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Comment on Microsoft should be terrified of SteamOS

I understand that people are hyped about a Linux distribution developed by a company they really care about. However, please be aware that SteamOS is focused at being an (almost) exclusive gaming OS with very limited hardware support. It doesn’t support NVIDIA video cards, for instance.

Steam already runs perfectly fine in most generalist distributions and you’ll have a wonderful time if you install them.

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hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

It doesn’t support NVIDIA video cards, for instance.

Rather NoVideo doesn’t support their video cards on Linux

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- pathief@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  No, their Micro-compositor was written exclusively for AMD cards.
  
  It makes sense since steam deck only has AMD cards. SteamOS is targeted at gaming devices, not as a generalistic distribution.
  
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  - Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    
    No, their Micro-compositor was written exclusively for AMD cards.
    
    Because NVIDIA drivers suck. That’s on Nvidia, not Linux or Valve.
    
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    pathief@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Sure, nvidia drivers suck and I haven’t had the best experience migrating to Wayland. However, it’s important that people know this “limitation” in using SteamOS, especially since many other Linux distributions run both steam and Nvidia video cards just right.
    
    SteamOS is a distribution that is great for a gaming device but I see people believing this is going to be a generalist Linux distribution and it’s not. Having a clear idea of what SteamOS is, what is good for and what are the current limitations is very important. Linux is amazing, Valve is amazing but SteamOS is not replacing Windows. Which is fine, that’s not the goal. I can recommend a bunch of distros that do replace windows if you want…
    
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  - hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    This thing?
    
    github.com/ValveSoftware/gamescope/…/README.md
    
    It runs on Mesa + AMD or Intel, and could be made to run on other Mesa/DRM drivers with minimal work. AMD requires Mesa 20.3+, Intel requires Mesa 21.2+. For NVIDIA’s proprietary driver, version 515.43.04+ is required (make sure the nvidia-drm.modeset=1 kernel parameter is set).
    
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    pathief@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    It borks when you try to install SteamOS. It does not work. Bazzite just added beta support for nvidia, so check that out if out really want something as close to SteamOS as possible.
    
    Or just use a generalist distribution because gaming on Linux is in an amazing state right now. Install steam, boot games.
    
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  - frazorth@feddit.uk ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    It works on Intel.
    
    Are you sure about your statement?
    
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- AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  That’s odd. They’ve always worked fine for me.
  
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atrielienz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKE…

You may want to update what you said because they will soon do so.

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- pathief@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  When it happens I will. Currently, installing SteamOS with a nvidia card just borks.
  
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