Man it sure is a good day to be both a Valve and Arch fanboy.
this post was submitted on 28 Sep 2024
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Actually huge news. Linux as a whole benefits and needs more of this imo.
I hope it ends up similar to OpenSUSE's OBS, or even better, that they can reuse a lot of the work OBS has done. I use it and think it's fantastic.
alright, time to wipe my Mint test/fun build and try out Arch. I don't do much with Linux but it's gonna be fun getting back into it. Who doesn't love the smell of a fresh OS install
That'll be... quite the Leap. I haven't done an Arch install, but the last time I did, it required a fair amount of reading since the installer doesn't walk you through everything. It's not hard per se, but it does take some time for the first install.
If you're not super familiar with Linux, I recommend holding off on Arch. This isn't coming from any form of elitism (I don't use Arch anymore) or lack of experience (I used Arch for > 5 years), just from reading between the lines of what you said, which indicates that you're probably not super familiar with Linux.
If you really want to do it, go for it! I think Arch is an absolutely fine distro, and I think there are a lot of good reasons to use it. I just don't want someone who may be new to Linux to get frustrated and end up not having fun. So don't let me discourage you, but also know what you're jumping into: probably a couple hours of getting the base system installed, and maybe another hour or two of installing packages to get to a usable system.
man you weren't kidding hahah. I appreciate everyone's replies but I'll definitely just leave Mint on there for now. I didn't get past the install process when it asked about connecting to a Wi-Fi network. I did some commands but couldn't find any networks, I think maybe a driver issue with my Wi-Fi adapter? ohh well
I still have the USB install drive if I'm feeling adventurous! and you'd be correct, I have little knowledge of Linux, I've only messed with a few simple distros like PopOS, Ubuntu, Mint, and another one I'm forgetting. I can't even get Steam to start up on my Mint distro haha
Garuda can definitely get Steam working for you quickly, though it abstracts the system more so you may or may not find it harder to fix problems due to not understanding the jargon
Or he could try a arch distro like manjaro.
You mean endeavourOS. Manjaro has a bad record. There's also a gaming-focused one called Garuda.
Exactly. Don't use Manjaro, I argue that it's less stable than Arch due to how updates are managed.
I like Garuda, but as someone who started with it it’s a maybe for a first distro. It’s beginner friendly except when it isn’t.
Archinstall is super easy. Just copy a few commands from the wiki to join a wifi network and then it will take everything from there.
Until you reach the part where you want to partition and encrypt your drives.
Great news! Crazy to think that Valve is hijacking/liberating the Windows gaming library. You would think that Microsoft would be doing more to prevent this.
don't jinx it
Ha ha 😂
They kind of tried with UWP apps in the Microsoft Store, but they didn't catch on.
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This is a great step for humanity imo
It's really good news that there's another company behind Wayland now.
RH frankly directs it against people using "marginal" setups and applications, thus less influenced by it, and not for some ambitious goal.
Valve tend to be well-meaning guys. Anyway, in this case it's in their business interest to be well-meaning.
Valve is not well meaning. No large for-profit company is ever well-meaning. It's merely the case that Valve's best interest happens to align with those of the consumer, and they have decided that their business model is going to be to win over consumers' loyalty through goodwill rather than milking them for every penny they can get. And they are very successful at this, seeing that there has still not arisen any serious competitor to Steam. That's entirely because consumers are loyal to the platform. Valve provides a good service, consumers reward them with loyalty. It's not friendship, but it's symbiotic, which is as close as you can get to friendship in the harsh world of business.
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hell yeah
Would someone elucidate as to what this means for a normie PC gamer and begrudging windows user?
I would say this is great news all around. With SteamOS pushing the Linux market share higher than it's ever been, and a partnership with Arch to boost direct development, this could mean other companies taking a hard look at Linux and either developing native software or ensuring proton compatibility out of the gate.
I'm imagining "Runs on Arch" markers on software like the old "Works on Windows '95" stickers I used to see everywhere.
This puts competitive pressure on Microsoft. Valve's goal is to turn Steam OS into a legitimate competitor to Windows for gamers, and Microsoft should fear Valve's success.
Right now, Microsoft has no legitimate competitors in the PC gaming space. They are free to do anything they want to their OS and consumers have no choice but to tolerate it. If Microsoft say "watch these adverts", consumers open their eyes. If Microsoft says "pay up", they reach for their wallets. If Microsoft says "suck", they kneel.
If a competitor arises to Windows, then Microsoft will have to actually start worrying about losing customers to Steam OS. More importantly, every customer who switches to Steam OS is one who isn't paying for Game Pass and one who isn't buying games from the Microsoft Store and paying Microsoft their 30%.
Pretty much just that Arch Linux will be more secure, stable and reliable.
And for Valve, producing SteamOS images could be easier, meaning they can focus their dev efforts on something else.
And it supports competition against a locked down Windows-only gaming ecosystem that restricts Valve/Steams potential market. This is a great move for anyone interested in gaming or Linux.
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Spent a few hours today installing vanilla arch for the first time because of this. Loving it so far.
This comment is missing the mandatory "btw." :(
Does it even make sense to keep playing with a Manjaro VM or just go straight Arch?
I've been very happy with my Manjaro install on AMD GPU, everything worked out of the box on fist try install without any weird step. I would say you could jump straight to Arch/Arch-based, but first research about your GPU compatibility.
(I'm aware of how Manjaro is perceived and its downsides, please avoid comments suggesting me to switch).
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