Post #3829639

2026-07-15 01:30 UTC

So I have an idea, I'm now stuck on Linux and my mum is looking to get a steam machine in the future. I want to be able to have a physical game like experience with steam. My plan is to have CDs / DvDs that I can put into a drive on my laptop or my mums Steam Machine to boot up / bring up the installer for the game. From my mininal research this sadly doesn't look possible without coding directly on each machine, unlike Windows that allows an autorun file to launch allowing for me to send it to the launch code of the game. Is there a way around this or will I have to go to a more expensive SSD approach? This would be a really cool way of booting your games and would allow me to use PS3 cases with custom box art for my collection. #Steam #SteamOS #SteamMachine #PhyicialMedia #Disc #SteamDisc #SteamDiscProject #Linux #LinuxGaming

Replies (3)

@hzulla@infosec.exchange 2026-07-15 10:09

@sam@solent.social I do not understand the problem here. It is fairly easy to mount a CD/DVD on the first computer, share the folder via the network and then mount the shared folder over the network on the second computer. You can use sftp, smb or nfs, it shouldn't matter. All of this should be possible through GUI tools with no line of code, but you can also automate some of it using batch scripts.

Open ##3829625
@mavu@mastodon.social 2026-07-15 14:15

@sam@solent.social nice idea! I don't think there is a "works out of the box" option. But i found this: https://linux.die.net/man/1/autorun You should be able to install it, and put an executable file called autorun on the cd/dvd which gets executed. If you put the steam launch command for a specific game in that file, it should do what you want. (If i understood the manpage correctly) So, looks like it's possible without writing your own software.

Open ##4328848
@mdione@en.osm.town 2026-07-15 06:45

@sam@solent.social I probably lack some context because I don't game and I can't remember the last time I used a CD, but does this help you a bit (see ALT)? But yeah, maybe a bit of coding (a script to emulate the autorunning), maybe a bit of configuring.

Open ##4328851