Very disappointing. Especially with the lack of communication all this time. :/

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Is it really that un-bee-leavable?

...I'll get my coat.

I've not played in a while, but once you got to a certain point you did have to rein back exploration to tend to your existing hives (or choose to leave a good number of them dormant). Automation might help with that.

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Hopefully it doesn't reflect too badly on Linux gaming when Manjaro inevitably drop the ball and fuck it up by forgetting to renew an SSL certificate or something.

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Hah, awesome.

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Quoting: NathanaelKStottlemyerValve is getting to work. Soon, soon they will release a new game, I just know it!

FYI: The 'Valve time' definition of 'soon' is 8-10 years.

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Personally I just don't reward these games companies with my hard earned money in the first place, but putting their practices through the legal process and (hopefully) having their shady practices declared illegal in one or more countries is something I can get behind.

Quoting: pbI don't know him, but since he's a Scot, I really hope the EU will pick it up and do what they do best.

[edit] oops, forgot that the UK removed Scotland from the EU. Well, I still hope the above.

I'm pretty sure Ross is from the US.

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Quote

• You can now drink mayonnaise and jelly, and eat pickles.

GOTY.

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Installed it yesterday, update went smoothly thanks to the impeccable work by arojas. No issues so far, aside from having to tell the task bar not to float (seems to be the new default). Other than a couple of QoL improvements, I can't really tell the difference between plasma 5 and plasma 6.

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QuoteUpdated embedded Chromium build in Steam, clearing path for further updates soon.

Gonna hazard a guess that this means an 'upgrade' to gtk3. This dep already seems to have snuck in in the sniper runtime:

 
$ for f in $(find ~/.local/share/Steam -type f); do readelf -a $f 2>/dev/null | grep NEEDED | grep -q libgtk-3.so.0 && echo "$f requires crap"; done
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/bin/zenity requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-am-et.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-broadway.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-cedilla.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-cyrillic-translit.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-inuktitut.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-ipa.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-multipress.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-thai.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-ti-er.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-ti-et.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-viqr.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-wayland.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-waylandgtk.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-xim.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/printbackends/libprintbackend-file.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/printbackends/libprintbackend-lpr.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/printbackends/libprintbackend-test.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3-0/gtk-query-immodules-3.0 requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-am-et.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-broadway.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-cedilla.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-cyrillic-translit.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-inuktitut.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-ipa.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-multipress.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-thai.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-ti-er.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-ti-et.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-viqr.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-wayland.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-waylandgtk.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-xim.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/printbackends/libprintbackend-file.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/printbackends/libprintbackend-lpr.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/printbackends/libprintbackend-test.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3-0/gtk-query-immodules-3.0 requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/bin/zenity requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-am-et.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-broadway.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-cedilla.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-cyrillic-translit.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-inuktitut.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-ipa.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-multipress.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-thai.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-ti-er.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-ti-et.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-viqr.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-wayland.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-waylandgtk.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-xim.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/printbackends/libprintbackend-file.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/printbackends/libprintbackend-lpr.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/printbackends/libprintbackend-test.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3-0/gtk-query-immodules-3.0 requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-am-et.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-broadway.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-cedilla.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-cyrillic-translit.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-inuktitut.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-ipa.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-multipress.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-thai.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-ti-er.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-ti-et.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-viqr.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-wayland.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-waylandgtk.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-xim.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/printbackends/libprintbackend-file.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/printbackends/libprintbackend-lpr.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/printbackends/libprintbackend-test.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3-0/gtk-query-immodules-3.0 requires crap
so it's likely the gtk2 dep (only really used for the systray menu) is getting dropped in the near future. At least the Gnome devs have stopped fucking about with gtk3 (in favour of fucking about with gtk4) and it's probably as stable as it'll ever get. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Still would prefer a move to Qt5/6. It'd be more inline with the Plasma desktop use for the Steam Deck. Hopefully they're not planning a move from Plasma to Gnome any time soon.

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