Say, you downloaded a pirated game that happened to be malicious, and you run it on linux using compatibility layers like WINE/Proton, does your linux installation get infected?

    • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.de
      21·
      6 days ago

      Proton is Wine.

      Plus some other stuff like DXVK (which is available in vanilla Wine as well). But the heavy lifting is done by Wine.

      • artiman@piefed.socialEnglish
        7·
        6 days ago

        I meant the intro you said wine is gaming focused that’s not true proton which is a wine fork focuses on the gaming part, they are not the same wine is for general apps and proton is gaming focused