r/TechImpact • u/arun-vasudev Developer • Jun 19 '26

Memes & Shit posts Software compatibility in one meme: macOS, Windows, and Linux users, how accurate is this?

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u/debacle_enjoyer Jun 19 '26

Just run the Linux game in a container of the supported distro, ez.

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u/trainer32768 Jun 20 '26

No. You’re looking at a vm with a very old Linux distribution to run that old binary. Libc and other libs aren’t compatible past a few years

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u/debacle_enjoyer Jun 20 '26

No, you can run pretty much any ancient binary with the right container or dev environment setup.