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I'd argue the success of the Steam Deck is evidence of the Linux desktop's maturity. The normal game UI is just another Wayland session, and it's a fully functi
by tapoxi 4y ago
I'd argue the success of the Steam Deck is evidence of the Linux desktop's maturity. The normal game UI is just another Wayland session, and it's a fully functional PC running Arch Linux. KDE is installed and easily accessible.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 4y agoI'd say the success of the Steam Deck is a testament to the maturity of the Windows API[0]. Old enough and reliable enough that it is a better target for games on Linux than Linux Desktop's own shit show. [0] and of course the efforts of the WINE project and proton.
- tristanbvk 4y agoYou're not wrong regarding Wine but that may be the ONLY good aspect of Windows on a technical note.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 4y agoThere's a lot of good aspects of Windows. The NT kernel is actually really good, the driver model is largely user mode, it had application-specific sound mixing, PowerShell is really good, etc. Don't succumb to fanboyism.
- tristanbvk 4y agoHaving a lot of user mode stuff does tickle my fancy, being someone who is very keen on microkernels (despite windows being a hybrid), I can appreciste some of their design choices.
- fullstop 4y agoIt's also worth mentioning that the Steam Deck uses systemd as well.