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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Linux Runtime 4.0 released⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  they are already on 4.0, way past 3. they are uncomfortable, in uncharted territory.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Linux Runtime 4.0 released⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  both. they can also work together for windows games to run predictably through proton without the need for distro-specific tweaks.

  that’s because proton is not an emulator but a translator, and it’s interacting directly with system libraries and kernel instead of emulating those. it’s part of how it can be so fast.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Linux Runtime 4.0 released⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  different distros have different environments. as in different libraries, versions and ways of accomplishing the same tasks. this is good for the linux ecosystem but bad for developers who want a predictable and stable set of tools they can build upon.

  this system addresses just that by providing this stable set of libraries and tools developers can target instead.

  eli5 it’s basically so your choice of distro doesn’t affect game compatibility.