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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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Flathub adds “We Love Games” section with games, emulators, and launchers (osna.social)

submitted 2 weeks ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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[–] Konstant@lemmy.world 44 points 2 weeks ago

Flatpak is what allowed me to distro hop while still using some great apps that were not in the distro repos

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 37 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Flathub is almost the perfect distribution system for software on Linux. The only thing it's missing is a billing system. If it had that, it would probably attract more game developers to make their games available as Flatpaks.

[–] qaz@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Paid apps are in the works right?

[–] warmaster@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yes.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 5 points 2 weeks ago

This would be really great.

Commercial applications and a donations framework.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

Ohh, for ez donations too!

[–] dasgewisseextra@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nice but weird that Lutris and Heroic are classified as a game unlike Steam which correctly is a game launcher

[–] OccasionallyFeralya@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 weeks ago

A lot of these appear to be game launchers to be honest

[–] RedBauble@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Funny 3 out of 12 are minecraft

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 22 points 2 weeks ago

Good to see Space Cadet Pinball still there!

[–] Viri4thus@feddit.org 11 points 2 weeks ago

I'm in love

[–] SidewaysHighways@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

how can I get my emulators to see the same files on Fedora after a reboot? I use Syncthing to keep my saves on a few machines, but after each reboot I have to go in and set the folders up because the user folder path has changed.

Otherwise flatpaks seem perfectly chill to me

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago

There may be some fiddling you can do with Flatseal.