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[–] anguo@piefed.ca 10 points 2 days ago (20 children)

It's harder to use on Linux, and lower-performance devices. I would prefer prefer having dumps of the pre-installed game folder to use on a steam deck, for example.

[–] potatoguy@lemmy.eco.br 16 points 2 days ago (8 children)

I use it all the time on linux, what problems did you have?

[–] apprehensively_human@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 days ago (5 children)

What's your process for running the unpacker executable? Maybe it depends on the game, but I set up a wineprefix through Lutris and always seem to run into issues getting it to complete properly without any unpacking errors.

[–] mizu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago

Here are some tips for FitGirl installers on linux:

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/40009123/19900598

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