[CyberKitsune]

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news...m&px=ODIwNQ

Less than two weeks ago we reported on the Mac OS X Steam client confirming the existence of a Linux client and then found more Linux references too. We then found the unreleased Steam Linux binaries that were under active development. Some still didn't believe the existence of a Steam client for Linux with Source Engine support, but it's something we have said for nearly two years based upon our sources and then the emergence of these binaries.
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It's on Steam's update server too, http://store.steampowered.com/public/clien...am_client_linux
I was able to get it running with a few modifications myself,

And no, it's not WINE, it's native.

[Jaseman]

Juust thinking about something like this last night.

Well, time for me to install Linux on this mofo.

Which one is the best?

[CyberKitsune]

Juust thinking about something like this last night.

Well, time for me to install Linux on this mofo.

Which one is the best?

I recommend Ubuntu 10.04 myself, but that's just me =P

[Jaseman]

What I need for a good OS is:

-Reasonably faster than Windows

-Can run my .EXEs

-Can play Steam

-Powerful enough to play HL2 and GTA:VC

-Has the Plug-n-Play I love so much from Windows

-Can use my USB Game Controller Converter Box


Is Ubuntu still the best choice?

[Spanner]

Is Ubuntu still the best choice?

Ubuntu is good for beginners and should have suitable drivers for what you have. You'll need WINE to run your EXEs though.
You could also try Linux Mint, which is an Ubuntu-based distro, but you should wait for the latest version to be released, which would be soon.

[Jaseman]

I used to have a Live CD of an old distro of Mint.

I need it to look nice and all that, and not be a huge main in the arse to use EXEs

I read up on WINE; it looks cool.

[Spanner]

WINE won't run everything though. In fact, you might have to resort to dual-booting with Windows or using a virtualisation program such as VirtualBox to run stuff.

[Jaseman]

Currently what I do on the computer is:

Interwebing, Emulators, GTA, and Steam engine.
Oh, and some hacking tools, but not many. I guess I could WINE'd them.

Mint will do that?

[Chilly Willy]

I prefer Xubuntu as it's much lighter weight. Some folks prefer kubuntu. I suggest getting a number of different linux versions and trying them out. It's all free, so it's just the time you put in downloading and installing. Start with Ubuntu or Mint and go from there.

[Overlord]

Welp, this is certainly interesting in the fact it can legitimise Linux as a games platform.


Still won't be USING this program because lol Steam (you all know why by now, I won;t go into it AGAIN), but I suppose after the OS X port Linux is fairly trivial to do at the potential reward of a decent number of game sales.

[AamirM]

Welp, this is certainly interesting in the fact it can legitimise Linux as a games platform.

>implying that linux is good enough for games
>laughing_aamirm.jpg
(Oh please, the thread is already hijacked)

Anyways, I would HIGHLY recommend Linux Mint instead of Ubuntu (its just Ubuntu with some (illegal!) install commands executed for your convenience) unless you are cool in which case you would get SUSE.

[Lostgame]

What I need for a good OS is:

-Reasonably faster than Windows

-Can run my .EXEs

-Can play Steam

-Powerful enough to play HL2 and GTA:VC

-Has the Plug-n-Play I love so much from Windows

-Can use my USB Game Controller Converter Box


Is Ubuntu still the best choice?

I'd say Mac OS is what you're looking for - it's got the best VM and EXE support out of any OS that I've used - it can play Steam - definitely can play HL2 and GTA:VC no problem, great plug-n-play support (actually I find better than Windows)...and I've used USB game controller converter boxes with Mac OS before (I used to have a Playstation 2 to USB converter for my DDR pads)

Just my suggestion: try to torrent Mac OS 10.5 leopard and 'hackintosh' it. ^^;

[Mad Echidna]

What I need for a good OS is:

-Reasonably faster than Windows

-Can run my .EXEs

-Can play Steam

-Powerful enough to play HL2 and GTA:VC

-Has the Plug-n-Play I love so much from Windows

-Can use my USB Game Controller Converter Box


Is Ubuntu still the best choice?

I'd say Mac OS is what you're looking for - it's got the best VM and EXE support out of any OS that I've used - it can play Steam - definitely can play HL2 and GTA:VC no problem, great plug-n-play support (actually I find better than Windows)...and I've used USB game controller converter boxes with Mac OS before (I used to have a Playstation 2 to USB converter for my DDR pads)

Just my suggestion: try to torrent Mac OS 10.5 leopard and 'hackintosh' it. ^^;

Except for benchmarks have shown that Steam is significantly slower on Mac than it is on Windows currently

[Iceguy]

Steam for Linux?

Looks like it's time to update my Ubu to 10.04. This is heaps awesome news! owo

If they won't cancel it, of course. xD;

This post has been edited by Iceguy: 21 May 2010 - 10:20 AM

[GerbilSoft]

I'd say Mac OS is what you're looking for - it's got the best VM and EXE support out of any OS that I've used

Uh, what?

1. Mac OS doesn't include a virtual machine monitor, you have to get that from a third-party.

2. Mac OS doesn't natively support running Windows executables.

So where exactly did you come up with this idea?