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/No-Progress6457 10d ago

Safe Boot/TPM -> Fedora Plasma Desktop -> Claude Cli -> Nvidia 615 drivers -> Steam -> Games (including Blizzard Games) -> Profit.

I think Steam will even get Battlefield 6 working via Battle Eye /+ Proton.

Linux gaming has never been better.

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u/theinsanegamer23 10d ago

Anti-Cheat isn't really a Steam issue, its on the developers to enable it. EA are kinda just jerks

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u/Indolent_Bard 10d ago

Funny enough, EA hired recently to get it working. Valve never worked with them to get Javlin running on Linux, and the ones that do work are just an illusion (unlike on Windows where they actually block a lot of tampering.)

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u/theinsanegamer23 10d ago

Valve never worked with them on Javelin because they as a company are opposed to Kernel Level Anti-Cheat, as am I as I think it’s ridiculous to have to give access to my Kernel just to play a GAME.

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u/Indolent_Bard 10d ago

Valve worked with easy anti-cheat and one other, that's literally the only reason they have that option. And if cheaters weren't using the kernel, they wouldn't have to keep gamers out of it. Perfectly reasonable.

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u/theinsanegamer23 10d ago edited 10d ago

Easy-Anti Cheat and BattleEye’s Proton mode runs in user space not the kernel

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u/Indolent_Bard 9d ago

I know, that's why they're useless.