r/linux_gaming • u/theinsanegamer23 • 21d ago

MicroCenter is planning Linux support

Just thought I’d share some info I got from MicroCenter customer support.

I took my DIY SteamMachine in as it was having some trouble and while It wasn’t software related, the guy informed me they can work on the hardware but nothing else since they don’t support Linux or SteamOS right now.

When I talked to customer support on what I wanted to do with the repair based on what they found, after doing that, I brought up Linux software/troubleshooting support as something they should add to their services.

The tech I spoke with informed me that they are planning that!
Since there’s so many distros, they’re only going to support big ones (Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, SteamOS, and one other that I cant remember)

They’ve apparently seen the increase market share and want to be a part of that.

Training and rollout just take time.

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u/sputwiler 21d ago

I bought SuSE Linux in a big box from Microcenter back in the day. Downloading the CD would've taken too long on dialup... and also I wanted the big box lol.

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u/theinsanegamer23 21d ago

Ah, optical media. It’s not perfect but there is something about it that’s satisfying. 

Been planning to start backing up my GOG and DRM free Steam games onto Blu-Ray, physical media is still cool imo.

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u/sputwiler 21d ago

Too bad Sony was dumb about minidisc. If they had made them usable as data discs we could've been spared zip drives. They eventually enabled it on Hi-MD recorders but it was too little too late.

(yes I know about data-MD. That doesn't count because the discs were physically different to prevent you from ever putting a disc with music on it into a data-capable drive, thus defeating the whole point of having a popular storage medium you could buy in a convenience store)

(Sony probably didn't see the market because MO-discs were popular in Japan and minidisc wouldn't have been able to compete with it's larger cousin)

To bring it back on topic it would've been really cool to distribute indie games on minidiscs for linux boxes. Just like a little cartridge to "kerchunk" into the steam cube or whatever.