Post #587220

2026-03-08 13:17 UTC

No, it seriously doesn’t! Here are the actual steps, unabridged and in full, that I go through to game on Linux: Install Ubuntu sudo apt install steam There is no step 3; it just fucking works.

Replies (4)

@mech@feddit.org 2026-03-08 13:27

WorksOnMyMachine I installed Steam on several distros with no extra steps, and had issues with several games not launching correctly on Gnome. On KDE Plasma, no issues. It doesn’t just fucking work for everyone equally, that’s why letting someone else choose and setup what works best is a good idea.

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@poke@sh.itjust.works 2026-03-08 13:35

You knock it off, there are so many small issues a distro like bazzite fixes that kubuntu won’t have patches for out of the box. Discord screen sharing, for one. Then in steam you have to direct steam to use proton for almost every game with a Linux build because almost none of them actually work correctly. Also, if you’re directing the average joe to use the terminal, it’s too hard. Seriously. It needs a polished, self explanatory GUI. If the app store version of steam isn’t good enough, then its not a good distro to recommend. Even then an app store might be too hard, many people are used to downloading apps from their website, and that problem hasn’t been solved by many distros, either.

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@mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 2026-03-08 15:11

Good luck getting Marathon to run on that without bugs. The distro won’t be getting the needed driver updates for 6 months.

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@Kirk@startrek.website 2026-03-08 13:32

And with Bazzite you can even skip step 2!

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