies that they've never changed, and which could work wonders for low-level bureaucratic stuff like managing the AUR, is their approach to recruiting new volunteers. Currently, it's a process that requires sponsoring (!) from a couple of already established Trusted Users. This word-of-mouth, spit-and-handshake approach of recruiting (instead of a proper meritocratic vetting process for which anybody could apply, like a job interview so to speak) is impractical in this day and age and spells doom for a purely volunteer-driver project like Arch, because it starves their recruitment flows. It has lead to Arch having serious deficiencies in developer power (just a casual look through some of the mailing list threads of, say, the last couple of years can easily showcase this) which has in turn lead to all kinds of derivative issues, one of them being that Arch can't implement major changes to its tools and policies (at least in a timely manner) even if the team actually want to implement them (they're not idiots).
In regards to the AUR, this lack of manpower means both that it exists today as a free-for-all, unregulated cesspool that allows script kiddies to upload their vibe-coded "hacks" and scams at their leisure, completely unsupervised by anyone, and also that when this cesspool eventually explodes in our faces, like now, the Arch team simply don't have the manpower to do something really drastic about it other than limiting access or even pulling the plug altogether, unless some third party gets involved to provide assistance.
I *really* hope I'm wrong about this and that Arch finds a way to implement a good and timely solution for this issue that doesn't include severely hampering the AUR for regular Arch users, but even if I'm wrong, I still *really* hope that they implement a better process for recruiting new volunteers, because that issue *is* seriously hampering them and Arch desperately needs more people.
One of those policies that they've never changed, and which could work wonders for low-level bureaucratic stuff like managing the AUR, is their approach to recruiting new volunteers. Currently, it's a process that requires sponsoring (!) from a couple of already established Trusted Users. This word-of-mouth, spit-and-handshake approach of recruiting (instead of a proper meritocratic vetting process for which anybody could apply, like a job interview so to speak) is impractical in this day and age and spells doom for a purely volunteer-driver project like Arch, because it starves their recruitment flows. It has lead to Arch having serious deficiencies in developer power (just a casual look through some of the mailing list threads of, say, the last couple of years can easily showcase this) which has in turn lead to all kinds of derivative issues, one of them being that Arch can't implement major changes to its tools and policies (at least in a timely manner) even if the team actually want to implement them (they're not idiots).
In regards to the AUR, this lack of manpower means both that it exists today as a free-for-all, unregulated cesspool that allows script kiddies to upload their vibe-coded "hacks" and scams at their leisure, completely unsupervised by anyone, and also that when this cesspool eventually explodes in our faces, like now, the Arch team simply don't have the manpower to do something really drastic about it other than limiting access or even pulling the plug altogether, unless some third party gets involved to provide assistance.
I *really* hope I'm wrong about this and that Arch finds a way to implement a good and timely solution for this issue that doesn't include severely hampering the AUR for regular Arch users, but even if I'm wrong, I still *really* hope that they implement a better process for recruiting new volunteers, because that issue *is* seriously hampering them and Arch desperately needs more people.
News - Epic Games is hiring a Security Engineer to champion Linux anti-cheat
By Pyrate, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:42 am UTC
By Pyrate, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:42 am UTC
Even the wording sounds like corporate speech...
News - Destroy an entire city as a rolling ball of weird flesh in ROLLA
By Arehandoro, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:34 am UTC
By Arehandoro, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:34 am UTC
Katamari Damacy meets Carmaggedon
News - Epic Games is hiring a Security Engineer to champion Linux anti-cheat
By PlayingOnLinuxphone, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:34 am UTC
But that is a lot, indeed!
By PlayingOnLinuxphone, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:34 am UTC
Quoting: CorbenReading the "requirements" for this job... it doesn't sound like a 1 person job to me. These are multiple experts in one they want. Finding someone who fulfills all of these seems like impossible to me, or am I off with my impression?More like a super specialized person for KLAC, because it requires to know how multiplayer games are working, it requires understanding of the deep OS internals and security etc. So they are looking for someone who already worked on any kind of KLAC and it is very unlikely someone who never did will get the job. At least it sounds this way to me.
Expert in software development, in reverse engineering, in security, deep knowledge of os internals, multiplayer architecture and more. Oof. Maybe LLMs can help here in some parts, yet I think this needs a team of experts.
But that is a lot, indeed!
News - Epic Games is hiring a Security Engineer to champion Linux anti-cheat
By Corben, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:13 am UTC
By Corben, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:13 am UTC
Reading the "requirements" for this job... it doesn't sound like a 1 person job to me. These are multiple experts in one they want. Finding someone who fulfills all of these seems like impossible to me, or am I off with my impression?
Expert in software development, in reverse engineering, in security, deep knowledge of os internals, multiplayer architecture and more. Oof. Maybe LLMs can help here in some parts, yet I think this needs a team of experts.
Expert in software development, in reverse engineering, in security, deep knowledge of os internals, multiplayer architecture and more. Oof. Maybe LLMs can help here in some parts, yet I think this needs a team of experts.
News - The security situation with the Arch Linux AUR got a lot worse
By fabertawe, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:10 am UTC
If people can't be bothered to check then it's on them or they shouldn't be using Arch.
By fabertawe, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:10 am UTC
Quoting: apocalyptechSame. I check the PKGBUILD and look at the latest commit for the changes, it's all right there on the package's AUR page and easy to do. If it's a package you already use and trust then "Package Actions -> View Changes" and it's usually just an update bump anyway.Quoting: kerossinNo one's going to check all the build files of every package on every update they use."No one" is too much of a stretch. I'm among the people who, yes, literally checks the contents of every PKGBUILD I've ever used (along with the contents of any bundled patches / ancillary files / etc). I've actually never used any helper apps for AUR content; I download manually, verify the contents of the PKGBUILD, verify that the package sources are set up properly, in many cases do checksum management myself, etc. Yeah, it's a lot more work, and it means that I'm constantly balancing the hassle of doing so versus Not Actually Using The Thing, but it's always struck me as the only sensible thing to do. The general community acceptance of automated AUR helpers which just blindly trust that source has always struck me as totally insane, and among the things I don't like about Arch.
Though amend "no one" to be "practically no one" and I'll agree. I'm sure people like me are in a very small minority.
If people can't be bothered to check then it's on them or they shouldn't be using Arch.
News - Epic Games is hiring a Security Engineer to champion Linux anti-cheat
By rustybroomhandle, 15 Jun 2026 at 8:46 am UTC
By rustybroomhandle, 15 Jun 2026 at 8:46 am UTC
I suspect this is a case of a shareholder or 3 of a company that uses the tech, such as EA, noticing all the "so, I switched to Linux" content that's getting all the clicks these days, and asking "why we not on this train??".
News - Linux kernel 7.1 out now with new NTFS driver, lots of hardware improvements
By Dmitri Seletski, 15 Jun 2026 at 8:45 am UTC
By Dmitri Seletski, 15 Jun 2026 at 8:45 am UTC
"AMD P-State" - tried to use active state of AMD EPP.(on 7.0.3 and older kernels)
It is stuck on 3GHz at all times, or goes above under load. When lowest step on CPU is actually 600MHz.
Latest UEFI and all.
Passive is a way to go for me.
It is stuck on 3GHz at all times, or goes above under load. When lowest step on CPU is actually 600MHz.
Latest UEFI and all.
Passive is a way to go for me.
News - Destroy an entire city as a rolling ball of weird flesh in ROLLA
By RileyDotDev, 15 Jun 2026 at 8:34 am UTC
By RileyDotDev, 15 Jun 2026 at 8:34 am UTC
Oh I can't wait for this to release! Huge Katamari fan. 😄
News - The security situation with the Arch Linux AUR got a lot worse
By Stella, 15 Jun 2026 at 8:11 am UTC
By Stella, 15 Jun 2026 at 8:11 am UTC
Quoting: shadowofwardSo what distro is safe now? Anyone know a gaming centered disrto not based on arch? I was using cachyOS but im ready to try anything thats fast stable and not arch based, Anyone??Try Bazzite. Flatpak has never been hit by malware thanks to the high level of human oversight.
News - Epic Games is hiring a Security Engineer to champion Linux anti-cheat
By miyako, 15 Jun 2026 at 8:10 am UTC
By miyako, 15 Jun 2026 at 8:10 am UTC
It's cool that more companies are trying to improve Linux support, but I really hope kernel-level anti-cheat never makes its way to Linux... kinda worried about that.
News - Epic Games is hiring a Security Engineer to champion Linux anti-cheat
By Arehandoro, 15 Jun 2026 at 7:39 am UTC
By Arehandoro, 15 Jun 2026 at 7:39 am UTC
Too little, too late.
News - The Arch Linux AUR had over 400 packages compromised with malware
By Breizh, 15 Jun 2026 at 7:21 am UTC
If we don’t want to check what we install, then we have to use trusted sources. Like the distribution package manager.
I mean, if the Arch maintainers were willing to check some packages at each update, then they would be in the official repositories in the first place…
By Breizh, 15 Jun 2026 at 7:21 am UTC
Quoting: Liam Squires-HandThat's my point though - it *needs* some checks. Otherwise, the people responsible for keeping the AUR online become responsible for helping to spread malware. Just telling people to check whatever code or recipe isn't going to cut it.And my point is that’s way easier to just remove the AUR. I mean, people will probably use other packages managers that don’t really have checks then, like npm or pip (or whatever Python have now).
If we don’t want to check what we install, then we have to use trusted sources. Like the distribution package manager.
I mean, if the Arch maintainers were willing to check some packages at each update, then they would be in the official repositories in the first place…
News - Epic Games is hiring a Security Engineer to champion Linux anti-cheat
By Termy, 15 Jun 2026 at 7:17 am UTC
By Termy, 15 Jun 2026 at 7:17 am UTC
Quoting: StalePopcornThis shall be filed under 'Cautious (read; don't hold your breath) Optimism'I would rather file it under "EAC DKMS incoming" - as this would be an absolute no-go for any sane person, this initiative could actually make things a lot worse for Linux, if EAC will require a rootkit on Linux as well in the future...
News - Epic Games is hiring a Security Engineer to champion Linux anti-cheat
By sherminator, 15 Jun 2026 at 7:07 am UTC
By sherminator, 15 Jun 2026 at 7:07 am UTC
i thought ai was the way to go
News - The security situation with the Arch Linux AUR got a lot worse
By Adutchman, 15 Jun 2026 at 6:23 am UTC
Also, I understand that this has been the attitude in the Arch/DIY community, but with so many packages being compeomised, this is a system failing, and that's not the users fault. There are many security measures from the package manager and programming language package manager world that can (and should) be applied, like mandatory 2-FA, package signing/trusted publisher, cooldown periods, a trust system (if package has less than installs, show a warning), etc. Loads of these can be implemented without changing the character of the AUR.
By Adutchman, 15 Jun 2026 at 6:23 am UTC
Quoting: CharlieTheMadHatterIt's a grim reminder that one should ALWAYS check the PKGBUILD files.Aside from the discussion about wether people actually do that, can the average joe actually read a PKGBUILD file and determine wether it is safe?
If you haven't, it's about time to start!
Also, I understand that this has been the attitude in the Arch/DIY community, but with so many packages being compeomised, this is a system failing, and that's not the users fault. There are many security measures from the package manager and programming language package manager world that can (and should) be applied, like mandatory 2-FA, package signing/trusted publisher, cooldown periods, a trust system (if package has less than installs, show a warning), etc. Loads of these can be implemented without changing the character of the AUR.
News - The security situation with the Arch Linux AUR got a lot worse
By Chrisznix, 15 Jun 2026 at 6:23 am UTC
By Chrisznix, 15 Jun 2026 at 6:23 am UTC
Quoting: SonarDid you update the package through AUR in the last few days without checking the PKGBUILD?No, i think i did not! Have to check after work to be sure about it. Thank you, friend! :)
News - The Arch Linux AUR had over 400 packages compromised with malware
By MayeulC, 15 Jun 2026 at 6:21 am UTC
For a Ubuntu/Mint equivalent, PPAs come to my mind, though they are more complex to contribute to (also harder to review since they distribute binaries).
By MayeulC, 15 Jun 2026 at 6:21 am UTC
Quoting: VulpisFoxfireApologies for breaking into this (as I'm a Mint user, not an Arch one), but a friend pointed me at this thread, and I couldn't help but notice a glaring omission on the topic of newbies/people who don't know the nitty-gritty using Arch..Someone already answered, but to make it more explicit to someone not familiar with Arch: the Arch User Repository contains user-submitted package definitions for software not in the official repositories. You have to go a bit out of your way to use it (though some distros like Manjaro come with "helpers" that make it easier, most, like SteamOS, don't). They are typically not needed, except for obscure/niche/very new/older software.
IIRC, SteamOS is Arch-based, isn't it? So right there, you have a load of people using Arch (or at least an Arch derivative) not particularly as an informed choice, or an educational one, but because that's what's installed on their gaming device.
For a Ubuntu/Mint equivalent, PPAs come to my mind, though they are more complex to contribute to (also harder to review since they distribute binaries).
News - Epic Games is hiring a Security Engineer to champion Linux anti-cheat
By dpanter, 15 Jun 2026 at 5:58 am UTC
By dpanter, 15 Jun 2026 at 5:58 am UTC
Zero Trust Policy applies here.
News - Epic Games is hiring a Security Engineer to champion Linux anti-cheat
By PlayingOnLinuxphone, 15 Jun 2026 at 5:49 am UTC
By PlayingOnLinuxphone, 15 Jun 2026 at 5:49 am UTC
Quoting: seflasporinThat EA job listing is still up. 🐧 I am curious if this is actually a move to adopt linux support or if they just fishing for techniques to try to force KLAC through some kernel modification enforcement or...something.Sooner or later I expect this to happen anyway. At least the serious try. We really should start to blame game companies that do not create a proper server side anti-cheat solution. Otherwise it will take the worst possible way in future, which affects mostly fair players.
News - The Arch Linux AUR had over 400 packages compromised with malware
By tuxayo, 15 Jun 2026 at 2:04 am UTC
By tuxayo, 15 Jun 2026 at 2:04 am UTC
Quoting: redneckdrowPhew, I just used the list of affected on the report thread on the mailing list and compared it (via meld) to the output of pacman -Qqm and it looks like I dodged a bullet.Meld (and likely other diff tools) is not reliable. You have part of package names that match part of the other package names and it makes it miss a full match! To test put package you have in the list of infected packages (match alphabetical order) and a lot of time, it's won't be picked!
News - The security situation with the Arch Linux AUR got a lot worse
By Jarmer, 15 Jun 2026 at 1:31 am UTC
I'm not sure so I just have to ask: do you understand what we are even talking about here? This has nothing to do whatsoever with the distro itself, or if its rolling or not rolling. Rolling distros are 100% not "always dangerous" that's the most preposterous thing I've ever heard.
By Jarmer, 15 Jun 2026 at 1:31 am UTC
Quoting: dibzummmmm excuse me what on earth?Quoting: shadowofwardSo what distro is safe now? Anyone know a gaming centered disrto not based on arch? I was using cachyOS but im ready to try anything thats fast stable and not arch based, Anyone??The real answer is for people to get over the idea of rolling distros, they've always been dangerous like this, and always will be.
I'm not sure so I just have to ask: do you understand what we are even talking about here? This has nothing to do whatsoever with the distro itself, or if its rolling or not rolling. Rolling distros are 100% not "always dangerous" that's the most preposterous thing I've ever heard.
News - Fast-paced shooter SPRAWL zero has a must-play demo out now
By scaine, 15 Jun 2026 at 11:02 am UTC
By scaine, 15 Jun 2026 at 11:02 am UTC
The item throwing reminded me so much of Control, that every time he picked up an item in that trailer, my brain made the "wwoooop" noise from Control! 😅
This looks superb. Definitely wishlisting.
This looks superb. Definitely wishlisting.
News - Valve to no longer offer physical gift cards due to scammers
By LoudTechie, 15 Jun 2026 at 10:54 am UTC
Education?
Asking nicely?
Edit:
randomly arresting people?
By LoudTechie, 15 Jun 2026 at 10:54 am UTC
Quoting: CaldathrasIf observing financial and blocking financial transactions aren't tools governments're allowed to demand to be able to use to achieve this goal, which tools would you consider appropriate to demand for the government to enforce this.Quoting: tuubiOh, I'm not saying that governments shouldn't protect their citizens from such scams just that we citizens should also take some responsibility for ourselves in the matter. I also agree that some scams are a lot harder to detect than others. I prefer to err on the side of caution with anything unusual or suspicious.Quoting: CaldathrasI wouldn't go all in on victim blaming, unless you only count the "investment opportunity" scams and the "Nigerian princes". And sure, I want governments to protect their citizens from exploitation by criminals (or greedy corporations) even if they're too greedy or gullible for their own good.Quoting: tuubiIn my opinion, the reason scams work so well is because they are exploiting the individual's innate greed and, in some cases, the appeal of getting something for nothing (i.e., minimal effort or work). So, greed exploits greed, in the end, and, ironically, we look to government regulation to protect us from ourselves. I think the old phrase "and if you believe that, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you", says it all. Better to operate under the idiom that "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."Quoting: PyratePeople will always fall for scams. That's not a problem that'll ever go away. Which is why we need governments, laws and regulations to protect the vulnerable. Of course governments do that with varying success and enthusiasm, but that's a political and social problem that doesn't have a technical solution.Quoting: LoudTechiealso relevant to this discussion.Even though I can't imagine how that could happen, (just like how I cant believe peoole sfill fall for gift card scams), you're probably right. I wonder when this stops being about a problem with gift cards and currencies, and more about people not thinking clearly when falling for these scams.
Valve will never accept monero, because it's anonymous and decentralized.
The scammers for which they sacrificed their own gift cards would exploit exactly this decentralization and anonymity to hide their activity.
Education?
Asking nicely?
Edit:
randomly arresting people?
News - Valve to no longer offer physical gift cards due to scammers
By LoudTechie, 15 Jun 2026 at 10:48 am UTC
Destroying the entire value of the market.
Yet, it also assumes the need for market growth.
As an engineer I hope the 2019 surveyed economists are right and this is wrong.
It also raises some questions about history, such as "wait does that mean air nitrogen extraction isn't more productive than nitrogen mining" and does that mean penicillin has such a gigantic drain on all living things that it corrects for all the created potential working hours.
Edit:
also this implies schools are useless, since they're supposed to make the population more productive.
By LoudTechie, 15 Jun 2026 at 10:48 am UTC
Quoting: Purple Library Guy[The assumption here is that innovation and experience can't create/find spare capacity.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Monetary_Theory)Quoting: SlaxerIt's funny you mention that. Canada's in debt $1.3ish Trillion (capital T), so the money sitting in your bank account is increasingly becoming more and more worthless by the day - and that's on top of the fact that you're also being taxed more on it than they did in the past. So you're losing money on two fronts, inflation, and taxes - which is something that can be entirely blamed on one group of people. Take a guess who? In theory, Bitcoin could fix half of that problem.Yes, yes, what have the
And btw, I would be considered "wealthy" by the government's standards... which is why HALF of my sweat blood and tears goes to the government - only to be squandered and spent in ways that only benefit themselves, and not the country. Trust me, people like me aren't the ones stealing from you. But anyway... let's bring it back to those gift cards eh? lolRomansgovernment ever done for us?
This country was better off before the anti-government turn around 1980 and the, basically, corporate takeover of government, back when government did more and taxes were higher. If we still had Connaught labs we would have been making our own Covid vaccine and our insulin would still be at cost. If we still had social housing programs, we wouldn't have a homelessness problem and people would be able to afford the rent.
(I don't think the government actually wants any of your blood, sweat or tears; sounds kind of unsanitary. I just pay my taxes in $Cad)
As to the government debt . . . go learn some Modern Monetary Theory. It's a very limited theory which only says anything about, well, money, which is not nearly as broad an issue as MMT proponents seem to think. But, it's not batshit insane, which makes it better than right wing pseudo-populist claims about money. Bottom line, private economic surplus is created by government debt--that's not so much a theory as an accounting identity. If the government ran surpluses your blood, sweat and tears would, on average, stop making money and start taking losses. Platitudes about government spending that treat it like a household (specifically, one that doesn't buy cars or homes or take out student loans) are deeply misguided and end up turning the real world on its head, because governments do not resemble households in any relevant way.
Destroying the entire value of the market.
Yet, it also assumes the need for market growth.
As an engineer I hope the 2019 surveyed economists are right and this is wrong.
It also raises some questions about history, such as "wait does that mean air nitrogen extraction isn't more productive than nitrogen mining" and does that mean penicillin has such a gigantic drain on all living things that it corrects for all the created potential working hours.
Edit:
also this implies schools are useless, since they're supposed to make the population more productive.
News - Linux kernel 7.1 out now with new NTFS driver, lots of hardware improvements
By artik, 15 Jun 2026 at 10:33 am UTC
By artik, 15 Jun 2026 at 10:33 am UTC
I'm really suprised how the kernel team now put many efforts in gaming, especially handled console. That's so cool.
News - The security situation with the Arch Linux AUR got a lot worse
By devland, 15 Jun 2026 at 10:15 am UTC
The "obsolete arch policies" that you mention do not exist since the whole point of the project is to allow people to do whatever they want. You can use whatever filesystem, desktop environment, compositor or any other subsystems in any combination you want. That's the whole point. You decide how "obsolete" your system will be.
If anything, arch set the gold standard when it comes to Linux documentation. No other distro even comes close. And that's something they pioneered throw a community effort which isn't something to sneeze at.
This whole AUR debacle, even though it's pretty serious, was handled with the utmost professionalism. The whole attack was discovered and patched less than 2 weeks after it started. You don't really get faster fixes than that which is why many people, like myself, were not affected at all.
By devland, 15 Jun 2026 at 10:15 am UTC
Quoting: NociferThe real issue with Arch IMHO is that it never really moved with the times. Arch as a project has (or had until very recently) stagnated and kept using tools and policies that simply don't make sense in this day and age even if they were really cool as a concept back in the day.This is simply not true.
The "obsolete arch policies" that you mention do not exist since the whole point of the project is to allow people to do whatever they want. You can use whatever filesystem, desktop environment, compositor or any other subsystems in any combination you want. That's the whole point. You decide how "obsolete" your system will be.
If anything, arch set the gold standard when it comes to Linux documentation. No other distro even comes close. And that's something they pioneered throw a community effort which isn't something to sneeze at.
This whole AUR debacle, even though it's pretty serious, was handled with the utmost professionalism. The whole attack was discovered and patched less than 2 weeks after it started. You don't really get faster fixes than that which is why many people, like myself, were not affected at all.
News - SiN Reloaded from Nightdive Studios gets a first demo
By Cley_Faye, 15 Jun 2026 at 10:13 am UTC
By Cley_Faye, 15 Jun 2026 at 10:13 am UTC
Yeah, so, I still remember SiN: Episodes, with infinitely spongy enemies and the story just stopping there, to never, EVER, get a continuation.
It was 20 years ago, and radio silence since then.
(if this appears multiple times, sorry, my internet is spotty)
It was 20 years ago, and radio silence since then.
(if this appears multiple times, sorry, my internet is spotty)
News - The security situation with the Arch Linux AUR got a lot worse
By devland, 15 Jun 2026 at 10:02 am UTC
The only "human oversight" any flatpak, snap or appimage gets is that of its maintainer which may or may not have bad intentions.
What we do know for a fact is that many flatpaks, snaps and appimages are left unmaintained for months or years at a time. And that's exactly the problem that started the whole AUR debacle.
By devland, 15 Jun 2026 at 10:02 am UTC
Quoting: StellaFlatpak has never been hit by malware thanks to the high level of human oversight.We don't know that because nobody really bothers to review flatpaks since they do not belong to any single organization. Ownership is fragmented between unaffiliated maintainers who report to no one but themselves.
The only "human oversight" any flatpak, snap or appimage gets is that of its maintainer which may or may not have bad intentions.
What we do know for a fact is that many flatpaks, snaps and appimages are left unmaintained for months or years at a time. And that's exactly the problem that started the whole AUR debacle.
News - The security situation with the Arch Linux AUR got a lot worse
By devland, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:51 am UTC
If anything, rolling release gets you fixes for whatever problem the fastest while traditional distros like ubuntu take the longest to update or never do since they have EOL cycles.
Flatpaks, snaps & appimages all have the same trust problem as AUR because not all of them are fully contained within their sandbox; many require additional access to function and you just trust them to not require more than they need. They are all third party apps that you use at your own risk on top of whatever immutable system you might have.
Whatever you might be using, there is always a level of risk because you have to blindly trust the people that made it and there's no way to objectively measure someone's trustworthiness.
By devland, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:51 am UTC
Quoting: dibzThe real answer is for people to get over the idea of rolling distros, they've always been dangerous like this, and always will be. Most people don't actually need the latest and greatest, or only need very specific things that are.The official ARCH rolling release repos were not affected. Quite the contrary. Only some of the old & unmaintained AUR repos were affected and that goes against your "rolling release is bad" idea.
In the professional world things like immutable distros and verified images and such are coming full circle to "solve" this problem thatnever used to existused to be a niche crowd. Or you know, flatpaks, snaps, appimages, pick one - they're all solutions to the same issue.
If anything, rolling release gets you fixes for whatever problem the fastest while traditional distros like ubuntu take the longest to update or never do since they have EOL cycles.
Flatpaks, snaps & appimages all have the same trust problem as AUR because not all of them are fully contained within their sandbox; many require additional access to function and you just trust them to not require more than they need. They are all third party apps that you use at your own risk on top of whatever immutable system you might have.
Whatever you might be using, there is always a level of risk because you have to blindly trust the people that made it and there's no way to objectively measure someone's trustworthiness.
News - The security situation with the Arch Linux AUR got a lot worse
By Nocifer, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:49 am UTC
By Nocifer, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:49 am UTC
The real issue with Arch IMHO is that it never really moved with the times (or, at the very least, it was extremely late to the party). Even though Linux as a whole has become more popular and the user base has exploded in numbers in the past few years, and even though Arch specifically has become very popular among new users due to it being the distro of choice for the Steamdeck, Arch as a project has (or had until very recently) stagnated and kept using tools and policies that simply don't make sense in this day and age even if they were really cool as a concept back in the day (or maybe they do still make sense for power users but are an absolute deathtrap for casual users), with the Wild West that is the AUR (a great analogy, btw) being a good example.
One of those policies that they've never changed, and which could work wonders for low-level bureaucratic stuff like managing the AUR, is their approach to recruiting new volunteers. Currently, it's a process that requires sponsoring (!) from a couple of already established Trusted Users. This word-of-mouth, spit-and-handshake approach of recruiting (instead of a proper meritocratic vetting process for which anybody could apply, like a job interview so to speak) is impractical in this day and age and spells doom for a purely volunteer-driver project like Arch, because it starves their recruitment flows. It has lead to Arch having serious deficiencies in developer power (just a casual look through some of the mailing list threads of, say, the last couple of years can easily showcase this) which has in turn lead to all kinds of derivative issues, one of them being that Arch can't implement major changes to its tools and policies (at least in a timely manner) even if the team actually want to implement them (they're not idiots).
In regards to the AUR, this lack of manpower means both that it exists today as a free-for-all, unregulated cesspool that allows script kiddies to upload their vibe-coded "hacks" and scams at their leisure, completely unsupervised by anyone, and also that when this cesspool eventually explodes in our faces, like now, the Arch team simply don't have the manpower to do something really drastic about it other than limiting access or even pulling the plug altogether, unless some third party gets involved to provide assistance.
I *really* hope I'm wrong about this and that Arch finds a way to implement a good and timely solution for this issue that doesn't include severely hampering the AUR for regular Arch users, but even if I'm wrong, I still *really* hope that they implement a better process for recruiting new volunteers, because that issue *is* seriously hampering them and Arch desperately needs more people.
One of those policies that they've never changed, and which could work wonders for low-level bureaucratic stuff like managing the AUR, is their approach to recruiting new volunteers. Currently, it's a process that requires sponsoring (!) from a couple of already established Trusted Users. This word-of-mouth, spit-and-handshake approach of recruiting (instead of a proper meritocratic vetting process for which anybody could apply, like a job interview so to speak) is impractical in this day and age and spells doom for a purely volunteer-driver project like Arch, because it starves their recruitment flows. It has lead to Arch having serious deficiencies in developer power (just a casual look through some of the mailing list threads of, say, the last couple of years can easily showcase this) which has in turn lead to all kinds of derivative issues, one of them being that Arch can't implement major changes to its tools and policies (at least in a timely manner) even if the team actually want to implement them (they're not idiots).
In regards to the AUR, this lack of manpower means both that it exists today as a free-for-all, unregulated cesspool that allows script kiddies to upload their vibe-coded "hacks" and scams at their leisure, completely unsupervised by anyone, and also that when this cesspool eventually explodes in our faces, like now, the Arch team simply don't have the manpower to do something really drastic about it other than limiting access or even pulling the plug altogether, unless some third party gets involved to provide assistance.
I *really* hope I'm wrong about this and that Arch finds a way to implement a good and timely solution for this issue that doesn't include severely hampering the AUR for regular Arch users, but even if I'm wrong, I still *really* hope that they implement a better process for recruiting new volunteers, because that issue *is* seriously hampering them and Arch desperately needs more people.
News - Epic Games is hiring a Security Engineer to champion Linux anti-cheat
By Pyrate, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:42 am UTC
By Pyrate, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:42 am UTC
Even the wording sounds like corporate speech...
News - Destroy an entire city as a rolling ball of weird flesh in ROLLA
By Arehandoro, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:34 am UTC
By Arehandoro, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:34 am UTC
Katamari Damacy meets Carmaggedon
News - Epic Games is hiring a Security Engineer to champion Linux anti-cheat
By PlayingOnLinuxphone, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:34 am UTC
But that is a lot, indeed!
By PlayingOnLinuxphone, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:34 am UTC
Quoting: CorbenReading the "requirements" for this job... it doesn't sound like a 1 person job to me. These are multiple experts in one they want. Finding someone who fulfills all of these seems like impossible to me, or am I off with my impression?More like a super specialized person for KLAC, because it requires to know how multiplayer games are working, it requires understanding of the deep OS internals and security etc. So they are looking for someone who already worked on any kind of KLAC and it is very unlikely someone who never did will get the job. At least it sounds this way to me.
Expert in software development, in reverse engineering, in security, deep knowledge of os internals, multiplayer architecture and more. Oof. Maybe LLMs can help here in some parts, yet I think this needs a team of experts.
But that is a lot, indeed!
News - Epic Games is hiring a Security Engineer to champion Linux anti-cheat
By Corben, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:13 am UTC
By Corben, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:13 am UTC
Reading the "requirements" for this job... it doesn't sound like a 1 person job to me. These are multiple experts in one they want. Finding someone who fulfills all of these seems like impossible to me, or am I off with my impression?
Expert in software development, in reverse engineering, in security, deep knowledge of os internals, multiplayer architecture and more. Oof. Maybe LLMs can help here in some parts, yet I think this needs a team of experts.
Expert in software development, in reverse engineering, in security, deep knowledge of os internals, multiplayer architecture and more. Oof. Maybe LLMs can help here in some parts, yet I think this needs a team of experts.
News - The security situation with the Arch Linux AUR got a lot worse
By fabertawe, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:10 am UTC
If people can't be bothered to check then it's on them or they shouldn't be using Arch.
By fabertawe, 15 Jun 2026 at 9:10 am UTC
Quoting: apocalyptechSame. I check the PKGBUILD and look at the latest commit for the changes, it's all right there on the package's AUR page and easy to do. If it's a package you already use and trust then "Package Actions -> View Changes" and it's usually just an update bump anyway.Quoting: kerossinNo one's going to check all the build files of every package on every update they use."No one" is too much of a stretch. I'm among the people who, yes, literally checks the contents of every PKGBUILD I've ever used (along with the contents of any bundled patches / ancillary files / etc). I've actually never used any helper apps for AUR content; I download manually, verify the contents of the PKGBUILD, verify that the package sources are set up properly, in many cases do checksum management myself, etc. Yeah, it's a lot more work, and it means that I'm constantly balancing the hassle of doing so versus Not Actually Using The Thing, but it's always struck me as the only sensible thing to do. The general community acceptance of automated AUR helpers which just blindly trust that source has always struck me as totally insane, and among the things I don't like about Arch.
Though amend "no one" to be "practically no one" and I'll agree. I'm sure people like me are in a very small minority.
If people can't be bothered to check then it's on them or they shouldn't be using Arch.
News - Epic Games is hiring a Security Engineer to champion Linux anti-cheat
By rustybroomhandle, 15 Jun 2026 at 8:46 am UTC
By rustybroomhandle, 15 Jun 2026 at 8:46 am UTC
I suspect this is a case of a shareholder or 3 of a company that uses the tech, such as EA, noticing all the "so, I switched to Linux" content that's getting all the clicks these days, and asking "why we not on this train??".
News - Linux kernel 7.1 out now with new NTFS driver, lots of hardware improvements
By Dmitri Seletski, 15 Jun 2026 at 8:45 am UTC
By Dmitri Seletski, 15 Jun 2026 at 8:45 am UTC
"AMD P-State" - tried to use active state of AMD EPP.(on 7.0.3 and older kernels)
It is stuck on 3GHz at all times, or goes above under load. When lowest step on CPU is actually 600MHz.
Latest UEFI and all.
Passive is a way to go for me.
It is stuck on 3GHz at all times, or goes above under load. When lowest step on CPU is actually 600MHz.
Latest UEFI and all.
Passive is a way to go for me.
News - Destroy an entire city as a rolling ball of weird flesh in ROLLA
By RileyDotDev, 15 Jun 2026 at 8:34 am UTC
By RileyDotDev, 15 Jun 2026 at 8:34 am UTC
Oh I can't wait for this to release! Huge Katamari fan. 😄
News - The security situation with the Arch Linux AUR got a lot worse
By Stella, 15 Jun 2026 at 8:11 am UTC
By Stella, 15 Jun 2026 at 8:11 am UTC
Quoting: shadowofwardSo what distro is safe now? Anyone know a gaming centered disrto not based on arch? I was using cachyOS but im ready to try anything thats fast stable and not arch based, Anyone??Try Bazzite. Flatpak has never been hit by malware thanks to the high level of human oversight.
News - Epic Games is hiring a Security Engineer to champion Linux anti-cheat
By miyako, 15 Jun 2026 at 8:10 am UTC
By miyako, 15 Jun 2026 at 8:10 am UTC
It's cool that more companies are trying to improve Linux support, but I really hope kernel-level anti-cheat never makes its way to Linux... kinda worried about that.
News - Epic Games is hiring a Security Engineer to champion Linux anti-cheat
By Arehandoro, 15 Jun 2026 at 7:39 am UTC
By Arehandoro, 15 Jun 2026 at 7:39 am UTC
Too little, too late.
News - The Arch Linux AUR had over 400 packages compromised with malware
By Breizh, 15 Jun 2026 at 7:21 am UTC
If we don’t want to check what we install, then we have to use trusted sources. Like the distribution package manager.
I mean, if the Arch maintainers were willing to check some packages at each update, then they would be in the official repositories in the first place…
By Breizh, 15 Jun 2026 at 7:21 am UTC
Quoting: Liam Squires-HandThat's my point though - it *needs* some checks. Otherwise, the people responsible for keeping the AUR online become responsible for helping to spread malware. Just telling people to check whatever code or recipe isn't going to cut it.And my point is that’s way easier to just remove the AUR. I mean, people will probably use other packages managers that don’t really have checks then, like npm or pip (or whatever Python have now).
If we don’t want to check what we install, then we have to use trusted sources. Like the distribution package manager.
I mean, if the Arch maintainers were willing to check some packages at each update, then they would be in the official repositories in the first place…
News - Epic Games is hiring a Security Engineer to champion Linux anti-cheat
By Termy, 15 Jun 2026 at 7:17 am UTC
By Termy, 15 Jun 2026 at 7:17 am UTC
Quoting: StalePopcornThis shall be filed under 'Cautious (read; don't hold your breath) Optimism'I would rather file it under "EAC DKMS incoming" - as this would be an absolute no-go for any sane person, this initiative could actually make things a lot worse for Linux, if EAC will require a rootkit on Linux as well in the future...
News - Epic Games is hiring a Security Engineer to champion Linux anti-cheat
By sherminator, 15 Jun 2026 at 7:07 am UTC
By sherminator, 15 Jun 2026 at 7:07 am UTC
i thought ai was the way to go
News - The security situation with the Arch Linux AUR got a lot worse
By Adutchman, 15 Jun 2026 at 6:23 am UTC
Also, I understand that this has been the attitude in the Arch/DIY community, but with so many packages being compeomised, this is a system failing, and that's not the users fault. There are many security measures from the package manager and programming language package manager world that can (and should) be applied, like mandatory 2-FA, package signing/trusted publisher, cooldown periods, a trust system (if package has less than installs, show a warning), etc. Loads of these can be implemented without changing the character of the AUR.
By Adutchman, 15 Jun 2026 at 6:23 am UTC
Quoting: CharlieTheMadHatterIt's a grim reminder that one should ALWAYS check the PKGBUILD files.Aside from the discussion about wether people actually do that, can the average joe actually read a PKGBUILD file and determine wether it is safe?
If you haven't, it's about time to start!
Also, I understand that this has been the attitude in the Arch/DIY community, but with so many packages being compeomised, this is a system failing, and that's not the users fault. There are many security measures from the package manager and programming language package manager world that can (and should) be applied, like mandatory 2-FA, package signing/trusted publisher, cooldown periods, a trust system (if package has less than installs, show a warning), etc. Loads of these can be implemented without changing the character of the AUR.
News - The security situation with the Arch Linux AUR got a lot worse
By Chrisznix, 15 Jun 2026 at 6:23 am UTC
By Chrisznix, 15 Jun 2026 at 6:23 am UTC
Quoting: SonarDid you update the package through AUR in the last few days without checking the PKGBUILD?No, i think i did not! Have to check after work to be sure about it. Thank you, friend! :)
News - The Arch Linux AUR had over 400 packages compromised with malware
By MayeulC, 15 Jun 2026 at 6:21 am UTC
For a Ubuntu/Mint equivalent, PPAs come to my mind, though they are more complex to contribute to (also harder to review since they distribute binaries).
By MayeulC, 15 Jun 2026 at 6:21 am UTC
Quoting: VulpisFoxfireApologies for breaking into this (as I'm a Mint user, not an Arch one), but a friend pointed me at this thread, and I couldn't help but notice a glaring omission on the topic of newbies/people who don't know the nitty-gritty using Arch..Someone already answered, but to make it more explicit to someone not familiar with Arch: the Arch User Repository contains user-submitted package definitions for software not in the official repositories. You have to go a bit out of your way to use it (though some distros like Manjaro come with "helpers" that make it easier, most, like SteamOS, don't). They are typically not needed, except for obscure/niche/very new/older software.
IIRC, SteamOS is Arch-based, isn't it? So right there, you have a load of people using Arch (or at least an Arch derivative) not particularly as an informed choice, or an educational one, but because that's what's installed on their gaming device.
For a Ubuntu/Mint equivalent, PPAs come to my mind, though they are more complex to contribute to (also harder to review since they distribute binaries).
News - Epic Games is hiring a Security Engineer to champion Linux anti-cheat
By dpanter, 15 Jun 2026 at 5:58 am UTC
By dpanter, 15 Jun 2026 at 5:58 am UTC
Zero Trust Policy applies here.
News - Epic Games is hiring a Security Engineer to champion Linux anti-cheat
By PlayingOnLinuxphone, 15 Jun 2026 at 5:49 am UTC
By PlayingOnLinuxphone, 15 Jun 2026 at 5:49 am UTC
Quoting: seflasporinThat EA job listing is still up. 🐧 I am curious if this is actually a move to adopt linux support or if they just fishing for techniques to try to force KLAC through some kernel modification enforcement or...something.Sooner or later I expect this to happen anyway. At least the serious try. We really should start to blame game companies that do not create a proper server side anti-cheat solution. Otherwise it will take the worst possible way in future, which affects mostly fair players.
News - The Arch Linux AUR had over 400 packages compromised with malware
By tuxayo, 15 Jun 2026 at 2:04 am UTC
By tuxayo, 15 Jun 2026 at 2:04 am UTC
Quoting: redneckdrowPhew, I just used the list of affected on the report thread on the mailing list and compared it (via meld) to the output of pacman -Qqm and it looks like I dodged a bullet.Meld (and likely other diff tools) is not reliable. You have part of package names that match part of the other package names and it makes it miss a full match! To test put package you have in the list of infected packages (match alphabetical order) and a lot of time, it's won't be picked!
News - The security situation with the Arch Linux AUR got a lot worse
By Jarmer, 15 Jun 2026 at 1:31 am UTC
I'm not sure so I just have to ask: do you understand what we are even talking about here? This has nothing to do whatsoever with the distro itself, or if its rolling or not rolling. Rolling distros are 100% not "always dangerous" that's the most preposterous thing I've ever heard.
By Jarmer, 15 Jun 2026 at 1:31 am UTC
Quoting: dibzummmmm excuse me what on earth?Quoting: shadowofwardSo what distro is safe now? Anyone know a gaming centered disrto not based on arch? I was using cachyOS but im ready to try anything thats fast stable and not arch based, Anyone??The real answer is for people to get over the idea of rolling distros, they've always been dangerous like this, and always will be.
I'm not sure so I just have to ask: do you understand what we are even talking about here? This has nothing to do whatsoever with the distro itself, or if its rolling or not rolling. Rolling distros are 100% not "always dangerous" that's the most preposterous thing I've ever heard.
Guide - Anticheat check - which competitive games actually work on Linux?
By Zakaria_Shalih, 31 May 2026 at 2:44 am UTC
By Zakaria_Shalih, 31 May 2026 at 2:44 am UTC
games whose anti-cheats makes them never works in Linux(even with wine/proton) aren't ended up in my Library for whatever reason
Guide - How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS
By ProfessorKaos64, 30 May 2026 at 8:57 pm UTC
By ProfessorKaos64, 30 May 2026 at 8:57 pm UTC
Quoting: StellaIs that really worth doing though? I uploaded logs and gave really detailed information for 3 different games that have issues with Proton. The Witcher 3, Vampyr, Doom TDA. All 3 are Steam Deck Verified. In all 3 reports, i gave detailed repro steps along with proton logs, and the issue was 100% reproducible. In Vampyr, the report was specifically about a regression in Proton 8 or later on the Steam Deck. I have never heard back from Valve on any of these 3 reports. This effort feels like a waste of time now.😫This. I have a plugin called decky-proton-pulse, and as soon as I started reading this I was excited to maybe work this in some native easy way, but I remembered that so many do these seem to be ignored. Maybe they are not though, and we just don't see what goes in in Valve's world. Perhaps they ingest these etc... for trends and fixes.
Guide - Anticheat check - which competitive games actually work on Linux?
By kaisellgren, 29 May 2026 at 11:29 pm UTC
By kaisellgren, 29 May 2026 at 11:29 pm UTC
If you're completely stuck, want to use Linux for gaming but need specific gamesThe simplest option is to have Windows on another SSD and then you just boot into it for few select competitive games while using Linux for all the rest. This is what I do.
Guide - How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS
By Stella, 22 May 2026 at 10:27 am UTC
By Stella, 22 May 2026 at 10:27 am UTC
Is that really worth doing though? I uploaded logs and gave really detailed information for 3 different games that have issues with Proton. The Witcher 3, Vampyr, Doom TDA. All 3 are Steam Deck Verified. In all 3 reports, i gave detailed repro steps along with proton logs, and the issue was 100% reproducible. In Vampyr, the report was specifically about a regression in Proton 8 or later on the Steam Deck. I have never heard back from Valve on any of these 3 reports. This effort feels like a waste of time now.😫
Guide - How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS
By Cley_Faye, 21 May 2026 at 5:32 pm UTC
By Cley_Faye, 21 May 2026 at 5:32 pm UTC
Ah, there must be a rule somewhere to state that a solution to a problem will show up when you don't need it anymore :D
I was facing an issue with a game last week, and ended up getting proton logs out this way. It was quite helpful. Ubuntu 24.04 have nvidia 595 drivers, but for some reason they didn't ship with the 32 bit builds of the various libraries. The proton logs showed that the game (a 32-bit windows executable) was just not seeing the GPU *at all* and moved to llvmpipe.
Still, a useful post; I'm sure there are issues that can't quite get fixed on our end.
I was facing an issue with a game last week, and ended up getting proton logs out this way. It was quite helpful. Ubuntu 24.04 have nvidia 595 drivers, but for some reason they didn't ship with the 32 bit builds of the various libraries. The proton logs showed that the game (a 32-bit windows executable) was just not seeing the GPU *at all* and moved to llvmpipe.
Still, a useful post; I'm sure there are issues that can't quite get fixed on our end.
Guide - How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS
By Yasri, 21 May 2026 at 2:44 pm UTC
By Yasri, 21 May 2026 at 2:44 pm UTC
You can upload the log file, first I have heard of this. I've just been chopping them up and making dozens of posts per bug report.
/this is a joke, don't do this.
/this is a joke, don't do this.
Guide - How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck
By Savor592, 10 Apr 2026 at 1:32 pm UTC
By Savor592, 10 Apr 2026 at 1:32 pm UTC
I would welcome a post (or an edit) introducing https://modding-openmw.com/ and especially showing a setup that works well on Steam Deck.
Their scripts make modding really easy. But unfortunately the Total Overhaul seems to be too much for the Deck. Would be nice to see a configuration close to it which can be run on the Deck.
Their scripts make modding really easy. But unfortunately the Total Overhaul seems to be too much for the Deck. Would be nice to see a configuration close to it which can be run on the Deck.
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By lucasgomesbz, 7 Apr 2026 at 11:44 pm UTC
By lucasgomesbz, 7 Apr 2026 at 11:44 pm UTC
Thanks so much!
Your trick work!
Your trick work!
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By esapolundead, 11 Feb 2026 at 11:37 pm UTC
Close Lutris, then
Open Lutris, start Battle.net. You will have to login again, but it should be working now. Hope this helps.
By esapolundead, 11 Feb 2026 at 11:37 pm UTC
Quoting: iliyalesanitried wine, wine-staging-tkg, proton experimental, proton-ge, proton-tkg, reinstalled battle.net multiple times on different prefixes even cleared appdata and programdata but still nothing. gave VPN and tethering mobile network a shot as well. the result was always the same:This happened to me as well. Looks like the latest Battle.net launcher update broke something. This is how I fixed it in Lutris.
"Battle.net Update Agent went to sleep. Attempting to wake it up... BLZBNTBNA00000005".
Close Lutris, then
# pkill -9 Battle.net
# pkill -9 Agent
# pkill -9 Blizzard
# rm -rf ~/Games/battlenet/drive_c/ProgramData/Battle.net/Agent
# rm -rf ~/Games/battlenet/drive_c/ProgramData/Blizzard\ EntertainmentOpen Lutris, start Battle.net. You will have to login again, but it should be working now. Hope this helps.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By iliyalesani, 11 Feb 2026 at 9:46 pm UTC
By iliyalesani, 11 Feb 2026 at 9:46 pm UTC
tried wine, wine-staging-tkg, proton experimental, proton-ge, proton-tkg, reinstalled battle.net multiple times on different prefixes even cleared appdata and programdata but still nothing. gave VPN and tethering mobile network a shot as well. the result was always the same:
"Battle.net Update Agent went to sleep. Attempting to wake it up... BLZBNTBNA00000005".
same thing with lutris using different versions of wine runners. even tried starting up the agent before and after launching battle.net to no avail:
EDIT / FIX:
using bottles (AUR, not flatpak) with proton-ge 10-30 worked. bottles also applied this launch option:
"Battle.net Update Agent went to sleep. Attempting to wake it up... BLZBNTBNA00000005".
same thing with lutris using different versions of wine runners. even tried starting up the agent before and after launching battle.net to no avail:
WINEFSYNC=1 WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/2240255771/pfx/" "$HOME/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d/Proton-Tkg-2634/files/bin/wine" "$HOME/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/2240255771/pfx/drive_c/ProgramData/Battle.net/Agent/Agent.exe"EDIT / FIX:
using bottles (AUR, not flatpak) with proton-ge 10-30 worked. bottles also applied this launch option:
WINEDLLOVERRIDES="locationapi=d" WINE_SIMULATE_WRITECOPY=1 %command%
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By mr-victory, 23 Jan 2026 at 4:01 pm UTC
By mr-victory, 23 Jan 2026 at 4:01 pm UTC
Proton will also do however the default wine is ancient and does not work. I had to give this info in universal blue discord so many times I started to meme about "days since last Battle.net install failure on Lutris: 0". It is a pet peeve of mine😅
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By tuubi, 23 Jan 2026 at 2:55 pm UTC
Lutris really needs to cut a new release at some point and make this the default.
By tuubi, 23 Jan 2026 at 2:55 pm UTC
Quoting: mr-victoryI forgot this guide existed lol. Option 1 (Lutris) does not work and hasn't for months unless the default Wine version is changed from Wine GE 8.26 to something newer. Other wine versions can be installed by clicking a tiny button that looks like an open box in the main page of Lutris, next to "Wine" button.For most games you'll want to select "GE-Proton (Latest)" instead. No need to download anything manually. Lutris (UMU) will automatically download and manage the latest Proton version for you.
Lutris really needs to cut a new release at some point and make this the default.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By mr-victory, 23 Jan 2026 at 12:44 pm UTC
By mr-victory, 23 Jan 2026 at 12:44 pm UTC
I forgot this guide existed lol. Option 1 (Lutris) does not work and hasn't for months unless the default Wine version is changed from Wine GE 8.26 to something newer. Other wine versions can be installed by clicking a tiny button that looks like an open box in the main page of Lutris, next to "Wine" button.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By dbarreda, 23 Jan 2026 at 4:54 am UTC
By dbarreda, 23 Jan 2026 at 4:54 am UTC
I did install Steam thru Flatpak (K)ubuntu 25.10;
Proton 9 did not work, but Proton 10 did. It got stuck on "agent went to sleep attempting to wake it up steam".
The location for the directory is here: `~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/`
Hope this helps someone.
Proton 9 did not work, but Proton 10 did. It got stuck on "agent went to sleep attempting to wake it up steam".
The location for the directory is here: `~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/`
Hope this helps someone.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By Liam Squires-Hand, 14 Jan 2026 at 12:57 pm UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 14 Jan 2026 at 12:57 pm UTC
I've added the Steam Snap path into the guide now, thanks.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By jurquizo, 14 Jan 2026 at 12:55 pm UTC
*mod snip: we prefer note to have user scripts here, especially from an AI*
By jurquizo, 14 Jan 2026 at 12:55 pm UTC
Quoting: Liam DaweThanks for the quick reply. The folder compatdata is in ~/snap/steam/common/.local/share/Steam/steamapps, and there are a two folders with random numbers as names with the same created/modified date. In my case it was easy to find the correct because there were only 2 candidate folders.Quoting: jurquizoFirst of all, great guide. I tried following the steam method and I couldn't find the folder of the Steam installation folder to change the shortcut, I think it is because I installed Steam via snap and I can't find similar paths inside the .snap folder. Could you help me?Ah, that's an interesting one. Snap is a whole different can of worms.
Could you try looking in: ~/snap/steam/common/.local/share/Steam/steamapps
See if the compatdata folder is there? Once we find the correct path, I'll add it to the guide.
*mod snip: we prefer note to have user scripts here, especially from an AI*
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By Liam Squires-Hand, 13 Jan 2026 at 8:25 pm UTC
Could you try looking in: ~/snap/steam/common/.local/share/Steam/steamapps
See if the compatdata folder is there? Once we find the correct path, I'll add it to the guide.
By Liam Squires-Hand, 13 Jan 2026 at 8:25 pm UTC
Quoting: jurquizoFirst of all, great guide. I tried following the steam method and I couldn't find the folder of the Steam installation folder to change the shortcut, I think it is because I installed Steam via snap and I can't find similar paths inside the .snap folder. Could you help me?Ah, that's an interesting one. Snap is a whole different can of worms.
Could you try looking in: ~/snap/steam/common/.local/share/Steam/steamapps
See if the compatdata folder is there? Once we find the correct path, I'll add it to the guide.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By jurquizo, 13 Jan 2026 at 8:17 pm UTC
By jurquizo, 13 Jan 2026 at 8:17 pm UTC
First of all, great guide. I tried following the steam method and I couldn't find the folder of the Steam installation folder to change the shortcut, I think it is because I installed Steam via snap and I can't find similar paths inside the .snap folder. Could you help me?
Guide - How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck
By Caldathras, 4 Jan 2026 at 7:16 pm UTC
By Caldathras, 4 Jan 2026 at 7:16 pm UTC
This is for those looking for a solution that doesn't involve Flatpak. It is primarily intended for desktop Linux users. Although, I imagine with a little tweaking, It might work for Steam Deck as well.
Option 3) Direct Download
https://openmw.readthedocs.io/en/stable/manuals/installation/install-openmw.html#direct-download
Recently, I discovered that OpenMW offers a Direct Download "installer" on their GitHub site. This archive acts just like the Windows installer, allowing you to keep multiple versions of OpenMW installed in Linux.
The problem is that the installation instructions from the online guide are written very poorly. All they say is "run the install package once downloaded. It’s now installed!". It is not that easy. For one, the "installer" is an archive, not an executable. For two, they assume that you know what file to run once the archive is extracted. Here are my expanded instructions:
1) Download the latest Direct Download archive from the GitHub Releases page.
2) Extract the archive to the folder/location of your choice.
3) Launch the "openmw-launcher" script from within the folder.
.... a) If you are simply upgrading, it will use your existing configuration. You are good to go.
.... b) If this is a fresh installation, the launcher will offer to run the OpenMW Wizard to help you set everything up (see Option 1 of Liam's guide above for the rest of the steps).
4) If the launcher script will not start, then you have very likely encountered the rather infamous glibc issue (you can verify this by trying to launching the script in a terminal).
5) Make sure to download the latest version of the Steam Linux Runtime (currently Steam Linux Runtime 4).
6) To add OpenMW to the Steam client, choose the option "Add a Non-Steam Game ...". You may have to manually point Steam at the location of the openmw-launcher script (I did).
7) Go to the Properties menu for openmw-launcher and select "Install Compatibility Tool". Choose the latest Steam Linux Runtime, which you downloaded in Step 5.
8) Update and customize the Steam Library entry to your preferences. You should now be good to go.
Spoiler, click me
There are many ways to install OpenMW. There is even an unofficial AppImage available. The distro repositories almost always offer an out-of-date version. In the past, I used to install via the LaunchPad PPA (only works for Ubuntu derivatives). The problem with PPAs is that they have to be reinstalled with every major version upgrade of your distro. If you are slow to upgrade, the PPA will eventually update to a version of OpenMW that will not run on your outdated distro. Updating uninstalls the version that currently works and then fails on installing the new version.
Option 3) Direct Download
https://openmw.readthedocs.io/en/stable/manuals/installation/install-openmw.html#direct-download
Recently, I discovered that OpenMW offers a Direct Download "installer" on their GitHub site. This archive acts just like the Windows installer, allowing you to keep multiple versions of OpenMW installed in Linux.
Spoiler, click me
NOTE: By default, all installations share the same saves and configuration. There is a feature that was introduced with version 0.48 that allows you to set up a "portable install", which allows you to isolate a particular version with its own configuration and save files.
https://modding-openmw.com/tips/portable-install/
https://modding-openmw.com/tips/portable-install/
The problem is that the installation instructions from the online guide are written very poorly. All they say is "run the install package once downloaded. It’s now installed!". It is not that easy. For one, the "installer" is an archive, not an executable. For two, they assume that you know what file to run once the archive is extracted. Here are my expanded instructions:
1) Download the latest Direct Download archive from the GitHub Releases page.
2) Extract the archive to the folder/location of your choice.
Spoiler, click me
NOTE: If you want to maintain multiple versions, keep in mind that only one of them can be in your default PATH. In fact, it would probably be better to keep the lot of them out of your PATH altogether. Instead of treating the executable/script like a system command, you will just have to provide the entire folder address to launch the game.
This, however, also makes the installation somewhat portable since you can place folder wherever you want. Combined with the "portable install" feature described above, this means you won't even have to have the game installed in your File System partition at all.
This, however, also makes the installation somewhat portable since you can place folder wherever you want. Combined with the "portable install" feature described above, this means you won't even have to have the game installed in your File System partition at all.
3) Launch the "openmw-launcher" script from within the folder.
.... a) If you are simply upgrading, it will use your existing configuration. You are good to go.
.... b) If this is a fresh installation, the launcher will offer to run the OpenMW Wizard to help you set everything up (see Option 1 of Liam's guide above for the rest of the steps).
4) If the launcher script will not start, then you have very likely encountered the rather infamous glibc issue (you can verify this by trying to launching the script in a terminal).
Spoiler, click me
GLIBC Compatibility Issues
One of the big concerns that I have with the OpenMW project is that they don't clearly notify Linux users of a change in system requirements (which they could include with the text for each release on GitHub). The OpenMW Team occasionally increases the version of the glibc library required without clearly advising their Linux users of this change.
For example, the latest version of OpenMW (0.50.0) requires glibc 2.38. This is only available on Ubuntu 24.04 (Mint 22) or higher. (Still running an earlier distro version? Surprise!)
The solution is quite simple. You need to integrate the game into the Steam Client and set the compatibility to Steam Linux Runtime 4, which is based on Debian 13.2 Trixie (and supports glibc 2.38).
One of the big concerns that I have with the OpenMW project is that they don't clearly notify Linux users of a change in system requirements (which they could include with the text for each release on GitHub). The OpenMW Team occasionally increases the version of the glibc library required without clearly advising their Linux users of this change.
For example, the latest version of OpenMW (0.50.0) requires glibc 2.38. This is only available on Ubuntu 24.04 (Mint 22) or higher. (Still running an earlier distro version? Surprise!)
The solution is quite simple. You need to integrate the game into the Steam Client and set the compatibility to Steam Linux Runtime 4, which is based on Debian 13.2 Trixie (and supports glibc 2.38).
5) Make sure to download the latest version of the Steam Linux Runtime (currently Steam Linux Runtime 4).
6) To add OpenMW to the Steam client, choose the option "Add a Non-Steam Game ...". You may have to manually point Steam at the location of the openmw-launcher script (I did).
7) Go to the Properties menu for openmw-launcher and select "Install Compatibility Tool". Choose the latest Steam Linux Runtime, which you downloaded in Step 5.
8) Update and customize the Steam Library entry to your preferences. You should now be good to go.
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 9:04 pm UTC
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 9:04 pm UTC
Quoting: Liam Daweyes im trying to play battlefield 3, apologiesQuoting: subzeroThis doesnt seem to be working for me, i am on the official steam version of the game and i followed all the steps but for some reason the browser menu doesnt seem to detect the EA app on my computer that's already open, i am on fedora cinnamonSince the guide covers two games, which game are we talking about? Battlefield 3?
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By Liam Squires-Hand, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:57 pm UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:57 pm UTC
Quoting: subzeroThis doesnt seem to be working for me, i am on the official steam version of the game and i followed all the steps but for some reason the browser menu doesnt seem to detect the EA app on my computer that's already open, i am on fedora cinnamonSince the guide covers two games, which game are we talking about? Battlefield 3?
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:47 pm UTC
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:47 pm UTC
This doesnt seem to be working for me, i am on the official steam version of the game and i followed all the steps but for some reason the browser menu doesnt seem to detect the EA app on my computer that's already open, i am on fedora cinnamon
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By Mirrored, 29 Nov 2025 at 9:52 am UTC
By Mirrored, 29 Nov 2025 at 9:52 am UTC
On CachyOS:
I was not able to get the Lutris method to work. The installer kept complaining about a file system error and the Battle.net installer would freeze. I attempted this installation many times (~10) and eventually managed to install it without a file system error appearing, but even then, Battle.net would give either the "Battle.net Agent Went to Sleep" error or the "An error occurred while loading game information" error. I tried changing the Runner configuration to many other options than the default, but they all resulted in Battle.net freezing immediately after launch. I didn't try Jiloup's suggestion of using Proton Plus, though, so look at that if you insist on Lutris.
I was able to get the Steam method to work. Use Steam to run the Battle.net setup exe, and then re-target it to the launcher exe that is installed. However, the suggested Compability setting of Proton 9.0-4 still lead to the "Battle.net Agent Went to Sleep". Once I switched it to proton-cachyos-10.0-20251120, that error went away, Battle.net started normally, and I was able to install games. I then tried Proton 10.0-3, which also worked.
TL;DR: I'd recommend the Steam method, and Proton 10.0+
I was not able to get the Lutris method to work. The installer kept complaining about a file system error and the Battle.net installer would freeze. I attempted this installation many times (~10) and eventually managed to install it without a file system error appearing, but even then, Battle.net would give either the "Battle.net Agent Went to Sleep" error or the "An error occurred while loading game information" error. I tried changing the Runner configuration to many other options than the default, but they all resulted in Battle.net freezing immediately after launch. I didn't try Jiloup's suggestion of using Proton Plus, though, so look at that if you insist on Lutris.
I was able to get the Steam method to work. Use Steam to run the Battle.net setup exe, and then re-target it to the launcher exe that is installed. However, the suggested Compability setting of Proton 9.0-4 still lead to the "Battle.net Agent Went to Sleep". Once I switched it to proton-cachyos-10.0-20251120, that error went away, Battle.net started normally, and I was able to install games. I then tried Proton 10.0-3, which also worked.
TL;DR: I'd recommend the Steam method, and Proton 10.0+
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By Turkeysteaks, 23 Nov 2025 at 5:12 pm UTC
By Turkeysteaks, 23 Nov 2025 at 5:12 pm UTC
Realise this is a bit old now, but I've been playing with BF4 for a year or so and one thing is really annoying - no steam overlay. Which also means no steam recorder.
Do you or anyone have any experience with getting the steam overlay to work with this?
Do you or anyone have any experience with getting the steam overlay to work with this?
Guide - How to install, update and see what graphics driver you have on Linux and SteamOS
By Eike, 17 Nov 2025 at 12:27 pm UTC
Installing nvidia-drivers on Debian is basically
> apt install nvidia-driver
I made I video talking way too long for the easy task of installing Steam plus Nvidia drivers on a virgin Debian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS6mXW7KPoU
By Eike, 17 Nov 2025 at 12:27 pm UTC
Added some notes for Debian.Our wiki is bad.
Installing nvidia-drivers on Debian is basically
> apt install nvidia-driver
I made I video talking way too long for the easy task of installing Steam plus Nvidia drivers on a virgin Debian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS6mXW7KPoU
Guide - How to install, update and see what graphics driver you have on Linux and SteamOS
By Liam Squires-Hand, 17 Nov 2025 at 11:58 am UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 17 Nov 2025 at 11:58 am UTC
Added some notes for Debian.
Guide - Why are there so many different Proton versions? Proton 8, Proton 9, Experimental, GE-Proton
By vertigo, 3 Nov 2025 at 6:40 pm UTC
By vertigo, 3 Nov 2025 at 6:40 pm UTC
Great write up, very useful for new users. It could be worth adding [proton-cachyos](https://github.com/CachyOS/proton-cachyos) given how popular CachyOS is now.
Guide - An idiots guide to setting up Minecraft on Steam Deck / SteamOS with controller support
By blindcoder, 28 Oct 2025 at 10:07 am UTC
By blindcoder, 28 Oct 2025 at 10:07 am UTC
Thank you, I just setup the Steam Deck using this guide and now my kid and I can play together on my own server! <3
Guide - How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck
By Cu5t0m1z3, 19 Oct 2025 at 8:43 pm UTC
By Cu5t0m1z3, 19 Oct 2025 at 8:43 pm UTC
I think you missed a huge part of playing a TES game by leaving out modding. I know modding on Linux tends to be difficult but the website modding-openmw makes it so easy.
I followed their Automatic Installation guide for the Total Overhaul of 589 mods on Linhx Mint and it worked flawlessly with no crashing after a few hours of playing. It downloads mods from Nexus through your terminal into your game install. If you pay for Nexus it'll be quicker and smoother, otherwise you have to acknowledge all 589 mods so it can take a few hours.
I followed their Automatic Installation guide for the Total Overhaul of 589 mods on Linhx Mint and it worked flawlessly with no crashing after a few hours of playing. It downloads mods from Nexus through your terminal into your game install. If you pay for Nexus it'll be quicker and smoother, otherwise you have to acknowledge all 589 mods so it can take a few hours.
Guide - How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck
By quot, 10 Oct 2025 at 2:47 pm UTC
By quot, 10 Oct 2025 at 2:47 pm UTC
The next release is focused around their new gamepad UI feature.
https://openmw.org/2025/openmw-0-50-0-is-now-in-rc-phase/
It's not officially released, but the RC releases of OMW are very stable.
https://openmw.org/2025/openmw-0-50-0-is-now-in-rc-phase/
It's not officially released, but the RC releases of OMW are very stable.