Editing Kernel Level Anti-Cheats (section)

=== Support issues ===
Due to the nature of [[wikipedia:Linux|GNU/Linux]]-based operating systems, many KLACs end up becoming incompatible.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sam4k |date=Aug 15, 2021 |title=What's The Deal With Anti-Cheat On Linux? |url=https://sam4k.com/whats-the-deal-with-anti-cheat-on-linux/ |access-date=Aug 5, 2025 |website=Sam4k.com}}</ref> Some have been aiming to fix this via compatibility layers under [[wikipedia:Proton_(software)|Proton]] or [[wikipedia:Wine_(software)|WINE]], but due to how popular KLACs communicate with the system to verify integrity on the kernel level, it fails to work with Linux.<ref name=":0" /> As such, games that cannot have their anticheat function fully will entirely refuse to launch,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tulach |first=Samuel |date=Sep 10, 2024 |title=The issue of anti-cheat on Linux |url=https://tulach.cc/the-issue-of-anti-cheat-on-linux/ |access-date=Aug 5, 2025 |work=Tulach}}</ref> even if it can be used for offline purposes.

In some instances, KLAC can be so aggressive towards Linux, that it refuses to launch even in a [[wikipedia:Virtual_machine|virtual machine]], like with [[Rockstar Games|Rockstar Games']] ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Airweizen |date=Sep 28, 2024 |title=30 day ban people - did you have running this software? |url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/271590/discussions/0/4839770900414998113/ |access-date=Aug 5, 2025 |website=Steam Forums}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=GamerDude909 |date=Feb 12, 2025 |title=Can You Play GTA Online on Linux? |url=https://nerdburglars.net/question/can-you-play-gta-online-on-linux/ |access-date=Aug 5, 2025 |website=Nerd Burglars}}</ref> running [[BattlEye Anticheat]], which has been known to explicitly block Linux users,<ref>{{Cite web |last=KZ_D |date=May 16, 2022 |title=Anyone out there still playing Battleye protected games in VM in 2022? |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/VFIO/comments/uqwljl/anyone_out_there_still_playing_battleye_protected/ |access-date=Aug 5, 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=GamerNinja99 |date=Mar 2, 2025 |title=Any Fixes for GTA Online's BattlEye on Linux? |url=https://nerdburglars.net/question/any-fixes-for-gta-onlines-battleye-on-linux/ |access-date=Aug 5, 2025 |website=Nerd Burglars}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=AnIcedTeaPlease |date=Jan 21, 2021 |title=What's the progress of Battleye (and other anti-cheat software) on Linux as of 2021? |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/l29yfk/whats_the_progress_of_battleye_and_other/ |access-date=Aug 5, 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> or [[Epic Games, Inc.|Epic Games]]' [[Fortnite]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=WashingtonMatt |date=Jan 7, 2023 |title=Blocked by BattlEye for [Virtual Machine] |url=https://forums.unraid.net/topic/133384-blocked-by-battleye-for-virtual-machine/ |access-date=Aug 5, 2025 |website=Unraid}}</ref><!--More examples: https://steamcommunity.com/app/513710/discussions/0/3770112515483525897/ (SCUM)
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/2327605/cant-launch-game-error-says-this-game-will-not-run (Mass Effect 3)-->

For the game [[Diabotical]], the developers explicitly ban users running Linux from playing the online-only game,<ref>{{Cite web |date=Mar 6, 2020 |title=Diabotical developer blocks Linux users from playing and says "Just run Windows like the rest of the population." |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/fert89/diabotical_developer_blocks_linux_users_from/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313084233/https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/fert89/diabotical_developer_blocks_linux_users_from/ |archive-date=Mar 13, 2020 |access-date=Aug 5, 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> citing their Linux anticheat being too weak.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clip from Diabotical developer stream |url=https://streamable.com/7vmt1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209160054/https://streamable.com/7vmt1 |archive-date=Feb 9, 2023 |access-date=Aug 5, 2025 |website=Streamable}}</ref>