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ImHex requires OpenGL & performance issues

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Description

Details

ImHex requires a graphics card with OpenGL 3.0 support. We should fail the package to install if it is not available. In addition @emtuls noticed some issues with ImHex. @emtuls can you elaborate on that?

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Research direction

Start by locating the ImHex package definition and its installation checks. Verify how an OpenGL 3.0 requirement could be detected and clarified, then obtain details about the performance issues from @emtuls; the work is done when unsupported systems fail installation and the performance scope is addressed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
powershell
Domain
reverse-engineering, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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