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Atleast right now, most anticheat software aren't available for Linux, You need a Windows kernel for them to run. This can however change as Steam plans to use
by Anunayj 5y ago
Atleast right now, most anticheat software aren't available for Linux, You need a Windows kernel for them to run.
This can however change as Steam plans to use SteamOS (based on Arch) as their primary OS on the SteamDeck.
- 29athrowaway 5y agoAnd only a minority of games do require anticheat.
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- Rd6n6 5y agoI hope they make it opt in. I don’t really want an anti cheat snooping around my Linux system without my knowing
- Anunayj 5y agoyup, though since they will require administrative permissions, I don't think valve will go around making you install it unless you play the specific game. Also I don't really understand how GPLv2 and kernel modules work, but I wonder if AntiCheats would be forced to open source themselves? Probably not honestly. Edit: If anyone wanna read Linus's thoughts on it [1]. TL;DR It's a legal gray area. [1]. https://yarchive.net/comp/linux/gpl_modules.html https://yarchive.net/comp/linux/gpl_modules.html