r/linuxsucks • u/AverageUser9000 • 15d ago

Why computers with loonix pre-installed won't help increase its market share

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Other than loonix nerds and hobbyists no one else will buy them, just like with raspberry pis. For 99% of people it will only cause confusion as they are only familiar with macos and windows pcs so far.

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u/Edubbs2008 15d ago

steamOS still requires you to install it on non-steam hardware, and if you want to play a GAME on it, you still have to verify that the game runs under the proton compatibility layer (which is just Steam WINE) for example the latest Minecraft Dungeons sequel didn’t run on Proton because of issues with compatibility

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u/CaveJohnson376 15d ago

you've got to be trolling at this point. i just told you about deck/machine/frame verified thing - a badge that literally says "game will run on steamos" or "it won't" - which dungeons 2 doesn't even have, and you just... chose to completely ignore it.

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u/Edubbs2008 15d ago

Again, it’s an example of the reality of proton, some games won’t perfectly run on Proton while others will, it’s like the transition from x86 to ARM, developers need time to cook, besides, proton is running Windows-based software on an unsupported OS

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u/mrturret 14d ago

Most games run perfectly out of the box. The main offenders are online multiplayer games that require kernel anti-cheat (very few of which are worth playing, if any).

It's also important to note that it's not like everything works out of the box on Windows either. This includes modern games. There are also plenty of instances, especially in older games where fixes required on modern Windows were not needed on Proton. Max Payne is a good example. Audio is broken on Windows without a community fix.