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What LINUX is good with STEAM?

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Hyp3rZ3r0

Along with compatible Drivers and Performance

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jan0s1k

Any.

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Scorcher24

Use Ubuntu if you never used any Linux.

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Brotbaum

Almost every distro, but the noob-friendliest is Ubuntu.

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satoru

Ubuntu is probably the best place to start. Pretty much works 'out of the box' for 80% of stuff.

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Hyp3rZ3r0

I used SUSE and FEDORA, but that was way back

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Brotbaum

The Steam client is officially for Ubuntu but AFAIK it also works on other distros. With the drivers and performance almost all distros are the same (the performance depends more on the desktop environment). Just use the one you most like.

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PomstaZLesa

actually its for any Debian, and as I know, it dont work with other linuxe's than debian-core

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Brotbaum

Just because it's in a .deb package doesn't have to mean that it's only for Debian based distros. When you have the dependencies you just have to extract the files from the package and run it, AFAIK there are even some guides on the discussions page of the Linux hub.

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PomstaZLesa

in that case, you are right xD

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splatterb0y

Ubuntu 12.04 is the official supported distribution. afaik.

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BrutoDetestsDT

You shouldn't base your choice on this. Steam client should run on every Linux distribution or at least the main ones.

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beep23

I used Ubuntu. It was a headache to uninstall it.

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Hyp3rZ3r0

well, as long as i dont need to "Make file" "Make this" "Make that" run in CMD 70% of the time and geting stacks of Unstable Updates id be fine :)
thanx

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ChiP

you should use ubuntu is the easiest and more user friendly, i think it's what you are looking for.

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smog0

ubuntu

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Aziraphale1981

I prefer Xubuntu over standard ubuntu, i just can't get used to the starter thingy on the side. :/

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Tuxilero

I recomend you linux MINT... ubuntu with unity is not much user like, at least for me ...

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ChiP

he can always install gnome shell if the problem it's unity interface

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dymoblade

I love Linux Mint, and what they're getting at. Only problem is, Steam doesn't seem to like it much. Well, back to Ubuntu with Gnome for me.

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Glotzeulor

Running Mint, Steam works flawless for me.

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Hyp3rZ3r0

o.O that "unity interface" look something like Windows 8 START PAGE witch looks like a Updated HD version of Windows 2.1 lol...
Thanx for all the comments

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Brotbaum

When you don't like Unity I recommend you Ubuntu with KDE, it is more like Windows and it's IMO the best desktop environment. You can also easily customize it to look like you want.

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Frozen4322

Using Linux Mint 14, Steam runs flawlessly!

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HenryLeonheart

Ubuntu with Gnome Shell... perfect

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MattyMatt

The one with the penguin, get that one.

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nerka99

I know its an old post but hey it's as good as any
... let me be a bit harsh here, everyone who want's to install Linux to try Steam, shouldn't. Yeah i know it may sound crazy but you should install Linux because you want to try to use and more importantly learn to use new system. If you install new system to try some program you will get burn horribly and you will join squadron of internet trolls whining how shitty Linux is after using it for few hours.

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gnoj

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and 12.10 are the only officially supported distros, and as mentioned earlier probably the most "noob" friendly for those new to Linux. Linux Mint appears to be the most popular non-Ubuntu distro among Steam users at least. You can get a good idea of how popular various distros are relative to one another by following the page hit rankings at DistroWatch.com.

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insane7

I guess Ubuntu? I don't really ever used Linux.

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Closed 12 years ago by Hyp3rZ3r0.