Elite Dangerous - Odyssey now works on some Linux distros.

Howard Pew

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I have posted brief instructions in this forum, on using default settings, to
get ED Odyssey to work reliably and without errors or fault, on Fedora Workstation Linux.

Well, guess what, I have been using ED Odyssey on openSUSE Tumbleweed KDE-Plasma Linux and
Manjaro KDE-Plasma Linux, without any problems also. Just use all the default settings
in Lutris and choose Proton as your option. I have always run Ed Odyssey from Lutris, while
having Steam (Linux native) running first.

Just run Steam in Linux (this normally runs natively), and don't run ED Odyssey from Steam.
Now, run Lutris, taking the Proton option, and you will then just have to follow the promps,
to get ED Odyssey running in all its glory. :)

It seems to me, that ED Odyssey will only run, without errors etc., in versions of Linux
which are themselves not dependent on other versions of Linux. So, for Ubuntu, Mint,
Debian, MX Linux and so many others, you will find that ED Odyssey simply gives errors,
and will not run. On the other hand, with versions of Linux which are independents, and don't really
require some other version of Linux to run, then you will find that ED Odyssey will run on these completely
and without problem. Manjaro KDE-Plasma Linux is a Canadian independent based on Arch Linux (this
is the only version I have found that has it's foundation on another version of Linux).
openSUSE KDE-Plasma Linux is also a German independent, while Fedora Workstation KDE Linux
is an American independent.

Kind regards,
Howard Pew.
 

CMDR ZerØ

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It runs without issue on vanilla Arch (5.14.9-zen2-1) and EndeavourOS (also Arch-based, basically what Manjaro was trying to do without all the security issues) as well, although I only have Endeavour on a laptop so I can't vouch for performance.
 

taniwha-qf

taniwha-qf
I've been playing Odyssey on Linux since the alpha. Mind you, with stalls that I'm beginning to suspect are related to the futex issues (looking forward to that kernel update).
 

CMDR ZerØ

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taniwha-qf said:
I've been playing Odyssey on Linux since the alpha. Mind you, with stalls that I'm beginning to suspect are related to the futex issues (looking forward to that kernel update).
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Valve have a patch for that, which is already applied in the zen and pf kernels. Might be worth a try to see if that is your issue or not, cos it doesn't look like mainline support is coming any time soon (although hopefully 5.15?)

steamcommunity.com

fsync testing instructions :: Steam for Linux General Discussions

If you run games with Proton, you might want to test fsync! For more details, refer to this announcement . Source code: If you know how to build the kernel, the testing branch is over there: https://gitlab.collabora.com/krisman/linux/commits/futex-wait-multiple-master Distribution packages: Arch...
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taniwha-qf

taniwha-qf
CMDR ZerØ said:
Valve have a patch for that, which is already applied in the zen and pf kernels. Might be worth a try to see if that is your issue or not, cos it doesn't look like mainline support is coming any time soon (although hopefully 5.15?)

steamcommunity.com

fsync testing instructions :: Steam for Linux General Discussions

If you run games with Proton, you might want to test fsync! For more details, refer to this announcement . Source code: If you know how to build the kernel, the testing branch is over there: https://gitlab.collabora.com/krisman/linux/commits/futex-wait-multiple-master Distribution packages: Arch...
steamcommunity.com steamcommunity.com
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Thanks, I just might look into that, as the article I read was rather sketchy on details. Figured I'd just have to wait it out while watching that light at the end of the (witchspace?) tunnel.
 

Old Duck

Old Duck
Out of curiosity, does running on Linux alleviate any of the performance issues that Windows users have? I remember FS 2004 running way better in Linux than Windows on the same hardware last I tried it.
 

taniwha-qf

taniwha-qf
Old Duck said:
Out of curiosity, does running on Linux alleviate any of the performance issues that Windows users have? I remember FS 2004 running way better in Linux than Windows on the same hardware last I tried it.
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Crashes are fairly rare. I can run Odyssey for hours on end if the renderer doesn't break (and drop me to < 25 fps in space (usually 100+)).
 

CMDR ZerØ

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Old Duck said:
Out of curiosity, does running on Linux alleviate any of the performance issues that Windows users have? I remember FS 2004 running way better in Linux than Windows on the same hardware last I tried it.
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I get maybe a 5fps improvement on Linux, but it's possible that's down to the fact that I run Windows in a virtual machine. It does seem to be more stable though.
 

ajg007

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Howard Pew said:
I decided I have posted brief instructions in this forum, on using default settings, to
get ED Odyssey to work reliably and without errors or fault, on Fedora Workstation Linux.

Well, guess what, I have been using ED Odyssey on openSUSE Tumbleweed KDE-Plasma Linux and
Manjaro KDE-Plasma Linux, without any problems also. Just use all the default settings
in Lutris and choose Proton as your option. I have always run Ed Odyssey from Lutris, while
having Steam (Linux native) running first.

Just run Steam in Linux (this normally runs natively), and don't run ED Odyssey from Steam.
Now, run Lutris, taking the Proton option, and you will then just have to follow the promps,
to get ED Odyssey running in all its glory. :)

It seems to me, that ED Odyssey will only run, without errors etc., in versions of Linux
which are themselves not dependent on other versions of Linux. So, for Ubuntu, Mint,
Debian, MX Linux and so many others, you will find that ED Odyssey simply gives errors,
and will not run. On the other hand, with versions of Linux which are independents, and don't really
require some other version of Linux to run, then you will find that ED Odyssey will run on these completely
and without problem. Manjaro KDE-Plasma Linux is a Canadian independent based on Arch Linux (this
is the only version I have found that has it's foundation on another version of Linux).
openSUSE KDE-Plasma Linux is also a German independent, while Fedora Workstation KDE Linux
is an American independent.

Kind regards,
Howard Pew.
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I decided to try your advice by using lutris and can say that my odyssey runs far better than using steam linux.
Thanks for the tip!
 

CMDR ZerØ

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ajg007 said:
I decided to try your advice by using lutris and can say that my odyssey runs far better than using steam linux.
Thanks for the tip!
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It's also worth noting that with the 5.15 kernel released at the end of October, Valve's futex2 patches have finally been implemented into the mainline kernel. Worth giving a shot imo, assuming you're not using a kernel which has the patches already applied (I think only the zen and pf kernels had it prior to 5.15)
 

ajg007

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CMDR ZerØ said:
It's also worth noting that with the 5.15 kernel released at the end of October, Valve's futex2 patches have finally been implemented into the mainline kernel. Worth giving a shot imo, assuming you're not using a kernel which has the patches already applied (I think only the zen and pf kernels had it prior to 5.15)
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Good to know, but i'm using mint
 

Darth Ender

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there's been an existing elite in Linux thread. odyssey in Linux isn't really new, elite has been working in Linux for years.

vr works in it as well as Windows as well (via steam at least).
 

CMDR ZerØ

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ajg007 said:
Good to know, but i'm using mint
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Installing a newer kernel on Mint is as simple as downloading the .deb packages from kernel.ubuntu.com and installing them with DPKG (just ensure that you also install the modules and headers packages). To uninstall just tell GRUB to boot the previous kernel and then remove the 5.15 packages. There are "easier" ways, but they all involve adding PPAs, which I am not going to recommend.
 

Howard Pew

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insane golgotha said:
But does it run crysis? 🙃
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Happy to say, but yes, running Crysis Wars, Crysis Warhead & Crysis 2 Maximum Edition, all work fine under Lutris (use the Proton option).
Off course you will have to download all these games in Linux Steam first. Unfortunately, I was not able to test Crysis because Steam wanted me
to buy another license key for it, and I was not in a position to do so :) .
I have been playing Crysis 2 (standard edition in MS Windows), since it came out in 2011, and still do so, at various times, up to the present.
I think, I will be playing ED Odyssey and Star Citizen, for many years to come (just the scenery and vistas are enough reason) :) .
I try as much as possible to play all my games and simulations, in Linux, partly because of the challenge and partly because I have always found Linux
to be a more stable platform, about as good as the macOS Monterey platform. Too bad, Frontier Development have stopped providing support for the macOS platform,
for all those users of that platform, of which I used to be one :).
Kind regards,
Howard Pew.
 

danteuk

danteuk
I did get Odyssey running on my Kubuntu 20.04.3 LTS laptop(GTX 1050TI) about 4-5 months ago - but since the game is still so badly optimised and virtually unplayable for Odyssey content on my more powerful Windows PC then I've not even bothered re-trying on Linux.
 

alexzk

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danteuk said:
I did get Odyssey running on my Kubuntu 20.04.3 LTS laptop(GTX 1050TI) about 4-5 months ago - but since the game is still so badly optimised and virtually unplayable for Odyssey content on my more powerful Windows PC then I've not even bothered re-trying on Linux.
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Ye, sorry for you :D I have more powerful and less powerful Linux PCs, and couple much less powerful Linux laptops too.
 
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