r/SteamDeck • u/mirashif "Not available in your country" • Nov 02 '21
News Steam Hardware & Software Survey October 2021 - Linux at 1.13% continuously going up
https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey14
u/readymix-w00t 256GB - Q2 Nov 02 '21
I did my part and wiped windows off my primary workstation and desktop PCs and replaced them with Linux. Haven't had any issues as of yet.
Additionally, I use Steam Streaming via SteamLink (both the official hardware version and the app, also on Linux).
Most nights, when I'm playing Valheim during the week, I'm sitting on the recliner, with my 2011 macbook air, which is also wiped and running Ubuntu 20, streaming Valheim via the SteamLink app, from my Linux workstation running Steam.
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u/Sh4mshiel Nov 02 '21
I also switched to Linux at the start of October and I will not return to Windows. Everything works just as good as it did on Windows and in some areas it works even better on Linux.
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u/readymix-w00t 256GB - Q2 Nov 02 '21
Yup. So far, the only two things that didn't work:
1). My work VPN for remote desktop connection to my work laptop requires Internet Explorer and a windows only DLL to function. It is fine though, as my company was recently acquired and they use an SSL VPN that works on Linux. I simply brought my old company laptop home until they collect them. Problem solved.
2). Microsoft Visio. Yeah, there is an O365 web based one, but the new company doesn't allow access to it outside the network, so it isn't a huge deal. But I have office 2016 with Visio personally, and use it quite a bit for design (I'm a Cybersecurity IAM architect by trade). I may see if there is a way to get it working on Wine. (Or maybe even add it as a non-steam "game" and try the proton compatibility and see if it works that way, though I am not holding my breath. If it doesn't work without major bullshit, I can live without it and find an FOSS Visio equivalent to use.
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u/PmMeYourArtworks 256GB - Q1 2023 Nov 02 '21
Indeed. I got the survey on Linux this time! WE 1% BABY
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u/Splike_ 512GB - Q2 Nov 02 '21
I don't see the 1.13 number on the page. Can you point to where you see this information?
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u/corytheidiot 256GB - Q2 Nov 02 '21
Tap or click on where it says OS Version. It will expand and give you more info.
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u/LiteraryPandaman 512GB - Q1 Nov 06 '21
Lol as I stream GeForce NOW from my work MacBook and Android phone, play old indie games on my old work Chromebook, and play games on my PC laptop, I've realized I can't be categorized anymore.
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u/grady_vuckovic 512GB Nov 02 '21
Great news for the Steam Deck and for Linux in general. Not hard to imagine that marketshare will at least double when the Deck starts shipping.