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@KewlioMZX

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Kewlio: I'll see you guys next time @KewlioMZX11/21/2023, 12:52 AM

So far so good

I've made it about 4-5 days so far using only Linux. I've had to dive into my Windows partition a few times, but have not had to boot into it.

I'm probably gonna need to switch to Windows to stream for a bit (at the very least, for the Long Run), but I've largely been able to do everything in Linux more or less how I would do in Windows.

A couple of things that bug me:

I currently can't use the Stream Deck. I found a piece of software called OpenDeck which is supposed to support Stream Deck plugins, but it only comes in deb and rpm flavours, which doesn't help me if I'm on an Arch-based system.
I can't use Compose key in FFXIV. I didn't do it a whole lot, but I did have a couple of custom sequences for HQ and Collectable (which I've posted here), and also like to post a ♥ before leaving a duty.
Still haven't gotten any regular Windows software running in Wine. EmoTracker would be super great. I've gotten a bit spoiled using CodeTracker for LTTP, and OpenTracker ain't great.
OBS Linux doesn't seem to include a Game Capture option.
Still haven't quite figured out audio routing like in Voicemeeter. Pulsemeeter is supposed to be an alternative, but it's currently very crashy.

#adventures in linux #linux #windows to linux

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phat_sumo @phat-sumo11/21/2023, 7:11 AM

You actually can install deb / rpm packages relatively easily in Arch. Those package formats are really just archives for the program binary and any necessary libraries- as long as it's compiled for the correct CPU architecture, there's nothing stopping you from just cracking them open and sticking those files where they need to go. Quite a few Arch packages use deb or rpm files as the source, especially for proprietary software where that's the only distribution method.

For rpm packages, it's probably easiest to just wrap the file with a PKGBUILD- here's a little tutorial on how that works.

For deb files, you can basically do the same thing, but there's also a neat utility called debtap which will convert them to Arch packages for you. It's not always perfect, but usually it's fine.

If you ever need examples of PKGBUILDS, you can find tons on the AUR! Just poke around at a few pieces of proprietary software you might be familiar with (i.e. Spotify, which is also a deb!)- It's a great resource for learning how the packaging system works.

(also, some other folks seem to have had success with streamdeck-ui - which is already packaged and available on the AUR :) )

That was a very in-depth answer to one of your questions, but hopefully that'll help a bit! Linux definitely isn't perfect, especially for non-programmers, but it's getting better. Good luck!

Kewlio: I'll see you guys next time @KewlioMZX11/23/2023, 6:10 AM

Oh, I'm definitely a programmer, but my experience trying to immerse myself in Linux has been kind of limited. (Also not helped by the fact that a lot of that experience has been trying to use Gentoo, which, while I can get it running, is very hit or miss as to what I can manage to get it to do correctly.)

I was already aware of streamdeck-ui, but its function seems heavily limited compared to what the official Stream Deck software can do. OpenDeck, meanwhile, claims to be compatible with the majority of Stream Deck plugins, which would be a boon if that's true and I can get it working. Alternatively, getting either the official Stream Deck software (or, failing that, Macro Deck) running through Wine would also work.

I did poke at debtap a bit without much success, but I'll try doing so again tomorrow and see where I can get with it. If not, OpenDeck is also available as an rpm.

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