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Linux hits exactly 2% user share on the October 2024 Steam Survey (www.gamingonlinux.com)

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[-] limelight79@lemm.ee 38 points 1 day ago

Oh, that was me. I installed it on my desktop Linux computer the other day.

You're welcome.

[-] yrmp@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Installed Pop!_OS from Windows 11 two weeks ago myself.

[-] apostrofail@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

[-] BlueMagma@sh.itjust.works 1 points 22 hours ago

I got rid of my dual boot arch/windows, and installed single boot draugerOS this week end.

[-] qevlarr@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago

Linux users: 👐 it's happening! 👐

[-] ms_lane@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago

Year 👏 of 👏 the 👏 Linux 👏 Desktop!

[-] BlueMagma@sh.itjust.works 5 points 22 hours ago

I got rid of my dual boot arch/windows, and installed single boot draugerOS this week end.

[-] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 day ago

There are dozens of us!

[-] Camzing@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago

And just to let people know, you are not limited to Linux games only. You can play windows games on Linux. Took me a while to figure this out.

[-] ta_leadran_orm@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Just wanted to add to this for those who don't know, windows games work through a comparability later called Proton, it usually works great, but some games don't work well with it. (Mostly anticheat and stuff like that causing issues IIRC) I would always recommend checking ProtonDB before purchasing any game without explicit Linux support

[-] downhomechunk@midwest.social 8 points 22 hours ago

Valve needs to enable Proton by default.

[-] mrcleanup@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

I just installed Bazzite, it's all baked in.

[-] downhomechunk@midwest.social 2 points 7 hours ago

I have bazzite on my daughter's machine. I still had to enable compatibility for other titles. It's not a huge deal if you know it's there, but it can be a stumbling block for someone testing the waters.

[-] synapse1278@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

Didn't they make the change recently?

[-] BlueMagma@sh.itjust.works 4 points 22 hours ago

Proton for the win. (dows)

[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 day ago

Year of the Linux desktop is nigh.

[-] mynameisigglepiggle@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Well I finally move to a full time Linux desktop on my PC this year

[-] ms_lane@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

We did it!

[-] 1371113@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Ditto. Windows is now impossible to decrapify. Have dipped my toe in Linux gaming about a half dozen times starting in 2004 but it never felt ready til now. Proton, nvidia drivers and distros like Nobara making it not just possible but a better experience.

[-] ms_lane@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

Year of the ReactOS Desktop!

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[-] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

How do I take the survey? I never seem to get the popup.

[-] Dlolor@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago

Random users are asked each month. If you get chosen you'll get a popup in the Steam client asking if you'd like to participate.

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[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

YEAR OF THE LINUX DESKTOP

[-] Katana314@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

I gave Linux another shot this past month. It was a lot better than I remembered, but still not good enough, basically in the reliability areas. I wish the experience was “it all just works” like so many have said.

I may not mind giving it another try when Windows Recall goes live.

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Sounds like you're willing to forgive a mountain of bullshit for windows but nothing for a non corporate os

[-] Katana314@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

Priority one is having a working computer. Priority two is evading future spyware.

Priority three is using an OS where seeking support for issues doesn’t produce the reply “Sounds like you fucked something up, idiot, because it works perfectly for me!”

[-] Daveyborn@lemmy.world 5 points 21 hours ago

I've received that reply too many times and can understand why it turns people away. I got lucky and eventually got someone more willing to actually help and been dual booting since.

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[-] Xatolos@reddthat.com 5 points 1 day ago

Just randomly wondering, which distro did you use on what hardware?

[-] Katana314@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

I used Linux Mint 21 first, which didn't (correctly) support my ancient wi-fi card or graphics driver. I then tried 22, which was much better, but failed to run a number of games, exhibiting a variety of issues not listed on ProtonDB.

I then switched to Bazzite, which ran those same games correctly, but its OS-integrated file explorer was oversimplified far past what Windows does, it failed to install several Linux-native applications, alt-tab behavior was frequently glitchy around games, and often I would come back from sleep mode with bizarre graphical glitches forcing me to restart.

I'm not even highlighting the poor usability, or the stuff I might be able to reconfigure. I'm okay with taking time to tweak my OS how I want it, but not when that's just a matter of having it work correctly.

[-] AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

I totally get it. in terms of ease of use and setup, if you ever do give it another go, try fedora. I had similar gaming issues with multiple Linux distros, gave fedora a go, and everything worked pretty much right out of the box, I was super impressed. ymmv ofc but keep it in mind for the future!