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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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ELI5: What causes a Steam game not to run on an operating system like a Linux distro? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by Kayday@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I primarily use my pc for gaming, and want to avoid upgrading to Windows 11. Beginning the journey of looking into alternatives.

I am ignorant, trying to be less so. I have a hard time understanding what exactly makes a game not work just because of OS.

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[–] navi@lemmy.tespia.org -5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

That's putting a lot of blame on devopers.

Not all games have a ton of contributors on ProtonDB and that's not the developers fault.

[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)

that’s not the developers fault.

Forcing Ring0 spyware on the users IS the developers fault by 100%.

[–] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

FWIW, it’s actually more the publishers’ fault. Typically as a developer you get told what environment you’re targeting and how the publisher wishes to publish you.

[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago

Yeah, don't let us be too nitpicky here. They intentionally make it not run on Linux because of their spyware. So it's entirely their fault.

[–] Black616Angel@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 3 days ago

But it actually is mostly the developers fault. There are weird corner cases, yes. But all game engines natively support Linux and even games that are not made for Linux will run there via Proton nearly always.

Exceptions are 95+% of the time due to anti cheat and like 2% due to a self written engine, that does exceptionally cursed stuff even for windows.

I play lots of games regularly that were never meant to be played on Linux but work flawlessly without the developer or "contributors on ProtonDB" (whatever they have to do with that) doing anything.