ED Odyssey runs fine on some Linux distros.

[Howard Pew]

Now, with the recent release of MS Windows 11 (on Oct 5), some people who had previously had enough of MS Windows 10,
and were willing to give the Linux operating system (OS) a go, may not make the switch now ?

For those still interested in trying the Linux OS, for whatever reason, I can tell you it works just fine
on some Linux distributions. Not all Linux distros will work with ED Odyssey. It has been my
experience, after trying Linux for the most part of the last 2 years (while also trying the latest versions
of the macOS (Mac operating system), and also using MS Windows 10) -----> the Linux OS in
some of its versions/distros is getting better at running more and more MS Windows games.
That's right, the Linux operating systems for some distros, not all, is simply getting better in
the ways it handles and runs some of the modern MS Windows games.

I am not saying to give up on MS Windows 11 (it looks so much more better that MS Windows 10),
for all of todays games it runs, I am sure it still handles and runs modern games better than Linux,
for now, but keep a watchful lookout for the future, say the next few years, and I am sure Linux
will have more people in our gaming world, using the Linux OS.

You know something, I must admit that I am more and more attracted to the latest version of MS Windows,
after using it for 2 weeks. It still plays all your modern games designed for it, very, very well -
at least in my experience.

Kind regards,
Howard Pew.

 

[alexzk]

on some Linux distributions

It works any distro, it's just question of "out-of-box".
If you use Steam it will handle everything. And if you don't, install, and use it's proton subsystem instead embedded in distro - simplest way.
I play on linux since 2013.

 

[Mr T]

Do you use WINE?

 

[CMDR ZerØ]

Isn't this basically identical to the Linux thread you made the other day?

As was said above, it'll work on any distro using a fairly recent kernel (or decent backports), some just might require more tweaking than others. Linux is not for everyone though, and spamming people about it is more likely to annoy them and make them less likely to give it a try.

On the topic of windows, in general I'd recommend sticking with 10 for now and seeing what happens with 11. It has a lot of issues that, for me personally, would stop me from ever upgrading. I'll be keeping my KVM on Win10 for the foreseeable future.

 

[Ingram]

Seems EDO is steam deck compatible

 

[cmdr chequers]

Isn't this basically identical to the Linux thread you made the other day?

As was said above, it'll work on any distro using a fairly recent kernel (or decent backports), some just might require more tweaking than others. Linux is not for everyone though, and spamming people about it is more likely to annoy them and make them less likely to give it a try.

On the topic of windows, in general I'd recommend sticking with 10 for now and seeing what happens with 11. It has a lot of issues that, for me personally, would stop me from ever upgrading. I'll be keeping my KVM on Win10 for the foreseeable future.

What issues ? It seems to work perfectly for me, far nicer than 10

 

[CMDR ZerØ]

What issues ? It seems to work perfectly for me, far nicer than 10

VBS, TPM 2.0/Secureboot requirements to name a few. Regardless of the fact that these can be disabled/bypassed, I see M$ taking more and more control over the user's machine as a problem. There's also the fact that in my opinion, the new UI looks like it was slapped together in about 10 minutes with no design consistency (although this was also an issue in Win10, looking at you control panel), and it looks like they tried to borrow from both KDE and MacOS without much success with either.

In any case, I don't feel like installing another OS where I have to go through all that effort to disable their hyper-aggressive telemetry again, so I'll be sticking with my Win10 virtual machine for the rare occasions I have to boot it up.

Also all of their "Nobody else does this!1!!!" features are present in either Linux or MacOS.

 

[Limmar Ponyets]

I've over 220 hours on Arch Linux with Steam Proton and the only serious problem used to be the launcher. AFAIK it now works out-of-the-box too (I still prefer the Minimal Elite Dangerous Launcher though). Performance-wise (Odyssey, wink, wink) it seems on par with if not slightly better than Windows.

To be honest, in terms of gaming, these days I've all but forgotten that I use Linux. No Man's Sky, Witcher 3, GTA V, RDR 2, Assassin's Creed Origins and Odyssey, the Mass Effect series, DCS World, Arma 3, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, the Hunter COTW, Watch Dogs 1 and 2, SnowRunner, MGS V, Cold Waters, Control... I can go on and on.

Of the games I care about, the only one I couldn't run was Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition (the standard edition was OK). The ME Legendary Edition also had problems, but I see they have fixed it. As most Linux gamers know, nowadays https://www.protondb.com/ is a good source of information on what runs on Linux and how well.

Of course, all this is only part of the whole picture. I think many people are reluctant to try Linux because they simply are accustomed to Windows. I used to be, too.

In my case, it did help that I had experience with UNIX servers (yes, even "true" UNIX-es like Solaris), and I totally understand how people who use their computers mostly or only for fun want something that "just runs". But Linux, in particular (as opposed to, say, FreeBSD), has come a long way in terms of desktop support and convenience.

These days I actually find Windows to be too bothersome, illogical, and even chaotic to maintain, compared to a modern Linux distro. And it's not like I have little experience with Windows, too. Before switching to Unix/Linux, I had maintained Windows systems for almost a decade as a young system administrator. Granted, that was many years ago.

Long story short: I'd encourage anyone to at least try Linux. It's much less scary experience that many people would assume. Of course, it's a good idea to start with a fairly user-friendly distribution like the venerable Ubuntu or perhaps Manjaro, seeing how with the Steam Deck the Arch Linux-based distros might gain even more popularity.

 

[Old Duck]

Speaking of Linux Distributions, does Steam offer it's own Linux distribution? I seem to remember that they sold a Steam PC or console or something once upon a time. I'd actually download and give it a try if such a distribution exists!

 

[Limmar Ponyets]

Speaking of Linux Distributions, does Steam offer it's own Linux distribution? I seem to remember that they sold a Steam PC or console or something once upon a time. I'd actually download and give it a try if such a distribution exists!

Yes, that's Steam OS. And your memory serves you right: they introduced it for the Steam Machines platform. With the Steam Machines not being particularly successful, however, the distro also kind of fell into oblivion. But it is now making a comeback: the much anticipated Steam Deck runs a newer version of it, this time based on Arch Linux.

It doesn't seem to be available yet for general use, though. I suspect that their efforts so far have been focused on the Deck itself. That being said, I really wouldn't expect it to be that much different from any Linux distro (especially Arch-based) with Steam on top. I think that most of the customization is likely specifically tied with the Deck hardware—not that much with general usability, where they most certainly rely on existing software (KDE as a desktop environment, for example), rather than reinventing the wheel.

 

[Dextio]

Lots of support here for the Penguin boys here ;-) (speaking as a Penguin boy (just not for gaming))
If you run into hiccups, search the forums or ask

 

[WeComeInPeace]

Yes, that's Steam OS. And your memory serves you right: they introduced it for the Steam Machines platform. With the Steam Machines not being particularly successful, however, the distro also kind of fell into oblivion. But it is now making a comeback: the much anticipated Steam Deck runs a newer version of it, this time based on Arch Linux.

It doesn't seem to be available yet for general use, though. I suspect that their efforts so far have been focused on the Deck itself. That being said, I really wouldn't expect it to be that much different from any Linux distro (especially Arch-based) with Steam on top. I think that most of the customization is likely specifically tied with the Deck hardware—not that much with general usability, where they most certainly rely on existing software (KDE as a desktop environment, for example), rather than reinventing the wheel.

I was actually looking at SteamOS and Linux earlier today (cause Win11), but I use VR, and even though it is "supported", it only runs in 3 DOF instead of 6 DOF in Windows. I'm afraid that's a no-go for me so far. There are some good "recent" videos on Youtube about SteamOS in general. I think it should be possible to dual boot to another OS using bios and two separate drives.

 

[taniwha-qf]

I was actually looking at SteamOS and Linux earlier today (cause Win11), but I use VR, and even though it is "supported", it only runs in 3 DOF instead of 6 DOF in Windows. I'm afraid that's a no-go for me so far. There are some good "recent" videos on Youtube about SteamOS in general. I think it should be possible to dual boot to another OS using bios and two separate drives.

I have a Vive and it works in full 6dof in Linux (even in Odyssey... when it doesn't cause Odyssey to crash (mind you, I haven't tried it for several weeks).