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minus-squareoce 🐆@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·4 days agoDoes it also pull support for old Linux distributions?
minus-squareDarkThoughts@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up22·4 days agoNot directly but I’d think they’d pull support for older system packages & kernels, which would eventually affect you. There’s not really much of a reason not to upgrade your Linux distros though.
minus-squaretekato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 days agoThey don’t support new technologies (Wayland), why would they drop support for old ones?
minus-squareVoyajer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoSteam has only ever supported the latest Ubuntu LTS and Steam OS.
minus-squaredaggermoon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoIt still works the same on any distro with SystemD. Side note, I have seen people getting Steam to work on Void and Artix.
minus-squareMesophar@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 days agoIt’s Steam; you might wish they had more support on Linux, but you can’t say that Steam doesn’t support Linux.
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 days agoHonestly I struggle to imagine how Steam could support it more.
minus-squaretekato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoSteam client needs the XWayland translation layer to work on any modern DE, plus 32-bit libraries (which are not installed by default).
minus-squareVoyajer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoHe could be alluding to valve only supporting their own distro and Ubuntu LTS officially.
minus-squareMesophar@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoMaybe? But all the resources Valves puts towards supporting Proton benefits everyone gaming on Linux, even those not using a Steam client.
Does it also pull support for old Linux distributions?
Not directly but I’d think they’d pull support for older system packages & kernels, which would eventually affect you. There’s not really much of a reason not to upgrade your Linux distros though.
They don’t support new technologies (Wayland), why would they drop support for old ones?
Steam has only ever supported the latest Ubuntu LTS and Steam OS.
It still works the same on any distro with SystemD. Side note, I have seen people getting Steam to work on Void and Artix.
What support?
It’s Steam; you might wish they had more support on Linux, but you can’t say that Steam doesn’t support Linux.
Honestly I struggle to imagine how Steam could support it more.
Steam client needs the XWayland translation layer to work on any modern DE, plus 32-bit libraries (which are not installed by default).
He could be alluding to valve only supporting their own distro and Ubuntu LTS officially.
Maybe? But all the resources Valves puts towards supporting Proton benefits everyone gaming on Linux, even those not using a Steam client.