• LemmyRefugee@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    I have a computer with Windows 11 and I play two games: civilization V (thorugh Steam) and Guild Wars 2 (own installer).
    Is there a tutorial for noobs to install a Linux distro along those 2 games for newbies? I would like it to coexist with my current Windows 11 just in case.

    • DaTingGoBrrr@lemm.eeSvenska
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      14 days ago

      Linux mint is a stable distro that I would recommend to beginners. Or maybe Nobara or Bazzite would be a good choice too. Use whatever distro you like most.

      All you really would have to do after installing your distro is to install Steam and enable “Steam Play” in settings. It allows Windows games to run on Linux. Then you install Civilization V through Steam as normal and when installing Guild Wars 2 you can use Steam as well. Run the installer as a non-steam app and install it. Then run the game exe through Steam once it’s installed.

      There should be good guides online (YouTube or Google) for installing Linux Mint alongside Windows.

      Once you have your system installed feel free to let me know if you need help with Steam and getting the games running

  • CarrotsHaveEars@lemmy.ml
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    14 days ago

    For those of you who is hyped, what is that so good with SteamOS, please? Honest question.

    Own a Steam Deck myself. I ran SteamOS for about two months, I think, then I finally had enough of it because I really want to install some software of my choice on it, and having some control over the machine in general. But SteamOS is putting an immutable layer on top of it somehow and reset the changes I made every time I updated it. Forgive me for I don’t remember much detail.

    Now I run Gentoo on it. I can still install Steam and all the games if I want, and I have full control of it.

    • _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      14 days ago

      SteamOS itself isn’t what’s great, what’s great is the game mode that came with SteamOS. It’s also available in a couple other distros, like Bazzite for example. If you aren’t taking advantage of the game mode, and the Steam Input that came with it, then you’re missing out on one of the best features of the Deck.

    • DaTingGoBrrr@lemm.eeSvenska
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      14 days ago

      What makes it appealing imo is the immutable aspect. It makes it much harder to break which is what the average user needs. And Distrobox is now included by default which makes it possible to install whatever packages you need inside a container.

  • Zink@programming.dev
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    14 days ago

    However the details of this pan out, the timing of this news is beautiful. It’s right there alongside the headline in my feed about the Windows 11 market share going down.

    And it’s not about being anti-Microsoft, it’s just that the market conditions are great for cementing Linux as an expected place to release your games. And I personally love seeing VR as part of it.

  • YourAvgMortal@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    In close collaboration with Valve

    Sounds to me like they will open it to other manufacturers, but this could mean that they are releasing it publicly also. I’m excited!