I know, I know, virtual machines are already a thing, and distros are operating systems, not cpu architectures. Bear with me for a second here. When I say "emulator" I'm referring to the same total software experience that you would get in something like Dolphin, Pcsx2, or any RetroArch core. These things encapsulate not only hardware, but total hardware plus software compilations, bundled inside robust guis that provide rich sets of gaming-optimized features like save-states, rewind and fast-forward, netplay, shaders and all kinds of other features.

It occurred to me that in some ways games that are released for older consoles have a wider range of portability than even modern engines that are designed to build games for the widest range of modern systems, since emulators have been ported to virtually every system in one form or another. I think it'd be really cool if Linux systems were able to be included in that. I'm trying to imagine what it'd be like to run RetroArch or Emulation Station, open the core downloader and download a "Linux" core.

But that's where the complications start. Because as we all know, Linux has and continues to be ported to every kind of hardware imaginable. And then multiplying that complexity is the sheer multiplicity of distros out there, and desktops for those distros. Suddenly the Linux core becomes, "Debian-gnome-x86", "fedora-plasma-arm64", "gentoo-emacs-riscv", "arch-enlightenment-powerpc", etc on forever.

So, if you wanted to combine a set of hardware, a distro, and the total set of software packages in that distro, and then crystalize it all into a one-click instantly universally installable emulator app/core, what would your selections be?

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https://youtu.be/5ONEkjAw-1o

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I can't get OldUnreal/UT99 to save a config. I'm on Arch Linux and installed it from the AUR. Aside from the files in /opt, does it store configuration anywhere else?

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Im running Fedora 41 and the application appears as a authentication agent.. any hints or is it a software bug? first time im noticing

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I am planning to install Linux on my Mini PC to ditch Windows. What would be the best Linux to install?

I also have a gaming PC, and below are my questions:

What Linux can you suggest to run Blizzard games like D1, D2, D3 and D4?

Can I also play Dota 2 and CS2 on it?

How about Game Loop emulator for CoDM? Will it also run?

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Basically I can't install the game on Hoyo Launcher because I don't have space, but I have more than 260 GB available, I tried other paths and it didn't work, I don't think it's a problem with my SSD.

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Says failed to init dependencies? im using experimental proton, i tried regular, i have the steam EAC installed, idk what else to do

https://preview.redd.it/xoighm3abpse1.png?width=380&format=png&auto=webp&s=808e40cddcfc7685423e65665f3eb9bbdb673560

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I have a chinese generic gaming keyboard https://www.amazon.com.be/-/en/Mechanical-Keyboard-Compact-Backlit-Anti-ghosting/dp/B094XK558R/ref=sr_1_6?crid=2TUR6K659MPEW&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.2JTpHM4Qe6R8-Hc8GrJRLlg21OIvJlY0FL5z5iZBrmf-v33PTctMzy9OHEhEMHyKeezGVu7LVfPAZn9V1B1VQKyPT6kiIfeo4WkG95fDLMGTqc3lDBaptI-Xw4jmVGkUy49tB9qN09C8VudbHkMi2rtvlqLID2IqfzBMwwSqzLBqq2z50-So_Q_VSpvQrOXzSFAG1_mbhTKfog1Ijf5BbJBh_UN6cxXJ7rsKRAtbeT4DgYs4AcrQdqsK9UQeWJoJhaOB1Pp0A4F9pX0Va5z8OXWjhFCko-WgHzMJKpSB5HU.o-XahEAf25CWe3jZ8qIVd_N8p_PoSkIxitsMjIe4tbg&dib_tag=se&keywords=t8%2Bgaming%2Bkeyboard&qid=1743720825&sprefix=t8%2Bgaming%2Bkeyboar%2Caps%2C82&sr=8-6&th=1

and I run Arch Hyprland and I want to be able to customize it's colors, it has a lot of software embedded color patterns but I want to make a custom one, is there an application that can detect it and customize it? I tried to use its own software with wine but it gives me a black screen (in windows it requires to be run by an admin but I couldn't replicate it) so it's not an option and I tried openrgb with no success any suggestions?

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I really want play eve echoes on my arch install and havent found much success in finding emus, while i have dealt with waydroid before on a previous fedora install it was pure hell since at that time i wanted to play roblox and sober wasnt out yet I want to avoid streaming from my phone via cable but if needed i have a oculus link cable i can use. Anyone got a idea that isnt waydroid?

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I've been using sober to play Roblox for 2 months now and after a 4 week hiatus I try to log in but I can't. It's an alt account that I created within sober and I never shared the details anywhere. So after failing to log in on sober I tried my phone and brower. All it says is "incorrect username or password" so either Roblox banned the account or I got hacked I literally have no idea. Though I'm having suspicions of sober itself.

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The app won't open even though it says "Running" in the library. If you try to shutdown the steam, the app starts and throws this, as well as opens settings window and some black screen you cannot close.

https://preview.redd.it/kfiuedtntose1.png?width=2017&format=png&auto=webp&s=48cc5e0a2fc5546341ddd6f3fc7b98464f1949ca

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Hi all, my search didn't turn up anything but I may just not know what to search for as I am a Linux Newb. I am using Cachy OS and after having trouble getting my Xbox Elite 2 to work wirelessly with Dongle I followed advice using an 8BitDo ultimate Wireless as it works out of the box. And it does, works great on Steam as an xbox controller. However if I launch a GOG game through Heroic the controller isn't recognized at all. Any suggestions? Thanks!

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This hasn't been happening at all before and the only thing that changed recently is i tried to switch to bottles and it didn't go smoothly so i just went back to lutris, but now suddenly almost all my games are giving me a weird error:

X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation) Major opcode of failed request: 149 (GLX) Minor opcode of failed request: 3 (X_GLXCreateContext) Value in failed request: 0x0 Serial number of failed request: 268 Current serial number in output stream: 269

I have tried almost every method I've found on the internet and nothing worked.

This is the output from glxinfo -B

name of display: :1 display: :1 screen: 0 direct rendering: Yes Memory info (GL_NVX_gpu_memory_info): Dedicated video memory: 8192 MB Total available memory: 8192 MB Currently available dedicated video memory: 7205 MB OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation OpenGL renderer string: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER/PCIe/SSE2 OpenGL core profile version string: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 565.77 OpenGL core profile shading language version string: 4.60 NVIDIA OpenGL core profile context flags: (none) OpenGL core profile profile mask: core profile OpenGL version string: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 565.77 OpenGL shading language version string: 4.60 NVIDIA OpenGL context flags: (none) OpenGL profile mask: (none) OpenGL ES profile version string: OpenGL ES 3.2 NVIDIA 565.77 OpenGL ES profile shading language version string: OpenGL ES GLSL ES 3.20

and nvidia-smi gets me an output

NVIDIA-SMI 565.77 Driver Version: 565.77 CUDA Version: 12.7

I am using Pop OS 24.04.

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I was wondering, did anyone else encounter this problem recently that the HoyoPlay Launcher did a new update and now it doesn't start anymore?

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I have been using garuda for a long time on my old computer and I was quite happy with everything. I recently bought Asus rog strix g17 (2024) and Nvidia scares me a lot. Information What do you think will be the positive and negative effects if I install Garuda on these equipment again?

System info ASUS ROG Strix G17 G713PV-LL145W Cpu R9-7940HX Gpu RTX4060 Memory 32gb

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Hello, I've recently installed linux arch (archinstall way) (KDE plasma), and I've run into some trouble trying to play windows games. Once I open a game, a white little window with the game's icon, a "!" on the top left of the icon, and a progress appears. Once the progress bar finishes, the window closes. The loading time in the window counts as my playtime. I've tried every proton version including GE proton, but still no signs of life. I also tried the heroic launcher. Steam, linux, my drivers and generally everything is up-to-date. Have any ideas on how to fix this?

https://preview.redd.it/rhwxop23knse1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=c795c9c6ace01862ea2fec619a0f259b163daa4d

Have any ideas on how to fix this?

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Pretty much title, haven't had the opportunity to play in a month. Started it up yesterday through lutris and it took me back to the login screen while giving me error 15.

Something strange happens in fireforx too when trying to login to the play! Pokemon website, it loads forever.

This issue is not present on chrome, had firefox as preferred browser and tried changing it to chrome but it had no effect on the in game login error.

Latest version of everything while using linux mint.

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I don't know how native game doesn't but proton version of that game works perfectly

The problem in the native game in both steam and itch.io version

It starts and and close a window and opens another one and then crash

The game name is totemori

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