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
First of all people just tend to use software that is free by itself on Linux. So the need for piracy isn’t as great.
But there is also nothing preventing you from running pirated software on Linux. That is a you problem.
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
Thank you for this. I’m trying to get the game The Movies to run. All my other games work just fine tho
How does one become a formal pirate?
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.
Then you probably meant “former” not “formal”.
“formal” means something like wearing a suit and signing a contract.
Lmao, didn’t you just posted this on the Linux community and got obliterated yesterday?
i feel like i read this exact post yesterday.
This user has posted something like this 4 or 5 times this week
I answered to a now deleted post with basically identical premise by a user who is now permanently deleted in the Linux community almost a week ago already.
OP: Get a grip!
I hate loaded questions. I’ll let other people disprove you on the merits, but “Linux is not good on privacy” is simply your opinion. Nothing more…
You posted, then deleted this exact post a day ago so my reply will be likewise reposted.
It’s easy, actually. What you mean to ask is “Why am I not good at piracy?” and the answer to that is that you are impatient, like a little baby.
I haven’t had any problems, could be a skill issue.
Let me guess: you were trying to pirate Windows games and software. Right?
If yes, look at it this way. You’re pirating games for one system, and trying to run them in another system. Of course it’ll involve one or two additional loops to make it work. It’s like baking bread on your stove, you know? It can be done, but it isn’t as streamlined as using your oven.
That said it isn’t really difficult. I have a bunch of pirated Windows games installed in my Linux. Steam helps by a lot, because of Proton; add the game to Steam as a “non-Steam game”, then force it to use a specific Steam Play compatibility tool. You can do it without Steam but it streamlines everything.
You’re still better off looking for native software, though, made for Linux. A bunch of good games have Linux versions.
wat. “hard to get anything to run”? It’s probably hard if you’re completely new to it, yeah, but Is that just because you don’t know how to use proton and wine? were you trying to pirate linux native versions? Were you using a gaming-oriented distro? And do you know how that distro is supposed to work?
Most Linux distributions you’ve heard of before like, this year, are probably boring, “stable long term support” (out of date) corporate-office-based and programmer-friendly distros and trying to run games on them is like trying to run Windows games on Windows Server Edition. It’s a nightmare, because it’s not intended for gaming, and everything is going to feel like a horrible hack because it is and it sucks don’t do that.
Use Gaming distros for gaming. Use Windows versions of games. Don’t overthink it, pretend you’re on Windows. Forget you’re on even Linux, this is Windows 12 Nobara Edition. Let Proton and Wine and Bottles and launchers like Heroic handle the dirty work of actually managing all that shit for you. There are a few things you will need to figure out how to translate the Windows-focused installation instructions the lazy pirate guys tell you into Linux-compatible installation instructions, because nobody is going to do that for you. It’s not hard, it just takes a little bit of experience and knowledge, which you probably don’t have yet. But once you do, you’re off to the races and everything runs fine. There might be a few hiccups here and there, but there are when you’re first setting up Windows too. Most of the time, with most stuff, it just fucking works. Source: trust me bro.
Where are tthose regions where “people depend on piracy”?
africa,south america,russia,china,estern europe. alot of places
And how exactly they “depend”?
they cannot buy software bec they are with bad economy. so everyday people pirate office and windows,shops,govs,small corps. and practilly only big corps pay for software. for example collages here tell students they need adobe software to use it and they send a link to download a crack of it.
