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News - Making retro DOS gaming simple - the standalone DOSBox Pure Unleashed is out now
By vertigo, 20 Oct 2025 at 6:31 pm UTC
By vertigo, 20 Oct 2025 at 6:31 pm UTC
Running games and ISOs from within zip files is the biggest feature for me. I wonder if you could just drag and drop eXoDOS game zips with pure unleashed? If that worked AND it mounted the game ISO in the zip then it'd be an A+++ fork.
News - Here's everything to claim from Prime Gaming during October 2025
By mt7479, 20 Oct 2025 at 6:08 pm UTC
By mt7479, 20 Oct 2025 at 6:08 pm UTC
Anyone else got problems redeeming last weeks games ? When redeeming the code on the gog website I am stuck in a login (while already logged in) / mfa authentication loop that completes and then goes back to login/mfa/reedem/captcha.
Tried different browsers and the problem seems to persist since last Friday.
Tried different browsers and the problem seems to persist since last Friday.
News - GE-Proton 10-21 brings fixes for Blue Protocol, Black Desert, Battle.net, Ubisoft Connect
By Caldathras, 20 Oct 2025 at 4:57 pm UTC
By Caldathras, 20 Oct 2025 at 4:57 pm UTC
Nice to know that, for the devs of Blue Protocol: Star Resonance, it wasn't entirely their fault.
Good job, GloriousEggroll!
Good job, GloriousEggroll!
News - Making retro DOS gaming simple - the standalone DOSBox Pure Unleashed is out now
By Caldathras, 20 Oct 2025 at 4:51 pm UTC
By Caldathras, 20 Oct 2025 at 4:51 pm UTC
Reading through the itch.io page was fascinating. It would seem that DOSBox Pure is much more than a DOS emulator. It would appear to be a VM as well. It states that you can install early versions of Windows in it (3.x, 95 & 98 were mentioned). And, as @legluondunet pointed out above, it also has 3DFX emulation. It can run games from within ZIP and ISO files as well. Impressive.
News - Made in the spirit of Day of the Tentacle and Sam & Max, adventure game Splittown released recently
By Caldathras, 20 Oct 2025 at 4:37 pm UTC
By Caldathras, 20 Oct 2025 at 4:37 pm UTC
Native Linux, always. We heard our Linux fans loud and clear: no Proton shenanigans this time around!



News - Making retro DOS gaming simple - the standalone DOSBox Pure Unleashed is out now
By legluondunet, 20 Oct 2025 at 4:32 pm UTC
By legluondunet, 20 Oct 2025 at 4:32 pm UTC
I'm impressed by 3DFX emulation Dosbox-Pure can perform on Windows 98! stability and velocity.
And you can even scaling 3dfx rendering.
This emulator break a wall in 3DFX emulation on W9x.
And you can even scaling 3dfx rendering.
This emulator break a wall in 3DFX emulation on W9x.
News - Making retro DOS gaming simple - the standalone DOSBox Pure Unleashed is out now
By Tevur, 20 Oct 2025 at 4:06 pm UTC
By Tevur, 20 Oct 2025 at 4:06 pm UTC
Right, the original DOSBox will no longer be actively developed.
It's good as it is, but if you want something better, something more modern or plainly something other you can get one of the forks like DOSBox Staging or this shiny new DOSBox Pure.
It's good as it is, but if you want something better, something more modern or plainly something other you can get one of the forks like DOSBox Staging or this shiny new DOSBox Pure.
News - Wine 10.17 brings a Mono upgrade, better ANSI ODBC driver support, OpenGL changes and more
By mrdeathjr, 20 Oct 2025 at 3:51 pm UTC
By mrdeathjr, 20 Oct 2025 at 3:51 pm UTC
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/wine-10-17-brings-a-mono-upgrade-better-ansi-odbc-driver-support-opengl-changes-and-more/?comment_id=284577
hi
nope in my case elderborn videos still dont work
respect mangohud this is content of my MangoHud.conf file (this file stay con .config/MangoHud folder)
lines with # stay disabled however if you want can try delete # and value stay active again

hi
nope in my case elderborn videos still dont work
respect mangohud this is content of my MangoHud.conf file (this file stay con .config/MangoHud folder)
cpu_stats=0
gpu_stats=0
gpu_name
fps_limit=60
frame_timing=0
media_player
media_player_color=0099ed
show_fps_limit
resolution
wine
wine_color=0099ed
winesync
engine_version
engine_color=0099ed
vulkan_driver
present_mode
display_server
arch
#version
#version_color=0099ed
vsync=1
lines with # stay disabled however if you want can try delete # and value stay active again

News - Gaijin Entertainment announced EdenSpark, an open source "AI-assisted" platform for making games
By scaine, 20 Oct 2025 at 3:45 pm UTC
By scaine, 20 Oct 2025 at 3:45 pm UTC
Incoming deluge to Steam (or the consoles' app stores, I guess, since that seems to be where this aimed) of AI slop. In fact, "AI slop" is the new "Asset flip".
Weird to advertise AI as a feature when its use will often be viewed negatively.
Weird to advertise AI as a feature when its use will often be viewed negatively.
News - Gaijin Entertainment announced EdenSpark, an open source "AI-assisted" platform for making games
By dpanter, 20 Oct 2025 at 3:10 pm UTC
By dpanter, 20 Oct 2025 at 3:10 pm UTC
This does not spark joy.
News - GE-Proton 10-21 brings fixes for Blue Protocol, Black Desert, Battle.net, Ubisoft Connect
By miyako, 20 Oct 2025 at 1:36 pm UTC
By miyako, 20 Oct 2025 at 1:36 pm UTC
Oh, that's great!
I've noticed some ACE games working on desktop Linux recently. So, has something changed on Tencent's side to make this happen?
I've noticed some ACE games working on desktop Linux recently. So, has something changed on Tencent's side to make this happen?
News - Made in the spirit of Day of the Tentacle and Sam & Max, adventure game Splittown released recently
By Fester_Mudd, 20 Oct 2025 at 1:29 pm UTC
By Fester_Mudd, 20 Oct 2025 at 1:29 pm UTC
Been looking for a nostalgic point and clicker like this



News - Nexus Mods app adds new context menus, Stardew Valley FOMOD support, and work towards Bethesda games
By Leahi84, 20 Oct 2025 at 1:22 pm UTC
By Leahi84, 20 Oct 2025 at 1:22 pm UTC
I'm still really nervous about how long until the new owners start messing with things. I don't want to lose my lifetime subscription.
News - Making retro DOS gaming simple - the standalone DOSBox Pure Unleashed is out now
By Leahi84, 20 Oct 2025 at 1:19 pm UTC
By Leahi84, 20 Oct 2025 at 1:19 pm UTC
I wonder why the official dosbox takes so long to receive updates? It's been 6 years. Was it abandoned?
News - Get some lovely chilled games in the Momcore: Games For a Busy Life Humble Bundle
By Penguin, 20 Oct 2025 at 12:40 pm UTC
By Penguin, 20 Oct 2025 at 12:40 pm UTC
"Games for a busy life". I guess I'm a mom and I didn't know 

News - Luanti (formerly Minetest) v5.14 brings an improved minimap, particle improvements and UI tweaks
By Shaddycat, 20 Oct 2025 at 12:39 pm UTC
By Shaddycat, 20 Oct 2025 at 12:39 pm UTC
How long do you think until we stop calling it Luanti, Formerly Minetest and just start calling it Luanti? Aha!
News - Wine 10.17 brings a Mono upgrade, better ANSI ODBC driver support, OpenGL changes and more
By Avehicle7887, 20 Oct 2025 at 12:19 pm UTC
By Avehicle7887, 20 Oct 2025 at 12:19 pm UTC
@mrdeathjr - any luck with getting the videos of Elderborn to work? Been a while since I tested it.
Also - how did you get NTsync to show up in Mangohud? I can't find the right switch.
Also - how did you get NTsync to show up in Mangohud? I can't find the right switch.
News - Wine 10.17 brings a Mono upgrade, better ANSI ODBC driver support, OpenGL changes and more
By mrdeathjr, 20 Oct 2025 at 11:22 am UTC
By mrdeathjr, 20 Oct 2025 at 11:22 am UTC
this wine version work ok in my case with mesa 26.0-dev (compiled myself, for now dont stay on ernst ppa)
https://i.postimg.cc/256xsmDM/wn1017a.png
and come with EGL Renderer For OpenGL On X11 as article said but in practice using resident evil 3 classic still run at around 5fps
https://i.postimg.cc/sgTh1BKd/wn1017b.png
curiously show a interesting error: libEGL warning: FIXME: egl/x11 doesn't support front buffer rendering.
Resuming huge part of this weekend try install resolute racoon cinnamon flavor*:
But now lastest mesa git compile without issues and same situation occur with wine 10.17 (new wow64) compilation
https://i.postimg.cc/hPQBDWfp/wn1017d.png
at least more interesting thing related ntsync, in 24.04 still using shmrel commands** dont appear ntsync status in mango hud but now
https://i.postimg.cc/ydsxM6jS/wn1017c.png
I finish dirt 3 benchmark and..................................
With wine 10.16 with xubuntu 24.04 give this results:
https://i.postimg.cc/wxCWN7qM/wn1016wnts.png
around 145fps in average and around 118fps in min fps
but now
https://i.postimg.cc/4xLVzS67/wn1017e.png
around 197fps in average and around 158fps in min fps
https://i.postimg.cc/256xsmDM/wn1017a.png
and come with EGL Renderer For OpenGL On X11 as article said but in practice using resident evil 3 classic still run at around 5fps
https://i.postimg.cc/sgTh1BKd/wn1017b.png
curiously show a interesting error: libEGL warning: FIXME: egl/x11 doesn't support front buffer rendering.
Resuming huge part of this weekend try install resolute racoon cinnamon flavor*:
after testing lastest ubuntu kylin resolute of today, login error still remain
and test using ubuntu cinnamon 25.10 and installation work ok and login work without issues
curiously comparing login screen between 25.10 and 26.04 on cinnamon flavor: user stay selected on 25.10 only need write password for entry (work ok)
but on 26.04 on cinnamon, user dont appear selected and password box work but password appear as incorrect
also without gui tty console show same error, can write user and password ok but password still remain as incorrect
Hi after more testing i found a way to testing resolute
With actual isos resolute dont work because before cited login problem in my case
However if install for example ubuntu cinnamon 25.10 and after this use:
sudo update-manager -d
In my case stay work ok for now
*very impressed with performance, various tools of cinnamon like disable any effect on screen in my case and dont use wayland (in my case needed until wayland becomes more mature, actually have a better form but i give more time for polish various pending issues
however as commented in before this possible a last time use x as display server for 28.04 jump to wayland)
But now lastest mesa git compile without issues and same situation occur with wine 10.17 (new wow64) compilation
https://i.postimg.cc/hPQBDWfp/wn1017d.png
at least more interesting thing related ntsync, in 24.04 still using shmrel commands** dont appear ntsync status in mango hud but now
https://i.postimg.cc/ydsxM6jS/wn1017c.png
**[QUOTE]shmrel commands for use ntsync in my case:
lsmod
this allow know if ntsync stay avalaible and active, as interesting date on xubuntu 24.04 appear in usedby o but now stay activated always appear different number than 0
if dont appear in lsmod need put this command:
sudo modprobe ntsync
after this in my case use this:
cat /proc/modules | grep -c ntsync
before commnd is for verify ntsync status if appear 1 is stay avalaible
after this use again:
lsmod
and this time must be appear in module as name followed by size and used by
https://i.postimg.cc/k4ZDpx2C/wn1017f.png
I finish dirt 3 benchmark and..................................

With wine 10.16 with xubuntu 24.04 give this results:
https://i.postimg.cc/wxCWN7qM/wn1016wnts.png
around 145fps in average and around 118fps in min fps
but now
https://i.postimg.cc/4xLVzS67/wn1017e.png
around 197fps in average and around 158fps in min fps


News - Atelier Ryza, Atelier Ryza 2 and Atelier Ryza 3 DX release November 13 and all Steam Deck Verified
By williamjcm, 20 Oct 2025 at 11:11 am UTC
Seems it'll be the latter. Koei Tecmo moment, I guess.
By williamjcm, 20 Oct 2025 at 11:11 am UTC
If you already own Atelier Ryza games on Steam will there be an upgrade path? Or are we expected to buy the games again?
Seems it'll be the latter. Koei Tecmo moment, I guess.
News - Looks like Farlight 84 is now broken on Linux with their latest anti-cheat video calling it out
By hardpenguin, 20 Oct 2025 at 10:57 am UTC
By hardpenguin, 20 Oct 2025 at 10:57 am UTC
Well, they CAN (in theory) ban games with kernel level anti-cheat from their platform. It would be a harsh measure, for sure, but you could argue it with that technology being as intrusive as it is, including for Windows users.You don't ban your business partners, it doesn't work like that.
News - Atelier Ryza, Atelier Ryza 2 and Atelier Ryza 3 DX release November 13 and all Steam Deck Verified
By wintermute, 20 Oct 2025 at 10:32 am UTC
By wintermute, 20 Oct 2025 at 10:32 am UTC
If you already own Atelier Ryza games on Steam will there be an upgrade path? Or are we expected to buy the games again?
News - Atelier Ryza, Atelier Ryza 2 and Atelier Ryza 3 DX release November 13 and all Steam Deck Verified
By fenglengshun, 20 Oct 2025 at 9:35 am UTC
By fenglengshun, 20 Oct 2025 at 9:35 am UTC
Neat. I don't vibe with this line as much as I did with the Dusk Trilogy, but I know a lot of people enjoyed it. More support is better.
News - Looks like Farlight 84 is now broken on Linux with their latest anti-cheat video calling it out
By Wewser, 20 Oct 2025 at 9:07 am UTC
By Wewser, 20 Oct 2025 at 9:07 am UTC
It works just fine on my machine, specifically with official Proton, using the launch command:
I learned of this from someone on Reddit after myself reporting the game broken, no idea where the information ultimately comes from.
SteamDeck=1 %command%
I learned of this from someone on Reddit after myself reporting the game broken, no idea where the information ultimately comes from.
News - New trailer for Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown has a rather bald Borg crew member
By Boldos, 20 Oct 2025 at 8:47 am UTC
By Boldos, 20 Oct 2025 at 8:47 am UTC
If you've lived a for a few centuries, then DS9 might seem recent. Maybe DrMcCoy is a vampire…‽Nah... I guess that is yet another Lanthanite amongst us; they are known to live for centuries...

News - New trailer for Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown has a rather bald Borg crew member
By DrMcCoy, 20 Oct 2025 at 8:36 am UTC
By DrMcCoy, 20 Oct 2025 at 8:36 am UTC
Eeerm, yeah, that was some kind of typo or brainfart word switch, but I don't even remember what I wanted to say here
(Off-topic, but it's a bit annoying that new comment emails aren't there anymore)
(Off-topic, but it's a bit annoying that new comment emails aren't there anymore)
News - Nightdive release definitive PC update for I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
By Cybolic, 19 Oct 2025 at 11:27 pm UTC
By Cybolic, 19 Oct 2025 at 11:27 pm UTC
Is it just me or does the narrator in this teaser sound like the younger version of a certain president? Fitting, somehow...The narrator would be the writer Harlan Ellison himself, but yes, the computer he provides the voice for, is indeed - in his own words - "demented".
News - Steam Next Fest - October 2025 is now live with a great many demos
By Anza, 19 Oct 2025 at 11:15 pm UTC
By Anza, 19 Oct 2025 at 11:15 pm UTC
Still few more
[Jackal](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3133310/Jackal_Demo/)
Violent murder simulator. There seems to be plot of guy allying himself with god of death or something. Otherwise it's stylistic kill everybody in a level game. Kind of fun, though can get bit difficult at times.
There's a recent article.
[Desktop Town](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4021960/Desktop_Town_Demo/)
Some kind of minimalistic city builder. Seems to be inspired other games that kind of sit on desktop while you do something else. Though at least in case actively playing can get boring as money generation is very slow. I'm not familiar enough with a genre to suggest something better other than the proper city builders.
[Cosmotiles](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3337660/Cosmotiles/)
Terraform a planet tile at a time. Basically you buy land and then start laying hexagonal weird tetrominoes. Quite simple and gets boring pretty fast. Maybe play Dorfromantik instead.
[The Séance of Blake Manor](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3547180/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor_Demo/)
Bit more serious detective game from Darkside Detective games. Comicbook style graphics and first person view.
The deduction side is tried and true form a sentence thing, but there's hotel full of mysteries to solve. Only bit worrying thing is time limit. I have no idea how they have solved getting stuck if the time runs out. For other blunders autosaves seem to be a solution.
But there's always room for one more good mystery game, so it went to wishlist.
[My Tiny Landscape](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3655260/My_Tiny_Landscape/)
This goes into same genre than Cosmotiles, but this one is more inspired by Terra Nil. You basically place different terrain tiles and try to maximize your combos. Not a bad game as such, but I got bit tired of it. Not as fast as with Cosmotiles though. Would have to check what Terra Nil does right to figure out what's missing.
[Chowdown Kitty](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2944590/Chowdown_Kitty/)
Match 3 game about feeding cats. Special feature is that each cat has their favorite food. Actual gameplay is solid enough, but all the extra fluff gets into the way. Playing next level requires at least four clicks.
Nice touch however is that all the grades sound like you did good. For example worst grade D is Delicious. But game is bunch of almosts, though I can see maybe somebody enjoying this anyway.
[Pancito Merge](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3655610/PancitoMerge/)
If Dogpile was Suika roguelite, this one is more traditional. It's about Mexican cousisine and the special feature is that you can sell random things that you have already placed. So if something that can't be easily merged is at the bottom, you probably can sell it at some point. I didn't notice that you can rotate the pieces and music gets bit repetitive. But still has lot of charm.
Maybe only reason why this is not getting into my wishlist is that I'm not totally convinced about their roadmap. There's promise of new bakeries, but if they're more of the same, the game doesn't have much longevity.
[Jackal](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3133310/Jackal_Demo/)
Violent murder simulator. There seems to be plot of guy allying himself with god of death or something. Otherwise it's stylistic kill everybody in a level game. Kind of fun, though can get bit difficult at times.
There's a recent article.
[Desktop Town](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4021960/Desktop_Town_Demo/)
Some kind of minimalistic city builder. Seems to be inspired other games that kind of sit on desktop while you do something else. Though at least in case actively playing can get boring as money generation is very slow. I'm not familiar enough with a genre to suggest something better other than the proper city builders.
[Cosmotiles](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3337660/Cosmotiles/)
Terraform a planet tile at a time. Basically you buy land and then start laying hexagonal weird tetrominoes. Quite simple and gets boring pretty fast. Maybe play Dorfromantik instead.
[The Séance of Blake Manor](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3547180/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor_Demo/)
Bit more serious detective game from Darkside Detective games. Comicbook style graphics and first person view.
The deduction side is tried and true form a sentence thing, but there's hotel full of mysteries to solve. Only bit worrying thing is time limit. I have no idea how they have solved getting stuck if the time runs out. For other blunders autosaves seem to be a solution.
But there's always room for one more good mystery game, so it went to wishlist.
[My Tiny Landscape](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3655260/My_Tiny_Landscape/)
This goes into same genre than Cosmotiles, but this one is more inspired by Terra Nil. You basically place different terrain tiles and try to maximize your combos. Not a bad game as such, but I got bit tired of it. Not as fast as with Cosmotiles though. Would have to check what Terra Nil does right to figure out what's missing.
[Chowdown Kitty](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2944590/Chowdown_Kitty/)
Match 3 game about feeding cats. Special feature is that each cat has their favorite food. Actual gameplay is solid enough, but all the extra fluff gets into the way. Playing next level requires at least four clicks.
Nice touch however is that all the grades sound like you did good. For example worst grade D is Delicious. But game is bunch of almosts, though I can see maybe somebody enjoying this anyway.
[Pancito Merge](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3655610/PancitoMerge/)
If Dogpile was Suika roguelite, this one is more traditional. It's about Mexican cousisine and the special feature is that you can sell random things that you have already placed. So if something that can't be easily merged is at the bottom, you probably can sell it at some point. I didn't notice that you can rotate the pieces and music gets bit repetitive. But still has lot of charm.
Maybe only reason why this is not getting into my wishlist is that I'm not totally convinced about their roadmap. There's promise of new bakeries, but if they're more of the same, the game doesn't have much longevity.
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.
News - Many developers leave GZDoom due to leader conflicts and fork it into UZDoom
By tuubi, 19 Oct 2025 at 4:30 pm UTC

An open source project needs competent leadership to flourish, but that leadership needs to be trusted and respected by the developers. In an open source (volunteer) project, as in a representative democracy, it's up to the leaders to keep that trust by serving that community and proving their worth for the project. This one didn't. We've all heard of "benevolent dictators", but in that phrase only the "dictator" part is optional.
By tuubi, 19 Oct 2025 at 4:30 pm UTC
A bad leader is better than chaosThese are the only two options?

And, pure democratic (popular vote) decisions are unfair to minority opinions.Whereas a bad leader is fair to no one.
An open source project needs competent leadership to flourish, but that leadership needs to be trusted and respected by the developers. In an open source (volunteer) project, as in a representative democracy, it's up to the leaders to keep that trust by serving that community and proving their worth for the project. This one didn't. We've all heard of "benevolent dictators", but in that phrase only the "dictator" part is optional.
News - Many developers leave GZDoom due to leader conflicts and fork it into UZDoom
By 14, 19 Oct 2025 at 3:57 pm UTC
By 14, 19 Oct 2025 at 3:57 pm UTC
What is the only universal definition of a leader? Someone who has followers.
A bad leader is better than chaos, so I hope the vision of "collaboration" this group has understands how to make decisions when not 100% of people involved agree with everything all the time. And, pure democratic (popular vote) decisions are unfair to minority opinions. All these things need to be handled somehow. Why does someone stick around when their ideas aren't included? It's because they know they were listened to and considered. It's because there was enough discussion that they can understand the reasoning behind the decision they didn't choose. It's because they have hope future ideas will be treated with the same consideration. You can't always attach that feeling to a whole group of collaborators. In my anecdotal experience, you can get that feeling from a final decision-maker leader or from a small group, but not really from a large (more than 5 'core' people) group.
A bad leader is better than chaos, so I hope the vision of "collaboration" this group has understands how to make decisions when not 100% of people involved agree with everything all the time. And, pure democratic (popular vote) decisions are unfair to minority opinions. All these things need to be handled somehow. Why does someone stick around when their ideas aren't included? It's because they know they were listened to and considered. It's because there was enough discussion that they can understand the reasoning behind the decision they didn't choose. It's because they have hope future ideas will be treated with the same consideration. You can't always attach that feeling to a whole group of collaborators. In my anecdotal experience, you can get that feeling from a final decision-maker leader or from a small group, but not really from a large (more than 5 'core' people) group.
- Many developers leave GZDoom due to leader conflicts and fork it into UZDoom
- That didn't last long - Blue Protocol: Star Resonance anti-cheat causing problems on Linux
- Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown gets a first demo
- Open world exploration game Outbound looks super cosy and hit over 1 million Steam wishlists
- Steam Next Fest - October 2025 is now live with a great many demos
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