Jan
Grand Poobah
Gaming on Linux doesn’t suck anymore
It’s still not easy enough for your grandmother to use, but at least it doesn’t suck.
It’s still not easy enough for your grandmother to use, but at least it doesn’t suck.
Linux Gaming doesn't suck anymore
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murfle
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I'm going to try http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/ one of these days... Wonder if I can get steam running... Even if just for in-home streaming.
PsychoFish
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Been banging games on a Linux powered laptop for years now. Since steam and a lot of titles starting appearing on Linux as a result of this it has become an absolute pleasure.
[MENTION=9148]murfle[/MENTION] what distro are you targeting?
[MENTION=9148]murfle[/MENTION] what distro are you targeting?
PsychoFish
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[MENTION=1305]Lothy[/MENTION] it depends on the title, I have found that my framerates are much more stable on Linux than on Windows for the same title. Other titles run worse on Linux, and some run better on it. Euro Truck Simulator as an example seems to run better on Linux than windows.
Wow awesome! Is there a website somewhere that lists all the games that seem to run better on Linux when compared to other OS's?
murfle
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I usually go Debian or OpenSUSE, or if I'm installing for someone else, Ubuntu or Mint, but like I mentioned in my last post, I'm gonna try rolling my own kernel and do everything from source. I've been using linux for over 17 years now, I think its about time.
PsychoFish
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Nope, many of the factors (which is what makes Linux so special) can depend on your individual hardware configuration, the linux distribution and the title itself.
What makes it even more of a special OS is that if you really want to you can build your own custom kernel (if you don't know what a kernel is stop reading now) https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/BuildYourOwnKernel has instructions for building your own custom Ubuntu kernel. However for the most part this extreme overkill for very little gains. I generally just change the cpu type to the native architecture and remove support for any other architectures (you have to know what you're doing here).
What makes it even more of a special OS is that if you really want to you can build your own custom kernel (if you don't know what a kernel is stop reading now) https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/BuildYourOwnKernel has instructions for building your own custom Ubuntu kernel. However for the most part this extreme overkill for very little gains. I generally just change the cpu type to the native architecture and remove support for any other architectures (you have to know what you're doing here).
TheAvenged87
Not Robin
This is the kind of article that I expect to read from MyGaming. Great read, thanks for this.
The one thing that's been holding me back from converting to a Linux OS is my Steam library. There are so many games that I love playing, but still can't on Linux box. I realise that I won't be able to play all my games on there, but it is great to see that things are heading in the right direction.
The one thing that's been holding me back from converting to a Linux OS is my Steam library. There are so many games that I love playing, but still can't on Linux box. I realise that I won't be able to play all my games on there, but it is great to see that things are heading in the right direction.
PsychoFish
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Yes, but you still have (to name a few)
- CSGO
- Cities : Skylines
- TF2
- CIV 5
- L4D2
- Don't Starve
- Euro Truck Simulator 2
- Portal 1 & 2
- Half Life 2
- Torchlight
- XCOM Enemy Unknown
- Borderlands 2 & Pre-Sequel
- Goat Simulator
- Metro Last Light
to name a few, also believe that some of the Saints Row titles are coming across to the Linux world
- CSGO
- Cities : Skylines
- TF2
- CIV 5
- L4D2
- Don't Starve
- Euro Truck Simulator 2
- Portal 1 & 2
- Half Life 2
- Torchlight
- XCOM Enemy Unknown
- Borderlands 2 & Pre-Sequel
- Goat Simulator
- Metro Last Light
to name a few, also believe that some of the Saints Row titles are coming across to the Linux world
Jan
Grand Poobah
There are over 1000 games for Linux in steam now. No way to list them all (or even just the really good ones)!
PsychoFish
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There is a list however...
https://steamdb.info/linux/
985 Confirmed titles that work
289 Titles currently being worked on for possible support
https://steamdb.info/linux/
985 Confirmed titles that work
289 Titles currently being worked on for possible support
Jan
Grand Poobah
PsychoFish
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I use Ubuntu (only LTS versions), currently my laptop is running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and everything just works out the box.
Personally I think the more game developers embrace Linux the more hardware vendors (Specifically nVidia & AMD) will step up with drivers and enhanced support. I do believe that PC gaming can ultimately become OS independent and we have Lord GabeN to thank for the pushes in that direction. Personally I'm not ready yet for a full transition of my gaming desktop to Linux just yet, but on the laptop I'm quite happy to run Linux. Battery life on Linux is insane and I still use everything I'm accustomed to (yes, even MS Office)
Jan
Grand Poobah
I run Ubuntu, and I'm usually on the latest version (currently 14.10). Sometimes I wait a few weeks or even months before upgrading to make sure the biggest niggles are fixed.
Not sure the launch of Windows 10 will alter the trajectory of PC gaming's evolution at all. Agree with [MENTION=6600]PsychoFish[/MENTION] that as more game developers release Linux builds of their games with PC & Mac, AMD and Nvidia will have to start supporting their Linux drivers better.
Also agree that the rise of gaming on Linux is currently linked to Steam's adoption of the OS. If SteamOS and Steam Machines tank for some reason, the increasing quality and support for gaming on Linux will probably plateau way before it rivals Mac, let alone Windows.