I'm a fan of WFMU, a user-supported, ad-free radio station in New Jersey (USA) in general, but this specific program seems like a good fit for this community. It's not just about privacy but that's a really common topic.
It's described as:
> Conversations with creators and thinkers who are charting the way forward in a tech-saturated society. In our shift to a digital future, we need alternatives to Big Tech. Homepage: techtonic.fm
They talk to authors of books, talk about big tech anti-trust trials and so on. Check it out. You can stream the last 7 years worth of shows for free from the provided link.
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Hey y'all, I have a small collection of mostly 80s arcade game ROMs I like to play via MAME. They're games like Robotron and Joust, nothing advanced. This is just me playing on my PC with a keyboard and mouse.
I currently play them via whatever the OOTB Mame GUI is called and it's ... [very basic](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.yurishwedoff.com%2Fwhere_are_ui_controls_stored_mame.png&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=518ba8ed3fc8693001314df87fd24119594337b285273234c1b2255528792a94&ipo=images).
I'm not super familiar though with the latest options so what's a better way to play Arcade games via Mame from my Ubuntu PC?
I've tried RetroArch and couldn't really understand it. I don't have the patience or time to set up a thousand little things and constantly tweak a lot of arcane settings, all of which require an internet search to get right.
If the answer is that's still the best option, then I'll stick with what I have since it's simple and works OK today. But thanks for any ideas.
(Edited for clarity)
Super helpful - thanks! I did not know about that Ctrl-Alt-F* thing so I will try that out ASAP. You also gave me the idea of running ‘top’ in a terminal before I start the game, so it will be there running when I exit too. Hopefully this will help get this resolved, so much appreciated.
Hey y'all, I just got Cyberpunk for the first time and started playing it. The game plays fine -- no issues at all while in the game -- but whenever I close it out, then the game goes away, I can see my desktop again, but now no mouse clicks or keyboard typing does anything. I am effectively locked out of using my PC until I hold the power button for ten seconds to reboot.
This has happened all 3 times I've played this game but never happens with any other game. I searched online and tried verifying my game files in Steam, but the problem still happens.
My PC:
Unbuntu 22.04
AMD Ryzen 5
16 GB RAM
Nvidia RTX3060 - nvidia-driver-535
Steam with the native game, no mods, using these launch options:
--intro-skip --launcher-skip -skipStartScreen
Thanks for any ideas, let me know what else you might like to know.
UPDATE: It seems to have helped to enable the Compatibility mode for the game with Proton 8.0-5. Now when I exit, the game shuts down normally. Once I realized I was running a Windows game without forcing compatibility mode, this seemed like the right thing to do. But I don't get how the game was playable at all without doing that. Most (all?) other games I've played on Ubuntu yet required me to enable the compatibility with Proton before they would even install. In any case, thanks all. I learned a few new tricks.
Hey - I’m not OP but thanks for the nvtop suggestion. Just installed it and yeah – neat!