Elite dangerous for Linux

Misty_Dark

Misty_Dark
CMDR Maylor Rom said:
This is a different avenue of approach to getting Elite to run on a PC by using FreeBSD and a licensed copy of Elite for the Sony PS4.

In my research, I have found that you can run Linux (and PS4 already runs Orbis, a version of FreeBSD) on a PS4 with a bit of magic.

See https://news.softpedia.com/news/you-...w-520094.shtml

My thinking on this is to install FreeBSD on a PC, purchase a copy of Elite for the Sony PS4, and see if I can make it run.

This will be a legitimate path for running Elite on a PC running Linux, with a copy of Elite licensed by Frontier.

As a Linux developer, I think this is possible. Furthermore, I think it would be possible to "simulate" a PS4's OS on a PC and run a Licensed copy of Frontier's Elite designed for PS4. In this way, Frontier may offer support for Elite PS4 as opposed to no support for Elite running under Linux Wine or Proton. At least it would be a better solution than what we are trying to do now.

Another method for running PS4 games on a PC, which would be totally legitimate, is to use PS4 Streaming to a PC, which means you could stream Elite from a PS4 to your PC.

See https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/ex.../ps-now-on-pc/

Since Elite for PS4 was developed and designed to run on a version of Linux called FreeBSD and the PS4 runs Orbis (a version of FreeBSD), this may be more a more reasonable solution than trying to run the PC version of Elite on Linux using Wine or Proton.

See https://www.quora.com/Would-it-be-po...on-a-custom-PC

Some friends of mine who use Ubuntu and regularly file bugs in support of the Linux community as a whole have volunteered their expertise in looking into the possibilities of simulating a PS4 OS on a PC.


Given Steam is making a great effort to get Windows games working on Linux platforms with Proton, Frontier must see the writing on wall. Why would commanders spend their time, effort, resources, skills and expertise to do this if it was not wanted by many commanders.

Of course, I would jump at the opportunity to purchase a supported Linux version of Elite, for the sole reason of dumping Windows. To make matters worse, Most of the new hardware and processors from Intel and AMD will no longer support Windows 7, but only Windows 10. How many commanders now grimace at the thought of being forced onto Windows 10, just to play Elite. How many users who will not do this, look for ways to make Elite run on Linux, whatever it takes?
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You have to account for the proprietary graphics API that Sony is using. GNM (low level) and GNMX (high level, that utilizes GNM). Then we have the Pixel Shaders, if Elite uses these, then you need to solve the support for PSSL.



Have you looked at this project? https://github.com/AlexAltea/orbitaljoin this project. https://github.com/AlexAltea/orbital
So they are working on all these things, and their goal is to be able to run this on Windows, Linux and OSX
 
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ThatSmileyGuy

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If native support is not the key then people had quite some luck with running ED under linux, especially with SteamPlay and Proton.
See for Yourself
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJA5AjrIpWQ

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tXWrlC4-zQ

WineHQ shows a little lower degree of success

WineHQ - Elite Dangerous Latest

Open Source Software for running Windows applications on other operating systems.
appdb.winehq.org appdb.winehq.org

All in all ED looks playable if You are willing.

Good luck Commander.
 

Bloodsign

Bloodsign
Newt Loranas said:
That's your opinion and I consider it flame bait in a thread on getting the game working in Linux. Thanks for your input.
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This isn't merely a thread about getting ED to run on Linux (which can be done with a bit of research and persistence), it's a thread about petitioning FDev for a Linux-specific version.

This will detract development resources from the numerous already-extant ED versions, and for the sake of a very niche subset of users.

My post was not flame bait; it was not uninformed; it was not wrong. You might not like it, but that has no bearing upon its relevance here.

Unix user here, by the way. I have used both SuSE and Redhat extensively, and a couple other specialty Unix installs.

Edit: Hmm, in all fairness I can see that my original post wasn't particularly helpful. I should have posted the things I posted here there.
 
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Crimson Kaim

Crimson Kaim
CMDR Cosmic Spacehead said:
You'd be better of dual booting your PC with Windows and Linux. I doubt FD will put the manpower behind making another version of the game to maintain.

I'm quite surprised FD are not dropping support for Apple, as it seems Apple do not want to actually make a useful PC ever. Lol

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
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They dropped support for appple with 3.0
 

Bloodsign

Bloodsign
CMDR Cosmic Spacehead said:
You'd be better of dual booting your PC with Windows and Linux. I doubt FD will put the manpower behind making another version of the game to maintain.

I'm quite surprised FD are not dropping support for Apple, as it seems Apple do not want to actually make a useful PC ever. Lol

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
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Dual boot is OK, running virtual machines on a Windows desktop via something like VMWare is better, if your PC can handle it.

On my old PC I tinkered with both dual boot setups and VMWare, and found VMWare to be vastly superior; you can run another OS in a window. I had a virtual machine for SuSE Linux back then (as well as all the old Windows versions I've previously used, all the way back to Win 3.11).
 

EUS

EUS
J.States said:
This isn't merely a thread about getting ED to run on Linux (which can be done with a bit of research and persistence), it's a thread about petitioning FDev for a Linux-specific version.

This will detract development resources from the numerous already-extant ED versions, and for the sake of a very niche subset of users.

My post was not flame bait; it was not uninformed; it was not wrong. You might not like it, but that has no bearing upon its relevance here.

Unix user here, by the way. I have used both SuSE and Redhat extensively, and a couple other specialty Unix installs.

Edit: Hmm, in all fairness I can see that my original post wasn't particularly helpful. I should have posted the things I posted here there.
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SuSE & Redhat are not Unix.
Also, you better tell Sony that they're doing it wrong.
 

Bloodsign

Bloodsign
EUS said:
SuSE & Redhat are not Unix.
Also, you better tell Sony that they're doing it wrong.
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Linux is a subset of Unix. It originated as Linus Torvalds' unique flavor of Unix.

I must admit though I was a bit surprised to see so many CMDRs interested in this topic, perhaps there may be some value in a Linux version for FDev after all.
 

1xok

1xok
J.States said:
Linux is a subset of Unix. It originated as Linus Torvalds' unique flavor of Unix.

I must admit though I was a bit surprised to see so many CMDRs interested in this topic, perhaps there may be some value in a Linux version for FDev after all.
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Should ED ever run over Google's Stadia, they will have to port it to Linux.

Meanwhile we Linux users can play it via Valves Proton.

The biggest effort might be the change from DirectX to Vulkan.
 

stumpyjake

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I have, finally, got this working. I've always wanted to switch to Linux but was stopped by the lack of support for ED and others but now I'm going full Penguin....

System is a MSI GE75 8SF Raider laptop with a RTX2070.
Pop!_OS 19.04 (Ubuntu variant)

I basically followed this article, https://github.com/redmcg/wine/wiki , using the Linux Steam / Proton client to download the game. I haven't played it much but initial view is pretty good, it seems to run smoothly and am running it on ultra settings.
 

1xok

1xok
Got it working today, too. Proton 4.2. runs ED now. I also simply followed these instructions:
https://github.com/redmcg/wine/wiki

But in the beginning it looked like this:
https://imgur.com/M5noUFi
Source: https://imgur.com/M5noUFi


After I set the graphic settings to ultra, this effect disappeared and hasn't reappeared since. Not even after I set the graphics back to high.

I use the proprietary Nvidia driver 430.26 under Xubuntu 18.4 (Xfce) and a GTX 970. Pleasing: Elite also runs very well in window mode.

Gee, I've been waiting five years to finally play it. Even bought it for the PS4, but didn't play it there. PC is simply much better for Elite.
 
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