submitted 11 months ago by DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

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I am freaking out on how well distrobox is working for me. I buy a lot of games on itch.io and GOG, and neither have a flatpak. However, installing an Ubuntu container (max compatibility) and launching games from there just works. Okay, I have yet to install a GOG game, but it the Itch client works then what won't?

I am so excited. Containers are so fun. I guess arch would be easier, but whatevs.

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[-] alt@lemmy.ml 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Wouldn't it be fun to have "a ready-to-game Arch Linux based OCI designed for use exclusively in distrobox"?

[-] DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one 7 points 11 months ago

That would be so fun I am buzzing with excitement. I am not talking facetiously either. I am out in the cold as I type this, happy and quivering.

I cannot wait to get home and try it out!

[-] alt@lemmy.ml 9 points 11 months ago

I cannot wait to get home and try it out!

Please consider reporting back after you've tried it; I'd love to read your experiences.

[-] DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one 5 points 11 months ago

Also, what is nice about this somewhat failed experiment is that it was easy to just rm the container and everything went with it.

Yeah, I am not going back to regular linux.

[-] alt@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

Yup, it's absolutely lovely. Did you experiment with a custom home directory for your distrobox yet?

[-] DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one 3 points 11 months ago

Not yet! I was surprised that home directory is shared across containers, but it makes sense when the system is the problem, not the files in home. Still, it is nifty to keep certain environments separated.

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