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Safest way to run pirated games? (lemmy.getmeotter.work)

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What's best practice to safely play pirated games on Linux? Looking to mitigate potentially malicious executables from wrecking havoc on my system.

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[-] jjlinux@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Never mind the fact that almost all are Windows games. If there is any malware in there it's directed at Windows.In all honesty, I find this to be a very silly concern.

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