I just want something as a proof of concept that this can be for me. I am aware I am the problem.

But everything is wildly difficult for me. I pulled back from docker after realising it was above my skillset, I just want to try home assisstant with a few lights but fair enough it is beyond me.

I opted to install a game, fail. Learn about wine and bottles. Start a bottle and get told I only have 8gb free in directory, I cannot for the life of me see where it is getting that from.

Please god someone tell me there is a step by step for the fucking imbeciles out there on where to start!?

  • Squizzy@lemmy.worldOP
    3·
    23 hours ago

    I did get the Heroic Flatpak on my first install but it wouldnt do wat I needed with emulators…cant remember what it was, I think pcsx2 related.

    I used Lutris and it worked great but I am struggling on this install to get it back to where I had it.

    Also do you rcommend flatpaks always or just for beginners? I have both firfox and firefox FlatPak installed and same for a few other softwares.

    • wfh@piefed.zipEnglish
      10·
      14 hours ago

      Why do you want to run emulators through Heroic? Most emulators run natively on Linux, most of them are available as flatpaks or native packages.

      I feel like you’re trying to do too much at once. Installing Linux for the first time and immediately trying to use and understand containers and virtualization is like trying to fly a fighter jet after getting your first drivers license lesson. For example, Docker is useful in server contexts when you want independent, isolated servers running next to each other on the same physical machine, much less in desktop environments.

      Take the time to understand the concepts first. Proton/Wine are translation layers that let you run Windows applications/games on Linux almost as native applications, Steam and Heroic are storefronts to download and install paid games, Docker/Podman are used to run containers, virtual machines are fake computers inside your real computer that can be easily managed with Gnome Boxes for example, etc.

      My take:

      For gaming:

      • run emulators as native Linux executables
      • use Steam + Proton to install and run most windows games (even non-steam ones)
      • use Heroic exclusively to install games from Epic and GOG. Run them through Steam if you want.
      • use Lutris as la last resort as it’s the least plug-and-play option out there
      • avoid plain Wine

      For Windows applications:

      • install a windows virtual machine in Gnome Boxes, install and run those programs as usual in the VM. Performance will suck.
      • only use Wine/Bottles when you understand how they work.
      • Squizzy@lemmy.worldOP
        1·
        10 hours ago

        Yeah thats all fair, as for launchers for emulators - I was aiming for an all in one place to select games so I could put it to launch into big screen mode on my living room tv. My family less tech literate so I am simplifying…I thought

        • wfh@piefed.zipEnglish
          1·
          8 hours ago

          You could either add emulators as non-Steam games to Steam and launch it in Big Picture mode, or use RetroArch which is exactly made for this case

      • Quazatron@lemmy.world
        2·
        13 hours ago

        Good advices.

        A bit of research goes a long way. If you get a solid understanding of the basics, you can then build on it.

    • Quazatron@lemmy.world
      2·
      13 hours ago

      I use Flatpaks for a lot of stuff (Steam, Firefox, and some other stuff that I feel should not have access to my tax returns in the Documents directory). It’s not just for beginners, Flatpaks are useful for other reasons.

      • Squizzy@lemmy.worldOP
        3·
        10 hours ago

        Yes I had heard people say to use them wherever they are available but I didnt understand the difference. If it is siloing them then great I’ll use all flatpaks so.