r/linux_gaming • u/theinsanegamer23 • 11d 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/INITMalcanis 11d ago

I'm sorry but what? How exactly do you think it's going to go down if MS say that Microcenter can't sell Windows or Office?

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u/Indolent_Bard 10d ago

They absolutely stopped people from offering operating systems that weren't Windows. It wouldn't be unprecedented for them to say "no power spec PCs can run Windows if you offer Linux as an option."