Oh, that was me. I installed it on my desktop Linux computer the other day.
You're welcome.
2%
Linux users: ๐ it's happening! ๐
Year ๐ of ๐ the ๐ Linux ๐ Desktop!
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.
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
Valve needs to enable Proton by default.
I just installed Bazzite, it's all baked in.
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.
Didn't they make the change recently?
Proton for the win. (dows)
There are dozens of us!
Year of the Linux desktop is nigh.
Well I finally move to a full time Linux desktop on my PC this year
We did it!
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.
Year of the ReactOS Desktop!
I got rid of my dual boot arch/windows, and installed single boot draugerOS this week end.
How do I take the survey? I never seem to get the popup.
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.
Surprised it's not higher. I would have thought more than 2% of people on Steam were using Steam Deck.
Steam is a massive worldwide market, and the Steam Deck isn't offered everywhere. Chinese users for example have to import it, so not many are used there.
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 โit all just worksโ like so many have said.
I may not mind giving it another try when Windows Recall goes live.
Sounds like you're willing to forgive a mountain of bullshit for windows but nothing for a non corporate os
Priority one is having a working computer. Priority two is evading future spyware.
Priority three is using an OS where seeking support for issues doesnโt produce the reply โSounds like you fucked something up, idiot, because it works perfectly for me!โ
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.
Just randomly wondering, which distro did you use on what hardware?
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.
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!
Isn't Bazzite just Fedora with more stuff baked in. If anything, Bazzite is supposed to be even easier and more compatible.
YEAR OF THE LINUX DESKTOP
Coincidentally last month I got the survey for the first time since I switched to Linux a decade ago.
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