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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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I switched from macos to Linux because it can't stop babying users and being unnecessarily restrictive (lemmy.ml)

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I tried running a 2nd instance of Roblox simultaneously on macos 15 with another account but this shows up, if my mac can handle it then why can't it just let me do it? If I have two copies of an app like Roblox in separate User/Applications folders, macos moves them to the /Applications/ folder.

Sometimes it won't run apps claiming to be corrupted, so I then have to do sudo xattr -cr /Applications/someapp.app in the terminal and they run perfectly fine. It always nags me if I download apps from anywhere but mac app store. Some of these messages can only be gotten rid of by disabling system integrity protection, but then macos blocks you from running MAS apps due to having "permissive security".

I don't daily drive macOS anymore, I switched to Linux on my M1 mac where I can do whatever the hell I want.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Can you play Roblox? I thought they blocked it on Linux.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

Sober lets you play Roblox on Linux

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Why would they do that?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

All the 8 year old hackers running linux were toppling their child labor industry

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I am more suprised that they managed to use linux to cheat.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They created a new anticheat for the PC version which broke Linux support

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Has that broken sober too?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

AHH right that's great.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

Sober was made in response to it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

The newest one broke sober for a while but it works now.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My understanding is that Roblox requires changes to the kernel to lock it down in order to prevent script kiddies from cheating. Linux makes that very difficult to impossible, so they abandoned/never supported the platform.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Jeez. Sounds like Roblox is horribly designed if the only way they can secure their servers is through client side measures.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sounds like pretty much every multiplayer game with Anti-Cheat is horribly designed in that case...

Anti-Cheat software seems to be the last hurdle preventing widespread compatibility with Linux. Even when there is a linux version of an anti-cheat (BattleEye has a Linux version I believe) companies don't use that and still restrict their game to windows. Looking at you ubisoft and rainbow six siege

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I believe Linux versions of ACs are easier to bypass