100% this. I’ve been on Linux longer than Steam has, and I’m not changing anytime soon. I’m probably also not going to buy Nvidia (I value FOSS drivers), but maybe I will if the performance gap is significant enough.

It’s Steam Deck verified, no need to check ProtonDB.

Glad you got it fixed. 🙂

Almost every reply is also explaining what the runtime is.

I boosted it up a bit for other people who come along w/ a similar concern. You seemed mistaken at first until a few threads deep, so there’s likely someone else who is just as, if not more, confused.

Usually when steam refuses to launch, it’s because there’s some Steam process that’s borked but still running. Most of the time, a simple pkill steam fixes it (yes, that includes for flstpak`).

As mentioned down thread, the runtime isn’t your problem. The runtime is what’s needed for native Linux games and I think is also used by proton (not used by Steam itself), so it’s kind of like proton for native games. Steam doesn’t use the runtime at all to launch.

If killing Steam doesn’t work, try rebooting. If that doesn’t work, try updating the flatpak. If that doesn’t work, I suppose reinstall Steam.

Usually it’s because Steam is still running in the background, so a simple pkill steam should close all the processes and allow it to launch. No need to reboot.

OpenSUSE is the same, the 32-bit stuff is completely separate from the 64-bit stuff, so you won’t get conflicts between them.

The new VR headset runs ARM, so presumably it’ll launch with that.

You can put a higher capacity battery in, at least on the DS4 and probably older models. Same is true for the newer DualSense controllers.

This is really telling of your overall mental capacity.

This is an ad-hominem attack. You’re attacking the person instead of the argument.

I usually don’t have a bag with me. So it would need to go in my pocket, and I don’t like those to be full.

If I have a bag, that means I’m either going to work (plenty of charging options) or on a trip. I’ve covered the latter case with the power bank.

What, you would always bring a spare with you?

The only things I bring with me are keys, wallet, and phone. If I’m traveling somewhere far (road trip or flight), I’ll bring a power bank. Even if my phone had easily rechargeable batteries, I wouldn’t bother with them.

What’s the alternative for phones? My last phone had about 2-3 days battery life and I ran into this issue more frequently because I didn’t need to have a routine. My current phone lasts about a day and a half, so my routine is to charge at night, but if I forget, I charge in the morning or at work.

In the old days with easy to swap batteries, I never brought a spare with me because that required more planning than charging at night. In the old old days of flip and candybar phones, they lasted a week, so recharging wasn’t a big deal.

The controller situation is different. I have both an Xbox 360 and a DS4, and the DS4 is less fussy. Why? I only need to charge it like once a week given how much I play, so it’s more like the old flip phone.

Stop it with the ad-hominem attacks.

Maybe once a year? Plugging a cable in for 20 min isn’t asking a lot.

Nah, Plan 9 is the real Unix.

No, it’s more that cheaters go for the easiest option. If that’s Linux, then they’ll use Linux.

The issue isn’t Linux users, but game devs/anticheat devs not putting in the effort to find a proper solution.

And that’s honestly how all anticheat should work: opt in if you’re okay with the spyware, or don’t if you’re comfortable finding a other solution.

Nice. Mine is a bit newer, but it wasn’t long ago that I rocked a Phenom CPU with a 700 series GPU, which I later upgraded to a 900 series.

I’m now on something a bit newer with an AMD Ryzen 5600 and 6650XT, but that rig isn’t all that different from what I ran before this one.

Eh, its usefulness to those who know is often overstated. Just spell things out once at the start and abbreviate the rest of the time and you get most of the benefits of both…

Might as well call it Niteblox.