i tried to pirate games and software on it it was hard to get anything to run.

i think that would make linux not so popular in regions where people depend on piracy.

i want hear your opinions about my point

  • Xirup@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    2 days ago

    As a formal pirate, Linux is as good or better than Windows to run pirated games, the problem of “linux being harder to pirate than windows” is that we use Wine to run Windows programs on Linux, which is basically like an ‘an super minimalistic windows JUST to run .exe, nothing else’ and videogames needs A LOT of dependencies in order to run a game, and when those dependencies are asked in Wine, Wine cannot satisfied them and the game simply don’t run. How can you fix this? In pirated games, there’s a folder that I don’t remember how is called, but usually brings all the dependencies needed to run the game, just install the dependencies and then run the game. In my opinion, Bottles is the best to pirate, since it even have an option to specifically install Windows dependencies.

    And this community is your friend while pirating games: lemmy.world/c/linuxcracksupport

      • Xirup@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        I used to pirate all the things I can (movies, games, etc), but I reach a point in my life where I prefer to buy something if I believe its creators deserve it, if not, I don’t even bother pirating it. For example, basically thanks to Valve and Steam, gaming on Linux is a thing, so I buy there, but Epic Games who shamelessly block Linux as a platform can eat shit, and I would never even pirate a game like Alan Wake II because is exclusive of that platform and if I play it and like it, even though I don’t buy it, maybe someone else can get convinced by me that the the game is good and buy it, so no.

        • HelloRoot@lemy.lolEnglish
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          2 days ago

          Then you probably meant “former” not “formal”.

          “formal” means something like wearing a suit and signing a contract.