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A linux gamer asks, "How do I install windows for just one game?" (piefed.blahaj.zone)
submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by sem@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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There is a game I am considering getting; it has been out for a few months now, and the devs are specifically blocking it from running under proton with a Kernel Level Anticheat which specifically blocks linux.

Folks on the discussion boards made the point tht it is technically possible to install windows for just one steam game, so I am looking for a guide on how to do that?

I've heard that if you don't activate windows, you can still use it, and if you get the LSTC (?) Version of windows, it is not so annoying.

Does anyone have a guide for how to install windows alongside linux for one game?

If we have a discussion in the comments about whether it is tactically appropriate to give money to a game corporation that requires windows, i guess we can, but i would rather learn how to install windows in the least annoying way possible.

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[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Respectfully that's not the goal of any boycott I've ever heard of.

Boycotts are for achieving some kind of change you want to see in the world, with a group of people organizing to protest something by not buying it, and encouraging others to also oppose buying it. E.g., boycotting Starbucks to pressure them to change their anti-union positions.

Otherwise, not buying something is just a personal preference, political statement, or moral stance, not attached to any outcome.

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago

I've done both and I guess I shouldn't call those both boycotts but people get it, like "I boycott uber because they're awful" and "I'm using the BDS list to boycott businesses that tacitly support Palestinian genocide."

Not the same thing but similar behavior. But then I would still try to avoid businesses that tacitly support genocide even if it was just me, so it feels the same.