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[–] 0x0@infosec.pub 0 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Im all for linux but damn your comment is just incorrect and argumentative.

Youre telling me linux doesnt allow you to install programs that act as a rootkit?

Im not sure what your talking about.

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Idk what specific game they are talking about, but usually, when the game runs through proton, said rootkit cannot work as intended due to containerization or whatever (sorry, my knowledge of the intricacies of Linux/proton is pretty poor) so it's either not doing its job properly because it can't really detect stuff like DMA, or the devs just prevent Linux users from playing to make their job easier.