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Linux has finally hit that almost mythical 1% user share on Steam again
2 Aug 2021 at 3:04 pm UTC Likes: 6
Quoting: KohlyKohlGnome out of the box is ugly and to make it useful you have to add plugins to it. The default should be a useable desktop without the user having to do anything.

Imagine if a Windows user had to add a taskbar themselves...
Whether Gnome is pretty or not will always boil down to personal preference. All desktops provide the means to launch applications, switch between them and arrange windows. That's pretty much all I need a desktop for. Most distros nowaday come with Gnome as their default choice and many of them in turn add their set of extensions to add functionality deemed missing. Ubuntu or Pop OS is perfectly usable OOTB.
The really grating thing about Linux? The users that have to start a flame wars just about anything. DEs, init systems, audio servers, file systems. The list goes on.
Linux has finally hit that almost mythical 1% user share on Steam again
2 Aug 2021 at 2:49 pm UTC
Quoting: LachuI will be happier if the jump was after releasing this version of proton (which should support any Windows games).
Proton will never support all Windows Games. But "most" should suffice.
Feral no longer porting A Total War Saga: TROY to Linux, citing less demand since Proton
28 Jul 2021 at 6:54 am UTC
Quoting: Narvarth
Quoting: TeodosioI think this is good news, Feral ports were usually not very good: lower performance, delayed patches, additional bugs, etc.. The very idea of "porting" smells of a sub-par product.
I like to see *native* releases; it they cannot provide that, ensuring good compatibility with Proton may be better than a port.
The last Feral ports (i.e. Vulkan) run better than the proton/dxvk version. See for example total war here [External Link] or Shadow of the tomb raider [External Link].
However, these comparisons were taken quite some time ago. Presumably the native ports stayed where they were, Proton evolved and might yield more competitive results today.
Ubisoft are keeping an eye on the Steam Deck, will release on it if it's big enough
21 Jul 2021 at 1:53 pm UTC
Quoting: dubigrasu
Quoting: Tuxee..They have a device with a pre-installed shiny working frontend and - say - 80% of their games working. For the extra 20% which might work you have to prepare boot media, drivers, put up with no frontend designed for the device...
The Deck frontend is the BPM redesigned, which means it will be available for Windows as well.
Is this fact or just guessing? Anyway, you are viewing that from the Linux user perspective which pretty much always has been forced to install an OS and setup the system. This is something rarely ever happens to Windows users.
Ubisoft are keeping an eye on the Steam Deck, will release on it if it's big enough
21 Jul 2021 at 8:32 am UTC Likes: 4
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Quoting: michabut the issue is: people will just install windows on it.
No, they won't. Not by a tangible number. That is way too "complicated" for most users in 2021. They have a device with a pre-installed shiny working frontend and - say - 80% of their games working. For the extra 20% which might work you have to prepare boot media, drivers, put up with no frontend designed for the device and still can't be sure whether everything will run smoothly.
The Valve Steam Deck, lots of excitement and plenty to think about for Linux gaming
18 Jul 2021 at 1:12 pm UTC
Quoting: ageresI wonder whether the cheapest eMMC model has an M.2 slot...
https://www.steamdeck.com/en/tech [External Link]

"All models include high-speed microSD card slot"
The Valve Steam Deck, lots of excitement and plenty to think about for Linux gaming
17 Jul 2021 at 1:53 pm UTC Likes: 6
Quoting: sub
Quoting: GuestWin 11 on Steam deck 64BG version...
No, no possible (ok its possible but no free space for any game left)
I mean there must be an option to attach some (yeah, rather slow) USB3 stick/HDD to it with a Steam collection anyhow.
64 Gb won't get you far even with a slim Linux distro.
Yes. It is called SD Card.
The Valve Steam Deck, lots of excitement and plenty to think about for Linux gaming
16 Jul 2021 at 3:10 pm UTC Likes: 6
Quoting: dubigrasuI hope they'll put up also a polished installer for the new SteamOS 3.0.

I can easily imagine that many will just strip SteamOS out of it and install Windows, but at the same time others might be impressed with SteamOS and tempted to install on their PC.
Why would they? Most Windows users never ever install an OS at all - that's something for the Linux crowd. In addition setting up Windows on such a fully integrated device is far from "super easy, barely an inconvenience" while OTOH you already have a shiny nice frontend running which serves the purpose perfectly. After all we are talking about a console.
Valve has formally announced the Steam Deck, a portable handheld console with SteamOS
16 Jul 2021 at 8:23 am UTC Likes: 3
Quoting: Appelsin
Currently it's limited to United States, Canada, European Union, and the United Kingdom with more regions becoming available in 2022.
Nothing for Norway then (or Switzerland, or Iceland or Luxemburg)? Or is this just a ploy to make us join the EU?
Last time I checked Luxembourg was still part of the European Union. Did they leave in silence?
12 years ago we appeared online, Happy Birthday to GamingOnLinux
5 Jul 2021 at 2:21 pm UTC Likes: 2
Puberty is next. Congratulations!