Nice. Saves a step.
Now I wish there were a way to force Proton games to run in Gamescope. I usually add it as a launch option because it makes some games play nicer with the window manager.
I know it can be done with steamtinkerlaunch, but that is still kind of a workaround.
Well now… TIL!
Fair – what I meant was more about the Teams binary kind of not being needed at all (you can use the web version without it). So having a Linux binary explicitly just seems a little weird, marketing aside.
I think MS assumes no one will use it. But having Linux builds of some of their software enhances their “MS loves Linux” marketing.
Teams is another example.
Kicad is up there with the paid options for electronic schematic drafting / PCB design. I don’t use a lot of KDE stuff since I also don’t use KDE, but Kicad is absolutely essential for me.
numerous bug fixes, Creation Kit upgrades and there’s even a new Very Low graphics setting option.
So the gameplay still sucks, then eh?
It’s kind of fascinating: the Steam Deck is the only device I can think of with a “halo effect” that doesn’t involve giving a company more money: the ecosystem it pulls you into is an open one, and you don’t even have to have purchased a Deck to jump in based on the idea alone.
Mandrake. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. But I did get it installed.
Yes, exactly this ^
While I can appreciate the ADS-B bit, it seems clear that the change to public registration would still negatively affect tracking.
The FAA is changing the rule which makes this information public. The FAA is fully controlled by the rich.
Ah yes, GTA Online now has kernel-level anti-cheat – but only got it recently. It used to work.
I’m also on all AMD. I do play almost exclusively single player, so maybe that’s the main difference.
There shouldn’t really be anything about Mint to cause such different results – even though they’re both derived from Ubuntu, I’d be curious if your experience changed with something like PopOS (more designed with gaming in mind, so could eliminate some possibility of setup issues or similar).
GTA V works fine… Played it yesterday.
Yeah it just does not mesh with my experience at all.
Driver issues?
For me, it’s 1 game out of 300 that doesn’t work. Not sure when last you have tried. Reliable Linux gaming via Proton has grown by leaps and bounds since the Steam Deck.
Haven’t needed Windows for 3+ years. Gaming every day.
My experience over the last few years of Linux gaming is: with Proton, it’s mostly a matter of It Just Works™.
When it doesn’t, switch to Experimental, and then usually it works.
Compatibility with older games is fantastic, too.
The exception to this are games which require kernel-level anti-cheat. This is a security nightmare on Windows as it is, and it simply doesn’t work on Linux. Luckily, these games are few – but they do tend to be big (e.g. Apex Legends).
I didn’t even realize it had a native version. As stuff “just works”, I find myself checking under the hood less and less.
But, good. I’ll have to fire this up again and see if I notice any difference. I thought it ran fine before.
Present it as an alternative to social media – one without the kinds of mental health issues and corporate controls.
Present things like electronics tinkering as a life skill instead of a hobby. That includes the Tech license.
It’s a long shot, sure.
I used to have a side system with /home on its own partition precisely to learn different distros and setups. It makes it much easier having a partition which is retained.
These days, qemu is your friend for playing around with random Linux stuff.
Thanks for this post.
I’m currently on a 7800XT, which has been a fantastic card on Linux. I haven’t had the power draw issues you had on RDNA3, and though I’m not planning to upgrade, I’m glad it seems like AMD is continuing with some solid releases.
Yes, bigger than that. I have tried Clementine.
My 8BitDo Pro 2 has been my go-to controller for months… But it already worked with Steam.
I am hoping this means I can map the few extra buttons that aren’t on an Xbox controller.