ProtonDB: Look Up Windows Game Testing on Linux from Valve's Proton
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@scottalanmiller Oh wow, that's badass.
Ugh, what about drivers though...I had a hell of a time installing nvidia drivers. I have a GTX 1070 in my HP Omen laptop, with a Gen 7 i7 something
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@kamidon said in ProtonDB: Look Up Windows Game Testing on Linux from Valve's Proton:
@scottalanmiller Oh wow, that's badass.
Ugh, what about drivers though...I had a hell of a time installing nvidia drivers. I have a GTX 1070 in my HP Omen laptop, with a Gen 7 i7 something
Under normal conditions, there is absolutely nothing to do. Just install and everything is handled for you. There are exceptions, normally with less common laptops using multiple graphics cards, but for normal Nvidia and Radeon, everything is so much easier than on Windows.
Ubuntu, for example, just install and select "third party drivers" during install and it handles everything for you, unlike Windows where you constantly have to deal with a buggy third party Nvidia installer than causes all kinds of problems.
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@scottalanmiller what distro are you using to game? I think proton is being tested most on Ubuntu but I have heard good things about Arch as well
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@wirestyle22 said in ProtonDB: Look Up Windows Game Testing on Linux from Valve's Proton:
@scottalanmiller what distro are you using to game? I think proton is being tested most on Ubuntu but I have heard good things about Arch as well
I never use Arch, it's so goofy. Ubuntu and Fedora are what I use. Fedora is the only place I've tested Proton.
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@scottalanmiller How was the game compatibility versus the two? identical?
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@wirestyle22 said in ProtonDB: Look Up Windows Game Testing on Linux from Valve's Proton:
@scottalanmiller How was the game compatibility versus the two? identical?
Yeah, never noticed anything.
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@scottalanmiller How's Fedora these days for daily desktop use? I haven't really looked at it since probably version 20, and only recently on the server side. From what I have seen though, it seems like a real nice choice.
Solus and Ubuntu were what I saw most frequently recommended for Linux gaming. I can't stand Ubuntu, so I'll likely decide between Solus and Fedora.
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amazing tech, and works near-identical but due to anti cheat engines being in nature closed and deep-rooted in windows kernel many games won't work if they utilize anti-cheat
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@Emad-R said in ProtonDB: Look Up Windows Game Testing on Linux from Valve's Proton:
amazing tech, and works near-identical but due to anti cheat engines being in nature closed and deep-rooted in windows kernel many games won't work if they utilize and anti-cheat
Ohhhhh...yeah that's a problem lol
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@srsmith said in ProtonDB: Look Up Windows Game Testing on Linux from Valve's Proton:
@scottalanmiller How's Fedora these days for daily desktop use? I haven't really looked at it since probably version 20, and only recently on the server side. From what I have seen though, it seems like a real nice choice.
Solus and Ubuntu were what I saw most frequently recommended for Linux gaming. I can't stand Ubuntu, so I'll likely decide between Solus and Fedora.
I like Solus a lot, but so little is available for it. Fedora has been awesome for desktop use. I use Cinnamon with it.
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Fedora 30 with Cinnamon is what I use on my desktop and my laptop. My dad uses it on his desktop, and is about to switch is laptop to it. @mary uses it for her desktop, and about to switch her laptop.
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Same for me. Fedora + Cinnamon. Been my installed OS on desktop and laptop since Fedora 25.
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I wish a person could buy a new laptop with no OS and without the added cost of a Windows license. I'm leery of buying used. Basically a plain HP or Dell for general use. Don't need the overpriced System76 stuff either.
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@brandon220 said in ProtonDB: Look Up Windows Game Testing on Linux from Valve's Proton:
I wish a person could buy a new laptop with no OS and without the added cost of a Windows license. I'm leery of buying used. Basically a plain HP or Dell for general use. Don't need the overpriced System76 stuff either.
Once in a while you can, but not often. However, the amount of money paid for Windows is pretty small on Home machines. Smaller than you think because of their volume deals. MS has to price is low enough to stop them from selling OS-less options.
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@JaredBusch I never hear about OpenSuse, how do you all feel about that OS?
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@scottalanmiller Makes sense. I don't want dual boot. I just want to get an affordable NEW laptop with a NEW battery and throw Fedora WS on it. Running KVM may be nice to have a Win10 VM but not a necessity.
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@brandon220 said in ProtonDB: Look Up Windows Game Testing on Linux from Valve's Proton:
I wish a person could buy a new laptop with no OS and without the added cost of a Windows license. I'm leery of buying used. Basically a plain HP or Dell for general use. Don't need the overpriced System76 stuff either.
Really, a Windows home license is like $50, it barely matters unless you're talking about a $500 laptop and those are generally shit.
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@Dashrender Haha no doubt...c'mon now, Windows isn't all that much.
Especially now that you can grab keys from like...what's that site? Keys.com or some crap. Sure it's fishy, but I've had a few friends claim the sites work well.
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@Dashrender I haven't bought anything with a "home" license in a very long time. You are right. I need to start looking again. My current laptop is almost 6 years old.
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@brandon220 said in ProtonDB: Look Up Windows Game Testing on Linux from Valve's Proton:
@Dashrender I haven't bought anything with a "home" license in a very long time. You are right. I need to start looking again. My current laptop is almost 6 years old.
Even an OEM Pro license probably doesn't add more than $120 to the machine, and likely less.
