SteamDeck - it's finally the year of Desktop Linux!
From: Chad Smith via chugalug ------------------------------------------------------ Hi everyone, Just wanted to share my excitement about the SteamDeck and how it's revolutionizing gaming on Linux. The user-friendly, controller-run, (video game) console (not commandl-ine!) like OS makes it viable even for those who aren't tech-savvy, and the fact that it's being opened to non-Valve hardware is a game-changer. (pun intended) I'm curious, has anyone on the list jumped on the SteamDeck bandwagon or started using Proton to game on their Linux machines? I'd love to hear your experiences! Game On! *- Chad W. Smith*=============================================================== From: Erica Wolf via chugalug ------------------------------------------------------ I use Steam on Ubuntu 24.04 with Proton Hotfix to run Civilization, Beyond Earth. I'm not having any problems on my laptop ThinkPad T480s with a 2560x1600 screen but my girlfriend has had random crashes on her desktop (i5-6600 + GTX 1070ti). -Erica -=3D--=3D---=3D----=3D----=3D---=3D--=3D-=3D--=3D---=3D----=3D---=3D--=3D-= =3D- Erica Wolf (she/her) o ur
=============================================================== From: Unkmar via chugalug ------------------------------------------------------ Super short version. I play Warframe on Linux using Proton through the Steam installer/launcher. Warframe is Windows only. On Sun, Feb 23, 2025, 09:10 Chad Smith via chugalug wrote:
=============================================================== From: Unkmar via chugalug ------------------------------------------------------ I also play 7 Days to Die without EAC. Easy anti-cheat. And Beat Saber, and Budget Cuts. I don't Epic games because Epic! My understanding is that technically the work. I've also played that Horton Hears a Who remake version Minecraft. Based around TerraFirmacraft, Vintage Story. On Sun, Feb 23, 2025, 09:10 Chad Smith via chugalug wrote:
=============================================================== From: Wil Wade via chugalug ------------------------------------------------------ We have a Linux gaming box. Arch, Minecraft, Steam, even a Valve Index. Steam and such work great. Have to occasionally tweak things, but less and less. The Valve Index is a bit more of a pain, but the last Gnome update added the needed support for Wayland + Index VR. The list of games the kids play is long, but haven't really found any that don't work yet. On Sun, Feb 23, 2025 at 1:20=E2=80=AFPM Unkmar via chugalug wrote: t eo our
=============================================================== From: Stephen Kraus via chugalug ------------------------------------------------------ I have an Asus Ally which is their answer to the steam deck, slightly better GPU and CPU, I've been more than happy with it and ran both SteamOS and Windows, went back to Windows to run some specific games but SteamOS was impressive for sure On Sun, Feb 23, 2025, 5:05=E2=80=AFPM Wil Wade via chugalug wrote: d t at deo e r your
=============================================================== From: Ed King via chugalug ------------------------------------------------------ I'm not a gamer, but I got Steam'd when I went to boot my Alphaserver 2100 a month ago and found that it has a dead cpu now thank goodness for emulators eking@fastweasel:~$ telnet localhost 21264 Trying ::1... Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to localhost. Escape character is '^]'. This is serial port #0 on ES40 Emulator OpenVMS PALcode V1.98-104, Tru64 UNIX PALcode V1.92-105 starting console on CPU 0 initialized idle PCB initializing semaphores initializing heap initial heap 240c0 memory low limit =3D 1b0000 heap =3D 240c0, 17fc0 initializing driver structures initializing idle process PID initializing file system initializing hardware initializing timer data structures lowering IPL CPU 0 speed is 400 MHz create dead_eater create poll create timer create powerup access NVRAM Memory size 256 MB testing memory .. probe I/O subsystem probing hose 1, PCI probing hose 0, PCI probing PCI-to-ISA bridge, bus 1 bus 0, slot 3 -- pka -- NCR 53C810 starting drivers entering idle loop *** system serial number not set. use set sys_serial_num command. Partition 0, Memory base: 000000000, size: 010000000 initializing GCT/FRU at 1c8000 Initializing pka Memory Testing and Configuration Status Array Size Base Address Intlv Mode --------- ---------- ---------------- ---------- 0 256Mb 0000000000000000 4-Way 256 MB of System Memory Testing the System Testing the Disks (read only) AlphaServer ES40 Console V7.3-1, built on Feb 27 2007 at 12:57:47 P00>>>boot dka0 (boot dka0.0.0.3.0 -flags 0) block 0 of dka0.0.0.3.0 is a valid boot block reading 969 blocks from dka0.0.0.3.0 bootstrap code read in base =3D 200000, image_start =3D 0, image_bytes =3D 79200(496128) initializing HWRPB at 2000 initializing page table at ff56000 initializing machine state setting affinity to the primary CPU jumping to bootstrap code OpenVMS (TM) Alpha Operating System, Version V7.3-1 Please enter date and time (DD-MMM-YYYY HH:MM) 01-JAN-2000 01:01 $! Copyright =EF=BF=BD 2002 Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. %STDRV-I-STARTUP, OpenVMS startup begun at 23-FEB-2025 19:52:27.36 %SYSTEM-I-MOUNTVER, ALPHA$DKA0: is offline. Mount verification in progress= . Accounting information: Buffered I/O count: 2539 Peak working set size: 7152 Direct I/O count: 1325 Peak virtual size: 183008 Page faults: 1983 Mounted volumes: 0 Charged CPU time: 0 00:00:56.52 Elapsed time: 0 00:01:50.90 Welcome to OpenVMS (TM) Alpha Operating System, Version V7.3-1 Username: o ur