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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).

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Wine 11 brings huge WoW64 overhaul, NTSYNC boost, and better gaming on Linux (nerds.xyz)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Avenging5@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Wine fans have a reason to smile today. Wine 11.0 is finally here, and it is a big deal for anyone running Windows software on Linux. After a full year of work, more than six thousand code changes, and hundreds of bug fixes, Wine is moving forward in a way that feels like a turning point. This release tightens up major subsystems, improves performance, expands hardware support, and carries a big win for compatibility. If you have been waiting for Wine to feel smoother and a little less fussy, 11.0 might be the moment you jump back in.

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[–] ABetterTomorrow@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Can’t wait to try steam and see what games can play. Been having a hard time trying to get anything to work.

[–] nibbler@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

really? my games just work. 3 years ago i still had to invest time into debugging/tweaking, just last month i installed 3 random games from my steam library and they all just worked out of the box.

[–] ABetterTomorrow@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

My setup is a Mac M4 Max with wine and or crossover out of the box. Maybe I didn’t config it before using?

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago

I thought at first you were a time traveller from 2009 or something but I totally forgot wine runs on mac

[–] notthebees@reddthat.com 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I know macs are a little more different than normal arm CPUs with page size etc. Don't you need fex or box64?

[–] NewOldGuard@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

The Mac ecosystem has its own set of tooling for this. It uses Apple’s Rosetta 2 for x86 to ARM translation, and their Game Porting Toolkit (GPTK) for DX12 to Metal (Apple’s proprietary graphics API) translation.

(Should note that Asahi doesn’t have full support for M4 Macs yet so I’m assuming they’re on MacOS)

[–] notthebees@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago

Oh yeah, I forgot about Rosetta 2.

[–] nibbler@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 weeks ago

I admit I bought AMD graphics and use a distribution that is said to be good for gaming (cachyos) to save me some trouble. and I did not test on very recent titles (I dont own/play those)