Quoting: nitroflowLooks like an alternative to Easy2Boot which is what I'm currently using because although it requires windows for the initial setup, the process of adding other OS's is the same, just drop the ISO into the pen and you're done.

https://www.easy2boot.com/ [External Link]

It does not require Windows. It does for creating UEFI capable images. You can create E2B stick without using Windows at all.

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Quoting: stormtux

Quoting: GryxxNow i have to ask difficult question:
I'm looking for distro that:
1. Is fully compatible with Ubuntu in terms of gaming (mainly Robocraft, i do not want to use flatpak)
2. Has fresh packages (KDE, kernel, Mesa, Wine, Lutris being major ones)
3. Does integrate well with KDE
4. I would like something as close as possible to rolling relase

I doubt there is any distro that can satisfy such requirements, if the distro uses the Ubuntu repository then it cannot be rolling release.
If the compatibility with Ubuntu is required only for running Robocraft, I think the best solution is to ask someone using a rolling release (probably Arch or derivatives) if the game works on their system.

Robocraft is just the biggest offender- they set their EAC to run *buntu family only. There are other games that are broken or somewhat broken on rr's i've tested (mainly Manjaro and openSUSE). The closest I've come to meeting this requirements was KDE Neon, but some software was so old i could not reasonably use it. I'm thinking about something similar to Pop OS, but running nicely with KDE.

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Now i have to ask difficult question:
I'm looking for distro that:
1. Is fully compatible with Ubuntu in terms of gaming (mainly Robocraft, i do not want to use flatpak)
2. Has fresh packages (KDE, kernel, Mesa, Wine, Lutris being major ones)
3. Does integrate well with KDE
4. I would like something as close as possible to rolling relase

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Quoting: Shmerl

Quoting: Comandante Ñoñardohmm. I wonder if we gonna see one of there Linux ports on Steam...
If Valve reduce the regular 30% cut to only 5% cut, those Linux ports will be on Steam on day one.

Only if GabeN had the balls for this:
"If your game has a fully functional Linux version, instead of the regular 30%, We charge you only the 5%"

Yes, I wonder why Valve isn't putting more effort into convincing these publishers who now release for Stadia to release for Linux. Legacy publishers are too obsessed with platform politics, so they won't do anything until they'll think there is someone who is a steward or owner of the platform.

They simply don't get the concept of open platforms like Linux. Stadia owned by Google they get. Linux not owned by anyone they don't. And it doesn't matter that number of Linux users is way higher than number of Stadia users. It's clear that they don't care about size of the market as much as about trying to put the "platform" into their mental box they are used to.

Valve started that effort when they had Steam machines project, but then abandoned it. Steam Machines aren't necessary for it. It's enough for them to simply represent Linux gaming for those legacy publishers and like you said, give them a better cut or something if they release for Linux. So why aren't they doing it yet, despite investing a ton into the Linux gaming technology stack?

With all this work going into Stadia, it's much easier for Valve to convince these legacy publishers to reuse that work for desktop Linux releases.

I see your reasoning. But reading the comment i thought that maybe they don't want to support open platforms (PC and by extension Linux) because they can't control them. Stadia is as closed platform as it is possible, while PC market is just too big to ignore. Reasons for that could be plenty- ease of support and anti-piracy measures being most obvious ones to me.
Or maybe I'm just pessimist expecting companies/corporations to try and screw customers every possible way.

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Happy birthday!

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Well, it works. At first I've thought there is no enemy on left picture. Good work.

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Quoting: Purple Library Guy

Quoting: SlackdogHopefully Doom Eternal will be working - I'm prepared to wait whilst clever people work on it. :)

Hopefully it isn't an Eternal wait. Oh well, at least it's not Duke Nukem--you could be waiting Forever.

Puns are strong with you.

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Borderlands 3
CyberPunk 2077
Doom Eternal
The Outer Worlds
Shadow of War
EDIT:
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
Jedi Fallen Order
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Code Vein

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Quoting: BielFPs

Quoting: GuestI think updates aren't the problem so much as updates not breaking things. The situation is better than it was, and hindsight shows better ways than Valve initially tried, but it remains one aspect of GNU/Linux and gaming that is more troublesome than it should be.

Usually I would agree with you, but games usually require fresh updates (specially with graphic drivers),and while I think Debian is a great distro (since I use at work) they have the habit of not update anything that's not a security issue (even minor bugs/glitches) until a major release, and this is bad for our case as we may have some minor performance issue in some specific game with some specific card and drive version, that need a specific fix in the newest drivers release, etc.

Sure they can backport those packages if necessary, but I think mixing old packages with new packages can be more problematic than just downgrade a faulty package if needed.

Also they don't need to be bleeding edge like vanilla Arch, they could've used some approach like Manjaro, but with more time between those versions (maybe an new release every quarter?) where they could just check if those packages didn't break anything essential.

TL;DR: Debian is stable in general, but takes too long to fix minor problems and implement performance features.

Quoting: GuestIf that were solved, drivers in their current shape, and DXVK of course, and then SteamOS (and maybe the machines too) released....well, things might have turned out different.

You may not believe me now, but I did predicted the "fail" of steam machines since day 1 due to they not working the SteamOS before start to release then to the average public (the machines, not the system)

Back to my first comment, If Steam machines/OS was first released today, the results probably would be different, because of a now more mature Vulkan and the game changer DXVK.

Pretty much best comment. Personally, i chose Tumbleweed, due to mix of fresh packages and relative stability (on top with beeing one of "good" KDE distros). I would like to hear some more recommendations of similar distros- fresh, but not bleeding edge packages and preferably rolling release.

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Quoting: GuestNothing surprising really. Valve's initial efforts on GNU/Linux were always a result of Microsoft's attempts to wall up everything. GNU/Linux wasn't ready for gaming at the time, but for a variety of reasons the potential started to appear and Valve kind of nudged (with a freight train) it along.

What's more surprising to me is Valve continuing. They won't be getting anywhere near a direct return on investments, at least I wouldn't think so, and it seems relatively little of their efforts are tied into Steam itself. Helping drivers, graphics, VR, etc, benefits more than Valve - it does help non-Steam users too. So maybe it's more about continued pressure on Microsoft than anything else.

Just me thinking out loud.

Surprising, but understandable. Before Linux there was barley a choice- while you could game on Mac, i would not propose it as alternative price-wise. During this time there was no one who could oppose Microsoft. It was rather "deal with it or disappear" scenario. Now, there's a backup plan. Now Microsoft most consider its moves, one big misstep along the way can irreversibly push their userbase onto alternatives. You can clearly see in the comments that even small design changes can be turnover point for some. Of course, we are still too small to really count- but i think it is safe to assume that because of use Microsoft started listening to its customers.

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