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Posted August 04, 2016
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nightcraw1er.488: GOG is a website, Steam is an installed client - there is a difference. Exactly the same reason I don't use Galaxy or any number of other client-wares out there.
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classicgogger: Oh come on, the steam client is just another chrome browser, like galaxy or your own browser. In any case you have to authenticate to the website. There are also no other official (beside the old dead gog downloader) applications for accessing your data. So it's a browser in any case.
No, steam s client software, I cannot use it for other purposes. Nor do I intend ever using galaxy either for exactly the same reason. Client software is as bad as DRM to me. Browsers are used for almost all internet options, and even then you have a choice of which one to use, steam client offers neither that functionality, nor that choice. Also note that in many cases, the client is required, and in a lot of cases internet always. With browser downloads I have none of that, nor am I forced to watch install patches I don't want. Its quite frightening that so many support client based software, and sad to see it being pushed here more and more.
Posted August 04, 2016
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Rixasha: Hardly optimal by any means, but it is at least possible to run the windows version of Steam on wine and download (and play, if they work) the games using that.
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PookaMustard: Ironically, Steam on Wine is better than Steam on Linux on MANY FRONTS. They shouldn't have entered the Linux platform if the only experience they can deliver is really that terrible.

Hell, I could move around the Steam for Windows folder everywhere, not so with Linux. So much for having the native port of a stupid client.
I'm sure that it has nothing to do with the way the OS works.
Posted August 04, 2016
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neurasthenya: I'm sure that it has nothing to do with the way the OS works.
I'm sure that wasn't my intended message. Must be the wording of the second sentence, I'll fix that, but you're right anyways, the horribleness of Steam on Linux has nothing to do with how Linux works.
Posted August 04, 2016
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PookaMustard: Hell, I could move around the Steam for Windows folder everywhere, not so with Steam on Linux. So much for having the native port of a stupid client.

*edited wording of the second sentence
You know we have symlinks? ;) Symlink it to where you like.
Posted August 04, 2016
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PookaMustard: Hell, I could move around the Steam for Windows folder everywhere, not so with Steam on Linux. So much for having the native port of a stupid client.

*edited wording of the second sentence
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classicgogger: You know we have symlinks? ;) Symlink it to where you like.
Do symlinks work inbetween EXT4 and FAT32 filesystems? My Puppy save file is formatted in EXT4 but is otherwise hosted on a FAT32 drive.
Posted August 04, 2016
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classicgogger: You know we have symlinks? ;) Symlink it to where you like.
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PookaMustard: Do symlinks work inbetween EXT4 and FAT32 filesystems? My Puppy save file is formatted in EXT4 but is otherwise hosted on a FAT32 drive.
No, but why on earth are you using FAT32? *just kidding* You'll get quite an improved performance if you install your favorite linux distro on hdd/ sdd. If you can't do that, another (external?) drive with ext4 might do. All you need to do is put the other drive in your /etc/fstab and don't forget to plug it in.
Posted August 04, 2016
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PookaMustard: Do symlinks work inbetween EXT4 and FAT32 filesystems? My Puppy save file is formatted in EXT4 but is otherwise hosted on a FAT32 drive.
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classicgogger: No, but why on earth are you using FAT32? *just kidding* You'll get quite an improved performance if you install your favorite linux distro on hdd/ sdd. If you can't do that, another (external?) drive with ext4 might do. All you need to do is put the other drive in your /etc/fstab and don't forget to plug it in.
There are no HDDs, only flashdrives.
Posted August 05, 2016
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classicgogger: No, but why on earth are you using FAT32? *just kidding* You'll get quite an improved performance if you install your favorite linux distro on hdd/ sdd. If you can't do that, another (external?) drive with ext4 might do. All you need to do is put the other drive in your /etc/fstab and don't forget to plug it in.
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PookaMustard: There are no HDDs, only flashdrives.
I see, it's a bit more interesting than I thought. First off, installing Linux directly on that stick would already give you a performance boost. Those "save files" like puppy/ tails/ and others use are slower than direct writes to the flashdrive.
For even better performance you could put your home directory on flashdrive 2 while the system remains on 1 or your steam folder on 2 or something. But yes, I know this is quite tortous and I would probably not do that myself.

Edit: Well this all assumes you have enough usb sticks and ports available.
Post edited August 05, 2016 by classicgogger
Posted August 05, 2016
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PookaMustard: There are no HDDs, only flashdrives.
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classicgogger: I see, it's a bit more interesting than I thought. First off, installing Linux directly on that stick would already give you a performance boost. Those "save files" like puppy/ tails/ and others use are slower than direct writes to the flashdrive.
For even better performance you could put your home directory on flashdrive 2 while the system remains on 1 or your steam folder on 2 or something. But yes, I know this is quite tortous and I would probably not do that myself.

Edit: Well this all assumes you have enough usb sticks and ports available.
Fortunately, Puppy doesn't rely on this save file all the time. It copies the contents of said save files to RAM and lets me mess with them on RAM. I set the system to run save the RAM every 4 hours. The save file deal is just an effect of wanting to use the remaining space to obtain stuff from the nearby Windows desktop.

And you missed a reference in the previous quote :/
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