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any body got any news on steam for linux

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  • #302
    matrim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,518 ✭✭✭matrim


    shizz wrote: »
    I tried to run serious Sam last night but upon starting it it said it couldn't verify my drivers. I continued anyway to horrendous play back. I had my graphics card turned on but i didn't optirun the game. Could this be the issue?

    It's a bit awkard to run using optirun. You have to start steam then add the steam libraries to the LD path. Look at the steam forum for details

    Setting up games to run with optirun is the biggest issue so far for me. Every game is slightly different.

    Anyone tried prime / primus instead of optirun? Have heard the performance is much better


  • #303
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    the year of linux gaming
    http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI2Mzk
    In 2013 we will see Valve Software bring their other popular titles to Linux like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Half-Life 2, etc. We'll also see other advancements to the Steam Linux client and Source Engine. It's also not a pipe-dream to think that for future Valve games (Half-Life 3?) that there will be same-day (or near same-day) Linux support and that their new game engine is being designed with Linux in mind

    Does phornoix know something we dont?
    they have in the past and openly said we cant say more.


  • #304
    shizz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,506 ✭✭✭shizz


    matrim wrote: »
    It's a bit awkard to run using optirun. You have to start steam then add the steam libraries to the LD path. Look at the steam forum for details

    Setting up games to run with optirun is the biggest issue so far for me. Every game is slightly different.

    Anyone tried prime / primus instead of optirun? Have heard the performance is much better

    I tried doing what was suggested. Didn't work. Kept saying the sam3 executable could not be found even thought I was in the directory.

    Also installed primus but I'm having problems with it and using the experimental 310 driver.


  • #305
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    shizz wrote: »

    I tried doing what was suggested. Didn't work. Kept saying the sam3 executable could not be found even thought I was in the directory.

    Also installed primus but I'm having problems with it and using the experimental 310 driver.
    I'll keep an eye out for your driver there a site that I was linked to that gave them As .deb
    What OS are you running
    Can't link till tomorrow , on phone and can't remember it's name


  • #306
    shizz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,506 ✭✭✭shizz


    bpb101 wrote: »
    I'll keep an eye out for your driver there a site that I was linked to that gave them As .deb
    What OS are you running
    Can't link till tomorrow , on phone and can't remember it's name

    I had to previously alter the optirun config to get it to work with 310 but I haven't found a similar tutorial regarding primusrun so I just altered a file to try direct it towards "nvidia-experimental-310" instead of "nvidia-current".

    Using ubuntu 12.10


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  • #307
    JJJJNR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭JJJJNR


    Can anyone recommend a dual sceen card for gaming that is verified for use with ubuntu.


  • #308
    djmarkus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,606 ✭✭✭djmarkus


    JJJJNR wrote: »
    Can anyone recommend a dual sceen card for gaming that is verified for use with ubuntu.

    Any newish NVIDIA card should be fine.


  • #309
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    JJJJNR wrote: »
    Can anyone recommend a dual sceen card for gaming that is verified for use with ubuntu.
    try Ubuntu forums
    wouldn’t say you would have the best answer here tbh


  • #310
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    shizz wrote: »
    I had to previously alter the optirun config to get it to work with 310 but I haven't found a similar tutorial regarding primusrun so I just altered a file to try direct it towards "nvidia-experimental-310" instead of "nvidia-current".

    Using ubuntu 12.10
    Cant seem, to see it in above posts , what card do you have?


  • #311
    shizz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,506 ✭✭✭shizz


    bpb101 wrote: »
    Cant seem, to see it in above posts , what card do you have?

    Nvidia GT540M


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  • #312
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    good news ,
    There was a new released of the drivers not last month ( 13 dec)
    and somebody already has a ppa found here


  • #313
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    Any Red orchestra 2 players here?
    Any Red Orchestra 2 players want to play on linux - There MIGHT Be hope.
    http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI2NDk
    In an exchange on Twitter between Ryan Gordon (Ported The killing floor and Red Orchestra 1 to linux ( under unreal 2.5)) and John Gibson, the President of Tripwire Interactive, there's now hope for seeing a Linux port of Red Orchestra 2. Gibson congratulated Gordon on getting Unreal Engine 3 to work on Linux and says that "we should talk" after Gordon mentioned "RO2."


    Twitter covo
    Fist quote 19 dec
    2nd quote 19 dec
    3rd quote today
    Derrick Ridda ‏@DerRidda @icculus So Mr. Gordon, any shenanigans with TWI and RO2 happening as a result of your UE3 work? RO2 on the Linuxes and I'd soil my pants.
    Details

    Ryan C. Gordon ‏@icculus @DerRidda I don't know, what do you think about a Linux port of RO2, @RammJaeger? :)

    John Gibson ‏@RammJaeger @icculus @derridda Great news you got UE3 working on Linux. We should talk ;)


  • #314
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    steam linux console?
    ubuntu phone?

    A new Item BY ubuntu - its related ,could be
    just read


  • #315
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    Welcome to the year, of Linux Gaming!


  • #316
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    bpb101 wrote: »
    steam linux console?
    ubuntu phone?

    A new Item BY ubuntu - its related ,could be
    just read

    It had better be ubuntu for android. I keep getting miffed when I check the page and see that they haven't released a release date yet!


  • #317
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    Khannie wrote: »
    It had better be ubuntu for android. I keep getting miffed when I check the page and see that they haven't released a release date yet!
    http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/09/meet-the-nexphone-an-ubuntu-based-smartphone-pc-tablet-and-laptop-in-one

    it raised just over $3800 of its $950,000 goal. Dont expect it that soon

    plus from what i can read, it seams to be something 'new' not adding to an existing product design - could be wrong though


    EDIT: I Thinks its a smartphone design - why?
    http://www.ubuntu.com/ and i quote " so close you can. [time till released inserted here] almost touch it.

    pun on touch ?

    EDIT 2: deffently phone
    "That’s why Unity in 2013 will be all about mobile – bringing Ubuntu to phones and tablets.....Broadening the Ubuntu community to include mobile developers who need new tools and frameworks to create mobile software." - Mark Shuttleworth -26 December 2012 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/


  • #318
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    bpb101 wrote: »
    http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/09/meet-the-nexphone-an-ubuntu-based-smartphone-pc-tablet-and-laptop-in-one

    it raised just over $3800 of its $950,000 goal. Dont expect it that soon

    Ah Ubuntu for Android is different to that. I wouldn't see the reason to shell out for an unknown brand when Ubuntu have told me that my HTC will run it some time "in 2012". :)

    I think you're right with the "touch" thing though. I'll tell you what though...if it's ubuntu for android, my holiday time suddenly became zero. :)


  • #319
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    well with just over 3 hours the new years surprise will be announced , this suggest that a Linux console will be released around June .


  • #320
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    LIVE at 5:45 - discuss the mystery


    Join Benjamin Kerensa, Bilal Akhtar and José Antonio Rey with guest Jono Bacon to discuss the exciting Ubuntu product announcement today. We invite OMG! readers and Ubuntu users to join us and share their thoughts on the Ubuntu product being announce today.
    Time: 17:45 UTC (Click Here)
    Date: Today

    shít edit : never gave a link


    LINK IS ON OMG UBUNTU http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/01/ubuntu-product-launch-omg-google-hangout


  • #321
    shizz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,506 ✭✭✭shizz


    They have announced an Ubuntu Phone OS. I would link but EVERYTHING IS DOWN!


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  • #322
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    shizz wrote: »
    They have announced an Ubuntu Phone OS. I would link but EVERYTHING IS DOWN!
    http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/01/ubuntu-phone-os-unveiled-by-canonical

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpWHJDLsqTU


  • #323
    Masked Man
    Registered Users Posts: 2,546 ✭✭✭Masked Man


    Somebody should probably start a thread on it. nothing really to do with steam.

    I hope it's not a huge mistake (which it probably is).


  • #324
    Howlin1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 152 ✭✭Howlin1


    http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/phone hmm


  • #325
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    yea, i think your right masked man . i belive i had started one a few months ago.ill look it up - there was talk however of it begin related to steam but we were not that lucky

    EDIT: Lets end this here and pick it up here


  • #326
    shizz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,506 ✭✭✭shizz


    I was going to but put one in the Mobile forum to try generate some outside interest as well haha


  • #327
    Grudaire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,620 ✭✭✭Grudaire


    Yeah, I don't know if the linux console idea will happen, it may be too soon to have a console released that will have far far less games than the competition..


  • #328
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    Cliste wrote: »
    Yeah, I don't know if the linux console idea will happen, it may be too soon to have a console released that will have far far less games than the competition..
    posted a linux console for june or march


  • #329
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    hey folks, Serious sam 3 is now only 5.99 - voted by the community ( ids say a lot of linux nuts had their vote)

    only for the next 9 and a half hours though so get the cards out quick


  • #330
    djmarkus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,606 ✭✭✭djmarkus


    Fcuk, already bought at 9.99. FML


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  • #331
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    Some Stats ive aquired ,( Needed a calulator for the sums #1stworldproblems )
    Here Yous Go

    About 1% using linux

    Thoughts?

    235051.png


  • #332
    PrzemoF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭PrzemoF


    bpb101 wrote: »
    About 1% using linux

    Thoughts?

    Huge growth over January 2012 - a couple month ago it was ZERO! :rolleyes:

    If steam goes ahead with linux based console the stats might change in very short time.


  • #333
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    PrzemoF wrote: »
    Huge growth over January 2012 - a couple month ago it was ZERO! :rolleyes:

    If steam goes ahead with linux based console the stats might change in very short time.

    no, I would say there would be a specical os type ( even if running ubuntu that the survey would detect ie. Valve Console os and i dont know wheater their will be a survey form them.
    would be intresting to see


  • #334
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    few games added
    http://gamingonlinux.com/index.php?threads%2Fnew-games-on-the-way-for-steam-linux.1597%2F


  • #335
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    Not a bad start for the year of Linux gaming
    Steam console will be ready by the end of the year
    http://www.gamingonlinux.com/index.php?threads%2Flinux-based-steam-console-confirmed-for-this-year.1598%2F


  • #336
    Setun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,805 ✭✭✭Setun


    Picked up Serious Sam a few days ago. Co-op is a blast (pardon the pun), especially with the kamikaze onslaught in the first level! I'm tempted to pick up Superbrothers: Swords and Sorcery EP too at some stage, looks v interesting.

    Has anybody found any bugs yet? Steam chat has been a bit buggy for me - occasional window focusing issues causing strange keyboard shortcut conflicts. Otherwise it seems fine so far :)


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  • #337
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    Setun wrote: »
    Picked up Serious Sam a few days ago. Co-op is a blast (pardon the pun), especially with the kamikaze onslaught in the first level! I'm tempted to pick up Superbrothers: Swords and Sorcery EP too at some stage, looks v interesting.

    Has anybody found any bugs yet? Steam chat has been a bit buggy for me - occasional window focusing issues causing strange keyboard shortcut conflicts. Otherwise it seems fine so far :)
    A new person joins



    Yea , when i get a message , it pops up in the bottom right but thats it ,no flashing window no chat window opens ( unless i click the message) i have to click "send message" to see the message


  • #338
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI2ODE


  • #339
    Setun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,805 ✭✭✭Setun


    bpb101 wrote: »
    A new person joins



    Yea , when i get a message , it pops up in the bottom right but thats it ,no flashing window no chat window opens ( unless i click the message) i have to click "send message" to see the message
    Well I've been a linux user for a while now, Steam is new for me though :) I'm hoping for some ports of classic Valve games, rather than go through the bother of running them on Wine. Have they released any news on Half Life / Portal etc? Or do you think they'll only support new games?


  • #340
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    Setun wrote: »
    Well I've been a linux user for a while now, Steam is new for me though :) I'm hoping for some ports of classic Valve games, rather than go through the bother of running them on Wine. Have they released any news on Half Life / Portal etc? Or do you think they'll only support new games?
    The Only news i have on portal was that offical beta testers of the limited beta, including myeslf , were given portal 1 , however it does not work on linux , nor is there any betas of any description available


  • #341
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    doom 3 BFG nearly there
    http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI2ODg


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  • #342
    Squeaky the Squirrel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,190 ✭✭✭Squeaky the Squirrel


    Steam Hardware & Software Survey: December 2012

    Here is how things looked like for December 2012 on Steam, in order of biggest to smallest share:

    Windows 7: 70.47 percent
    Windows XP: 10.44 percent
    Windows vista: 6.96 percent
    Windows 8: 6.93 percent
    OS X: 3.72 percent
    Ubuntu: 0.8 percent

    Breaking down the numbers even more, here is how each operating system version fared:

    steam_december_2012.png


    While it may not be immediately clear, Windows 8 was the only version of Microsoft’s desktop operating system to gain share, as gamers spent the holiday season ditching Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP for the latest and greatest. At the same time, many chose to go with OS X as well as Ubuntu.

    http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/01/05/at-the-end-of-2012-steam-users-ditch-windows-7-vista-and-xp-for-windows-8-os-x-and-ubuntu/



    Don't mind me if already posted.


  • #343
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    Squeaky the Squirrel wrote: »

    While it may not be immediately clear, Windows 8 was the only version of Microsoft’s desktop operating system to gain share, as gamers spent the holiday season ditching Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP for the latest and greatest. At the same time, many chose to go with OS X as well as Ubuntu.

    ive found it ussaly takes a month till people get pissed off and format windows 8 - next month i think this will be different. - imo

    small jump in windows 7 32 bit though


  • #344
    Grudaire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,620 ✭✭✭Grudaire


    So... this is the device (with no indication of the software)

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20949071
    Video game maker Valve has unveiled a modular PC designed to let users to play Steam games on their TV.

    Looks pretty cool IMO :)


  • #345
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    Cliste wrote: »
    So... this is the device (with no indication of the software)

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20949071



    Looks pretty cool IMO :)
    well , at least you got some news:)

    i sent an email to steam support there after the Christmas, since this week is the first week back to work for most business i was patient. Today i got a very detailed response to my question. The good news is , there is a category support for Linux.

    Here a screenshot of my message about l4d2 and steam support on the matter.
    235457.png


  • #346
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    A picture says 1000 words , however a video says more

    http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI2OTY

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isfqiYG7wiI


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmN9CDgnFTc



    Valve electronics engineer Ben Krasnow confirms linux on steam box
    www.pcgamer.com/2013/01/07/valve-spokesperson-says-steam-box-will-use-linux-is-due-for-full-reveal-in-2013/


  • #347
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    sorry about the delay in posting , 33 minutes out this time

    Steam Client Beta Available
    There's a new Steam Beta client available. To access the Beta, go to File -> Settings. On the Account tab press the Change... button to open the Beta Participation dialog. Then Select "Steam Beta Update", and allow Steam to restart itself. Here are the specific changes:

    - Fixed layout of installation wizard when installing multiple apps.
    - Fixed rare occurrence of prompting a user to accept the same Steam Subscriber Agreements multiple times.
    - Big Picture: Added support for notifying the user when logging into an account that has already logged in on another machine
    - Big Picture: Fixed bug where chat notifications might not be displayed when in game.
    - Big Picture: Fixed possibly displaying multiple countdown timers in the store
    - Big Picture: Fixed loading animations disappearing before loading was complete
    - Big Picture: Fixed crash when entering Big Picture mode while in a voice chat
    - Linux: add support for custom Steam library folders
    - Linux: fix bug w/notifications stealing focus
    - Linux: fix bug that caused text to be entered backwards in edit fields
    - Linux: fix overlay crash w/Amnesia: The Dark Descent Demo
    - Linux: fix overlay crash w/The Critter Chronicles
    - Linux: fix "Retrieve A Lost Account" wizard causing steam to minimize
    - Linux: fix Turkish characters showing up correctly in Steam updater window
    - Linux: remove game icons when removing a game
    - Linux: fix bug causing menus to close when a sub-menu closes
    - Linux: fix bug with usernames ending with '.'
    - Linux: fix bug w/Steam changing global mouse cursor theme


  • #348
    bpb101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    valve's gabe newell has CONFIRMED that linux will be installed on the steam box
    and will be extremely open. However, it wont be hard to put windows on to though.

    http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI3MDI


  • #349
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Good chance now that I will buy one of these. Hell...I might even replace my HTPC with it.


  • #350
    d31b0y
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,028 ✭✭✭d31b0y


    I wouldn't be throwing out my HTPC just yet.

    If this is to be good enough to play the newest games and have a half decent shelf life, then I can see these being on the pricey side.

    Valve might be able to absord some of the price, much like Sony and Microsoft do with there consoles. The difference is, the MS and Sony consoles are completely closed hardware and can only run approved software.

    If this is as open as they say it will be, and I see no reason to think otherwise, there is no way valve will be able to absorb anywhere near as much as the closed competitors hardware.


  • #351
    shizz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,506 ✭✭✭shizz


    I'm not too sure what to think of it to be honest. I think I'll only really be able to understand what they're trying to do and maybe see their idea when it gets nearer to coming out because at the moment I can't really see what they are going for.


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