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Safest way to run pirated games? (lemmy.getmeotter.work)

What's best practice to safely play pirated games on Linux? Looking to mitigate potentially malicious executables from wrecking havoc on my system.

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[-] weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works 15 points 9 months ago

I disagree with the "not public trackers" part. Private trackers are better in a lot of ways but not everyone wants to bother with them. Stick to reputable release groups on public trackers and you'll be fine.

[-] Sabin10@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

That's fair. As long as the hash matches what is in the predb nfo, you should be good to go. I have encountered legit looking releases on public sites with edited nfo files though so definitely double check against a reliable source ce for that.

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