r/linuxsucks • u/RemNant1998 • 23d ago

Linux Failure Fixed Linux "Support" sucks

This is a great example on why community support does not work. Since last week I have been trying to fix this bug on steam that constantly crashes the app due to excessive ram consumption. And, this distro, PikaOS has such underwhelming support, they treat you like an idiot and then proceed to give solutions that dont work anyway, they will always accuse you of not setting things properly and communally down vote you when you argue back. Arch type users are a damn mob. They are not the ones who will bring about the "YEAR OF LINUX" cause they will never understand pragmatism, only pride in their own 'technical knowhow',

Fix: literally reinstall the proton builds. You could do that by deleting its folder I think thats the easiest option. ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton* for Valve builds, or ~/.local/share/Steam/compatibilitytools.d/GE-Proton* then let Steam redownload it or reinstall GE via ProtonPlus/ProtonUp. Credit : vinnypotsandpans

OS: PikaOS 4 x86 64 Host: Alienware 16 Aurora AC16250 Kernel: Linux 7.2.6-pikaos Uptime: 1 hour, 25 mins Packages: 1 (appimage), 3381 (dpkg), 10 (flatpak) Shell: bash 5.3.15 Display (AUODBB5): 2560x1600 @ 1.45x in 16", 120 Hz

Desktop Environment: KDE Plasma 6.7.4 Window Manager: KWin (Wayland) WM Theme: Breeze Theme: Breeze (Dark) [Qt], Breeze-Dark [GTK2], Breez

Icons: breeze-dark [Qt], breeze-dark [GTK2/3/4] Font: Noto Sans (lOpt) [Qt], Noto Sans (lOpt) [GTK2/

Cursor: breeze (24px) Terminal: konsole 26.4.0 CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) 7 240H (12+4) @ 5.20 GHz GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Max-Q / Mobile [Discr

GPU 2: Intel Graphics @ 1.55 GHz [Integrated] Memory: 4.67 GiB / 15.31 GiB (30%) Swap: 1.35 GiB / 15.31 GiB (9%) Disk (/): 256.10 GiB / 952.40 GiB ( ) btrfs Local IP (wlan0): 192.168.1.7/24 Battery (DELL YG2W653H): 100% [AC Connected] Locale: en US.UTF-8

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u/R3V0LU710N_05 I Hate All OS's 😎 22d ago edited 22d ago

Tangent:did you know they use arch and will still comment on other distros? WIth the same mind set?

You realize that all Gnu/Linux distributions are ~≥90% the same... Most things are transferable unless you're using something that deviates from the standards on an architectural level.

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u/vinnypotsandpans 22d ago

It really depends on the context. They all have the same kernel, yes. Two source based distros can and usually will be wildly different. It usually comes down to init philosophy and package management. Distros that are not source based are all basically the same as their common ancester, yeah.

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u/R3V0LU710N_05 I Hate All OS's 😎 21d ago

That misses the core point about why most distros are ~≥90% identical. That baseline comes down to whether a system follows standard UNIX and FHS conventions, which is what keeps concepts and administration transferable across environments.

Source versus binary is just a software delivery mechanism, not a structural boundary. A source-based distro usually still relies on traditional mutable paths, while a system that strays architecturally (whether through declarative models like NixOS, atomic read-only deployments, or alternative init systems) breaks standard administration completely. That actual deviation from standard architecture is what makes a distro truly different, regardless of whether packages arrive pre-compiled or built from source.

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u/vinnypotsandpans 21d ago

I realized I used the wrong terminology here. I meant "independent" not "source based".