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In the meantime: 1. Rarbg or rutracker to dwn anything in minutes 2. mpv to watch anything in minutes with subtitles and bunch of flexible options that

In the meantime: 1. Rarbg or rutracker to dwn anything in minutes 2. mpv to watch anything in minutes with subtitles and bunch of flexible options that propriatery or FOSS tools like plex can only dream to have 3. enjoy life without commercials ever and hord stuff if you want it and pay for things after the fact For books replace 1. with libgen and 2. with calibre reader. Yes, its 100x easier. Games could be in some cases easier to buy, especially since you realy must test those for viruses and other malcious stuff, not something you should be concerned with multimedia.

_Algernon_ 4y ago
Since I game on Linux, Steam provides enough value since most games with Proton are one-click install. Don't use other stores though.
- the_af 4y ago
  Steam+Proton is magical these days, I have no problem supporting creators and buying their games. With Steam, GOG and Humble Bundle, it's never been easier to game on Linux. It feels like paradise. In a way, gaming is in much better shape (re: convenience) than streaming TV shows these days. Yes, DRM for online play can be problematic for Proton -- but fuck those games!
- majkinetor 4y ago
  Steam provides something else too - up to date and patched games for latest systems. Its hard to follow those otherwise. However, I am sure it will turn out to be scam one day and you will lose access to all/most games you bought.
- deckard1 4y ago
  Lutris makes it easy to install GOG and Epic store games as well. Epic has been giving away a lot of games the past year or two, so it's a great option for Linux. Amazon Prime also gives away games that usually redeem on GOG or other stores. Great time to be a patient gamer. I have a huge, 100% legal collection of games that were all free thanks to these stores competing to build up their reputation.
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helloworld11 4y ago
is rutracker relatively secure for torrent downloads?
- ndsipa_pomu 4y ago
  If you're downloading tv or books, then you should be okay as you won't be executing anything. I wouldn't trust software pirated from there (or other places).
  - bogomipz 4y ago
    Are books and video generally low probability as attack vectors then? Are PDFs harder to exploit?
    - majkinetor 4y ago
      Ofcourse they are. Majority of that stuff isn't executable, or if it is, it relies on exploits of viewers, so by using something else you are probably safe. Also, there are sandboxes if you are unsure and you can convert to safer formats. Anyway, I yet have to meet somebody that was fucked up this way, I guess there are numerious easier options. Its way more probably that your country will hunt you, if you live in that lame country in which case VPN is a thing :)
    - layer8 4y ago
      Adobe Acrobat (Reader) opens PDFs from download locations in “Protected View” by default, which disables potentially dangerous dynamic features, and also by default opens all PDFs in a “Protected Mode” sandbox which restricts otherwise possible system access. You want to make sure that those are active. I believe that’s on Windows only, not sure what the implications are on other systems. Without those restrictions, PDFs can execute embedded JavaScript on open, which can access and execute local files.
      - auggierose 4y ago
        Preview on a Mac doesn't execute JavaScript in PDFs. To make sure you are not spreading anything to anyone, open the PDF in Preview and print it.
bogomipz 4y ago
Regarding 2, what is MPV here?
- _Algernon_ 4y ago
  Probably this: https://mpv.io/ https://mpv.io/
  - majkinetor 4y ago
    Or, use SMPlayer, the nice x-platform frontend: https://www.smplayer.info/ https://www.smplayer.info/ It has awesome integration with open subtitles and remembers everything you do on a video so if it crashes or you stop, it just continues with everything set like volume, position subtitle sync etc.
    - Izkata 4y ago
      smplayer is/started as a frontend for mplayer, but it looks like you can set it to use mpv as its backend.
layer8 4y ago
Unfortunately libgen is pretty hit-or-miss for me, especially for fairly recent, or non-English, or pre-digital-age (badly scanned, if at all present) publications, or stuff like ISO standards.
- auggierose 4y ago
  There is a torrent of all ISO standards out there somewhere.
  - layer8 4y ago
    Presumably with some cutoff date?
- satvikpendem 4y ago
  You might be interested in this then: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34176479 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34176479
  - layer8 4y ago
    Z-Library, while larger than LibGen, is still very incomplete as well.

_Algernon_ 4y ago

Since I game on Linux, Steam provides enough value since most games with Proton are one-click install. Don't use other stores though.

the_af 4y ago
Steam+Proton is magical these days, I have no problem supporting creators and buying their games. With Steam, GOG and Humble Bundle, it's never been easier to game on Linux. It feels like paradise. In a way, gaming is in much better shape (re: convenience) than streaming TV shows these days. Yes, DRM for online play can be problematic for Proton -- but fuck those games!
majkinetor 4y ago
Steam provides something else too - up to date and patched games for latest systems. Its hard to follow those otherwise. However, I am sure it will turn out to be scam one day and you will lose access to all/most games you bought.
deckard1 4y ago
Lutris makes it easy to install GOG and Epic store games as well. Epic has been giving away a lot of games the past year or two, so it's a great option for Linux. Amazon Prime also gives away games that usually redeem on GOG or other stores. Great time to be a patient gamer. I have a huge, 100% legal collection of games that were all free thanks to these stores competing to build up their reputation.

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helloworld11 4y ago

is rutracker relatively secure for torrent downloads?

ndsipa_pomu 4y ago
If you're downloading tv or books, then you should be okay as you won't be executing anything. I wouldn't trust software pirated from there (or other places).
- bogomipz 4y ago
  Are books and video generally low probability as attack vectors then? Are PDFs harder to exploit?
  - majkinetor 4y ago
    Ofcourse they are. Majority of that stuff isn't executable, or if it is, it relies on exploits of viewers, so by using something else you are probably safe. Also, there are sandboxes if you are unsure and you can convert to safer formats. Anyway, I yet have to meet somebody that was fucked up this way, I guess there are numerious easier options. Its way more probably that your country will hunt you, if you live in that lame country in which case VPN is a thing :)
  - layer8 4y ago
    Adobe Acrobat (Reader) opens PDFs from download locations in “Protected View” by default, which disables potentially dangerous dynamic features, and also by default opens all PDFs in a “Protected Mode” sandbox which restricts otherwise possible system access. You want to make sure that those are active. I believe that’s on Windows only, not sure what the implications are on other systems. Without those restrictions, PDFs can execute embedded JavaScript on open, which can access and execute local files.
    - auggierose 4y ago
      Preview on a Mac doesn't execute JavaScript in PDFs. To make sure you are not spreading anything to anyone, open the PDF in Preview and print it.

bogomipz 4y ago

Regarding 2, what is MPV here?

_Algernon_ 4y ago
Probably this: https://mpv.io/ https://mpv.io/
- majkinetor 4y ago
  Or, use SMPlayer, the nice x-platform frontend: https://www.smplayer.info/ https://www.smplayer.info/ It has awesome integration with open subtitles and remembers everything you do on a video so if it crashes or you stop, it just continues with everything set like volume, position subtitle sync etc.
  - Izkata 4y ago
    smplayer is/started as a frontend for mplayer, but it looks like you can set it to use mpv as its backend.

layer8 4y ago

Unfortunately libgen is pretty hit-or-miss for me, especially for fairly recent, or non-English, or pre-digital-age (badly scanned, if at all present) publications, or stuff like ISO standards.

auggierose 4y ago
There is a torrent of all ISO standards out there somewhere.
- layer8 4y ago
  Presumably with some cutoff date?
satvikpendem 4y ago
You might be interested in this then: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34176479 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34176479
- layer8 4y ago
  Z-Library, while larger than LibGen, is still very incomplete as well.