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Uh, I compile my kernel myself, and I missed this until now.
 make; make modules_install; make install

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Quoting: CorbenTHREE POINT TWO PERCENT?! What the heck! ... Proton, Steam Deck, PC gaming handhelds showing Linux distros working better on them than Windows

Only with AMD. With Nvidia it's a complete disaster. And Nvidia holds around 80-90% discrete GPU market share. You can't expect people to massively switch to Linux when it means losing up to 50% performance in DX12 games.

Is that still true, I see a lot of WINners(wordplay, I mean Windows users) complain about extra sucky NIVIDIA drivers and the other way around Linux has gotten a lot better NVIDIA support, since the AI boom.
[In 2022 Pcgamers stated a 10%-20% preformance loss in non-cpu bottlenecked systems, otherwise it was actually better.](https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/DXVK)

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If you're confident with vague debugger errors and complicated issues, feel free to reach out to us via our Discord or a comment on this post, but I do warn you - it's not easy.

Icculus, where art thou?

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I don't really get how this is different from Black Mesa?

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Unsurprisingly, this is broken on Linux (via Heroic et al.) for the moment.
Your best is still using gamma-launcher together with the DravenusRex guide discussed in earlier comments. The GAMMA team has some Linux users and they've been pretty open to supporting Linux (although never officially) so I assume the issues will get ironed out eventually. Sure would be nice to be able to reduce this absolute beast of a modpack into a one click install.

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Good to see the small struggling tech company NVIDIA being able to push out some nice fixes, BUT we still have completely broken DX12 performance bug with MANY games (as per nvidia forum big thread about it).

One more good reason to switch to Linux...[/quote]
I must congratulate @Liam, doitsuijn and Linus with the fact that this exchange is possible on this forum and commend @phil995511 for spotting the difference from so little information.

Spoiler, click me

Both Linux and Windows can run DX12 games, but when Linux has an issue with them the problem is DXVK or a Vulcan issue and when Windows has a problem it's a driver and kernel issue.

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Article updated. See the note at the bottom.

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Quoting: GerarderloperGood to see the small struggling tech company NVIDIA being able to push out some nice fixes, BUT we still have completely broken DX12 performance bug with MANY games (as per nvidia forum big thread about it).

One more good reason to switch to Linux...

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They can't fix that until Vulkan does (also as per nvidia forum big thread about it).

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Chicken suit + Flamethrower = Best update ever

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1500th Capcom bundle, you say?

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Good to see the small struggling tech company NVIDIA being able to push out some nice fixes, BUT we still have completely broken DX12 performance bug with MANY games (as per nvidia forum big thread about it).

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Quoting: CorbenTHREE POINT TWO PERCENT?! What the heck! ... Proton, Steam Deck, PC gaming handhelds showing Linux distros working better on them than Windows

Only with AMD. With Nvidia it's a complete disaster. And Nvidia holds around 80-90% discrete GPU market share. You can't expect people to massively switch to Linux when it means losing up to 50% performance in DX12 games.

Quoting: GustyGhost

Quoting: EikeDebian is back in town!

I'd been wondering how one of the most well established distros had even disappeared from the stats at all.

Because of the Cachy/Bazzite bots, which spread lies that you absolutely can not play games on Debian and Debian-based distros. On r/linux_gaming you can get downvoted for mentioning even PikaOS.

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Game is still listed on GOG. I assume they are also getting the update?

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Quoting: _MarsReverse FEX (running ARM applications on x86)?

Quoting: tarmo888Lepton - ARM64 Android apps on ARM64 Linux (Steam Frame) or x86 Android (Intel Atom, Chromebook) apps on x86 Linux (Steam Deck).

Lepton + libndk/libhoudini - ARM64 Android apps on x86 Linux (Steam Deck)

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I'd like a fine grained heat-map style indicator e.g I want to know if a game is using AI Coding (which would be like a 1), or if it's using AI for all art assets (that would be a 5). With different levels in between, e.g if furniture is AI generated that might be a 2 or 3. Depending on the use of AI. For some things it won't matter, and for other things it's so unethical it should just be banned.

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And when we say no texture filtering - WE MEAN IT!

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As a follow-up to my earlier comment, I haven't played any game that heavily rely on triggers as-such but Euro Truck Simulator 2 has been a blast with it, it feels like it has a lot more granularity than my 8BitDo Ultimate and is easier to drive with. Any games I've played with it on Dolphin have also been fine. I haven't noticed any problems, and I really like the buttons and comfort. It's become my primary controller now!

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Just got the survey yesterday (for the first time in years I believe), +1 fedora user for december

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Voxel Doom II, UZDoom Appimage, on Steam Deck... **chefs kiss**

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The list of supported GPUs did not change it seems:

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/drivers/results/258750/

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Quoting: Purple Library Guywhile Desktop Linux accounts for all the Linux rise lately.

This is substantial. The stat translates into that share of users going out of their way to select and install an OS rather than to let somebody else do so for them.

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Quoting: kuhpunktI saw one comment... it could be a great way to bring a lot of streaming apps like Netflix to the Steam Machine as well. People might want that.

There is a script called SteamOS-Waydroid-Installer by ryanrudolfoba on github which works great with the netflix android app. I have downloaded and watched many netflix shows on the go on my Steam Deck this way. Netflix only allows high-quality content on selected whitelisted devices however, and limits all other devices to 480p. It is not up to valve to properly enable streaming apps, but to the companies behind those apps. Until then, the best option is probably to just use streaming services in a browser.

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Quoting: GustyGhost

Quoting: EikeDebian is back in town!

I'd been wondering how one of the most well established distros had even disappeared from the stats at all.

Debian was split in debian12 and debian13.

Similarly now Fefora "disappeared" because it is split in fedora 42 and 43.

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Any opinions/suggestions. I've got both Wolfenstein games and South of the Circle.

I want Pinball Spire.

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Quoting: CatKiller

Quoting: elmapulanyone knows the name for the steamdeck GPU and steam deck oled gpu on the hardware survey?

Deck LCD: AMD Custom GPU 0405

Deck OLED: AMD Radeon Graphics (RADV VANGOGH)

Knowing those lets you do this:

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Interesting. Looking at that graph, it appears that Mac has bottomed out, which I don't care about that much but am probably more pleased than not, and oddly Steam Deck has flatlined while Desktop Linux accounts for all the Linux rise lately.

That's perhaps less odd than it seems . . . as we've often noted, Steam itself is growing. So, for Deck to stay flat, that still requires an increase in actual numbers of Deck users . . . so if Deck sales have slowed down and are now just keeping pace (proportionally) with Steam overall growth, you'd see the percentage of Deck users being flat. I expect when they decide there's finally the hardware and release a Deck 2, there'll be another rise.

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so... as i understand:

• Proton - x86 Windows apps on x86 Linux (Steam Deck).
• Proton+FEX - x86 Windows apps on ARM64 Linux (Steam Frame).
• Lepton - ARM64 Android apps on ARM64 Linux (Steam Frame) or x86 Android (Intel Atom, Chromebook) apps on x86 Linux (Steam Deck).

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Quoting: GustyGhost

Quoting: EikeDebian is back in town!

I'd been wondering how one of the most well established distros had even disappeared from the stats at all.

I guess it was too well divided between Bookworm and Trixie (and testing/sid/whatever).

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Quoting: scaineI'd LOVE to see an Arch-based distro that give us a store-like experience for updates and software installs. It's frustrating that Arch is so obtuse that even tools like Discover (KDE's appstore) is "not recommended for use with Arch-based distros".

I'm on CachyOS now and it ships with Octopi, but that has multiple problems - the interface is probably worse than Synaptic, a thing I didn't believe possible. It doesn't handle the AUR, and it doesn't know about Flatpak. CachyOS does provide a one-stop "upgrade" tool (open a terminal and type "upgrade", ha!), but no GUI exists.

It's a problem, and one that's hand-waved away by dedicated Arch users who say "just use the terminal". I'm fine doing so, but it means that I wouldn't recommend an Arch distro to anyone, ever. You try Arch, tentatively, after years of Linux exposure, and you might still bounce of it because of this.

So, yeah, so frustrating. Powerful software, like Arch, shouldn't be (this) difficult to use.

Frustrated by the limit of likes I can give to this post.

I love EndeavourOS and use it for some years now. I recommended it for several people over the years because of their frustration with ubuntu or some such and EVERY goddamn time I am confronted with the jokes and concerns about it being Arch-based. Not because of the terminal or some fear of editing configs, but because Arch had developed a reputation of being the most hardcore acne-infested redeyed autism-plus technical extravaganza, that they are afraid to even consider using it in a VM just to see it with their own eyes. Not even THE Arch, mind, but another distro that's based on it.

And every time I have to do this song and dance explaining to them that there's a cult surrounding Arch, of people who made installing it the benchmark for their technical existence and that we should just be nice to them and ignore them otherwise.

And every time, even here, we see comments that even wanting a GUI for something as trivial as package install is somehow a heresy that must bring you great shame and you should be expelled from our brotherhood of no-bloat-arch-installers.

OH, THE PAIN!! I CAN`T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!

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Quoting: elmapulanyone knows the name for the steamdeck GPU and steam deck oled gpu on the hardware survey?

Deck LCD: AMD Custom GPU 0405

Deck OLED: AMD Radeon Graphics (RADV VANGOGH)

Knowing those lets you do this:

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