Switching from Windows to Linux: Sharing My Experience and Lessons Learned

[Mr_Orange]

I don't know if Valve would want to become responsible for maintaining and configuring Steam OS for every device out there when they can just maintain the App which works the same on any distribution. I think the fragmentation or diversity of distributions is what has kept Linux going as long as it has and will never become default even if Valve does release Steam OS. Its true that some people will never have the patients to install a Linux Distro and the Steam app, but I think there is a growing number of Windows Users that have become sick of Microsoft, like me, and they just need a little push, Its free after all. For the rest there is always Sony or Nintendo.

I agree, if I were Valve I wouldn't want the responsibility of an OS that's installable on a bunch of different random hardware configurations. I think we're on the same page of what we think is realistic and possible. I'm just saying that most people who want to move from windows want a standardised "offical" gaming OS and that's why they hold out hope for SteamOS.

 

[Hades]

I think I may finally be able to go Windows free. I play very few games now although I occasionally play Quake Champions. When I've tried it in the past it never ran right on Linux under Proton. I tried it again today and it's now running perfectly (Fedora 41, KDE Plasma spin, Wayland, AMD GPU).