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We will add native Linux support as soon as we can but this issue is not easy to solve. If you're confident with vague debugger errors and complicated issues, feel free to reach out to us via our Discord or a comment on this post, but I do warn you - it's not easy.

How about you bug Valve about their engine?

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Quoting: EikeWould that be Black Mesa then?

Quoting: EhvisBlack Mesa is definitely a good choice.

Quoting: PyrateBlack Mesa is a terrible choice for a first time player.

Thanks for clearing that up! ;)

No, seriously: Thanks both for your opinions!

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Your move, Ubuntu.

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Quoting: EikeLet me take this opportunity...
What would be the best way to get into HL nowadays?

First, you need to possess the ability to count.
Afterwards, you play Half-Life, then Half-Life 2.

Quoting: EikeWould that be Black Mesa then?

Absolutely not. Black Mesa is a terrible choice for a first time player. Playing Black Mesa ruins at least half of the experience of Half-Life 2 when you get to it, since it uses the same engine to remake the first game. It breaks the fundamental ways Half-Life and Half-Life 2 were meant to be played.

Black Mesa is for fans who have already experienced the games for what they are.

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Quoting: EikeWould that be Black Mesa then?

There are arguments to be made for both the original and Black Mesa, so if graphics are appreciated then Black Mesa is definitely a good choice. HL2 still holds up by itself. I'd definitely recommend doing those before HL:Alyx though.

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Let me take this opportunity...

I never played HL. Any.
I ran HL 1 when it was brand new. It was said to have great physics. The first box got stuck in the first wall. Stopped playing it.

Now, I want to get a Steam Frame next year, and I want to play HL Alyx.

What would be the best way to get into HL nowadays?
I do appreciate some half modern graphics...
Would that be Black Mesa then?

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With all the hype, I won't lie my heart stuttered seeing "Half Life" and "arrives December 12" thanks to my selective reading.

Some day, some day...

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Uh, I compile my kernel myself, and I missed this until now.
 make; make modules_install; make install

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Quoting: Beta Version

Quoting: CorbenTHREE POINT TWO PERCENT?! What the heck! ... Proton, Steam Deck, PC gaming handhelds showing Linux distros working better on them than Windows

Only with AMD. With Nvidia it's a complete disaster. And Nvidia holds around 80-90% discrete GPU market share. You can't expect people to massively switch to Linux when it means losing up to 50% performance in DX12 games.

Is that still true, I see a lot of WINners(wordplay, I mean Windows users) complain about extra sucky NIVIDIA drivers and the other way around Linux has gotten a lot better NVIDIA support, since the AI boom.
[In 2022 Pcgamers stated a 10%-20% preformance loss in non-cpu bottlenecked systems, otherwise it was actually better.](https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/DXVK)

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If you're confident with vague debugger errors and complicated issues, feel free to reach out to us via our Discord or a comment on this post, but I do warn you - it's not easy.

Icculus, where art thou?

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I don't really get how this is different from Black Mesa?

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Unsurprisingly, this is broken on Linux (via Heroic et al.) for the moment.
Your best is still using gamma-launcher together with the DravenusRex guide discussed in earlier comments. The GAMMA team has some Linux users and they've been pretty open to supporting Linux (although never officially) so I assume the issues will get ironed out eventually. Sure would be nice to be able to reduce this absolute beast of a modpack into a one click install.

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Good to see the small struggling tech company NVIDIA being able to push out some nice fixes, BUT we still have completely broken DX12 performance bug with MANY games (as per nvidia forum big thread about it).

One more good reason to switch to Linux...[/quote]
I must congratulate @Liam, doitsuijn and Linus with the fact that this exchange is possible on this forum and commend @phil995511 for spotting the difference from so little information.

Spoiler, click me

Both Linux and Windows can run DX12 games, but when Linux has an issue with them the problem is DXVK or a Vulcan issue and when Windows has a problem it's a driver and kernel issue.

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Article updated. See the note at the bottom.

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Quoting: GerarderloperGood to see the small struggling tech company NVIDIA being able to push out some nice fixes, BUT we still have completely broken DX12 performance bug with MANY games (as per nvidia forum big thread about it).

One more good reason to switch to Linux...

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They can't fix that until Vulkan does (also as per nvidia forum big thread about it).

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Chicken suit + Flamethrower = Best update ever

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1500th Capcom bundle, you say?

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Good to see the small struggling tech company NVIDIA being able to push out some nice fixes, BUT we still have completely broken DX12 performance bug with MANY games (as per nvidia forum big thread about it).

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Quoting: CorbenTHREE POINT TWO PERCENT?! What the heck! ... Proton, Steam Deck, PC gaming handhelds showing Linux distros working better on them than Windows

Only with AMD. With Nvidia it's a complete disaster. And Nvidia holds around 80-90% discrete GPU market share. You can't expect people to massively switch to Linux when it means losing up to 50% performance in DX12 games.

Quoting: GustyGhost

Quoting: EikeDebian is back in town!

I'd been wondering how one of the most well established distros had even disappeared from the stats at all.

Because of the Cachy/Bazzite bots, which spread lies that you absolutely can not play games on Debian and Debian-based distros. On r/linux_gaming you can get downvoted for mentioning even PikaOS.

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Game is still listed on GOG. I assume they are also getting the update?

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Quoting: _MarsReverse FEX (running ARM applications on x86)?

Quoting: tarmo888Lepton - ARM64 Android apps on ARM64 Linux (Steam Frame) or x86 Android (Intel Atom, Chromebook) apps on x86 Linux (Steam Deck).

Lepton + libndk/libhoudini - ARM64 Android apps on x86 Linux (Steam Deck)

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I'd like a fine grained heat-map style indicator e.g I want to know if a game is using AI Coding (which would be like a 1), or if it's using AI for all art assets (that would be a 5). With different levels in between, e.g if furniture is AI generated that might be a 2 or 3. Depending on the use of AI. For some things it won't matter, and for other things it's so unethical it should just be banned.

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And when we say no texture filtering - WE MEAN IT!

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As a follow-up to my earlier comment, I haven't played any game that heavily rely on triggers as-such but Euro Truck Simulator 2 has been a blast with it, it feels like it has a lot more granularity than my 8BitDo Ultimate and is easier to drive with. Any games I've played with it on Dolphin have also been fine. I haven't noticed any problems, and I really like the buttons and comfort. It's become my primary controller now!

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Just got the survey yesterday (for the first time in years I believe), +1 fedora user for december

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Voxel Doom II, UZDoom Appimage, on Steam Deck... **chefs kiss**

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The list of supported GPUs did not change it seems:

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/drivers/results/258750/

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Quoting: Purple Library Guywhile Desktop Linux accounts for all the Linux rise lately.

This is substantial. The stat translates into that share of users going out of their way to select and install an OS rather than to let somebody else do so for them.

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Quoting: kuhpunktI saw one comment... it could be a great way to bring a lot of streaming apps like Netflix to the Steam Machine as well. People might want that.

There is a script called SteamOS-Waydroid-Installer by ryanrudolfoba on github which works great with the netflix android app. I have downloaded and watched many netflix shows on the go on my Steam Deck this way. Netflix only allows high-quality content on selected whitelisted devices however, and limits all other devices to 480p. It is not up to valve to properly enable streaming apps, but to the companies behind those apps. Until then, the best option is probably to just use streaming services in a browser.

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