VanessaCorrAug 8, 2023

Do you ever feel like you have to apologize for .7z archives?

https://lemm.ee/post/3563067

Do you ever feel like you have to apologize for .7z archives? - lemm.ee

Like when you send a .7z instead of a .zip or .rar to a friend or a teacher because that’s what your computer has installed and they’re like “Oh No, not one of those, now I have to install 7Zip” even though the same program that opens .rar also opens .7z I feel like people are way more annoyed when they receive a .7z

Show threadMentalEdgeAug 8, 2023

No?

I just used 7Zip to compress to a .zip file when sending to anyone who I supect won’t have a something that can open the default compressed file.

Now I’m on linux, I don’t even know what application is doing the compressing, I just right click stuff in dolphin to compress/uncompress things using whatever format is suitable.

Show threadmetaStaticAug 8, 2023
and people still think linux is hard
Show threadMillieAug 8, 2023
The hard part is happening to only own hardware that has software supporting it that isn’t out of date. That and a lot of gaming.
Show threadMentalEdge
It would be more correct to say some gaming. I don’t even check if games work anymore before buying, I just assume that they do, and so far they have.
Aug 8, 2023 at 9:24pmWeb
Show threadMillieAug 9, 2023
Ehh, I would take those Proton ratings with a grain of salt. I’ve definitely run into issues trying to run stuff that’s supposed to be silver or gold. But again it all comes down to what your specific use case is. Hardware, software, peripherals, and goals and preferences.
Show threadMentalEdgeAug 9, 2023
I don’t even look at the ratings. I just buy games and play them. What would I do with a grain of salt?
Show threadMillieAug 9, 2023
Lick it.
Show threadfolkravAug 9, 2023
Yeah at this point it’s mostly those games with heavy DRM and/or anti-cheat that don’t work properly on Linux. Proton has done wonders for compatibility otherwise.