cm0002@lemmy.world to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoSteam's Latest Client Update Introduces Many Refinements for Linuxnews.itsfoss.comexternal-linkmessage-square115fedilinkarrow-up1205arrow-down13
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minus-squarepea@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·17 days agoI had this until I switched to flatpak version a year ago. That helped both with graphics driver issues and the stability of the main client for me.
minus-squareKillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·17 days agoflatpak is the official release of steam iirc, so that’s why.
minus-squareLaurel Raven@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 days agoWell, then… Maybe I’ll switch, I’ve been adamantly using the one in the Mint repos
minus-squaremsage@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-217 days agoYou can use Flatpak as well?
minus-squarejabathekek@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·17 days agoI assumed I could, but (also assumed) it was difficult to do so and would introduce fuckyness. I was wrong!
minus-squareLucidNightmare@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·17 days agoThe problem with using flat pack version of Steam for me was the weird folder structure for installing games. I like my stuff to be easy to remember and human readable. I.e. Home/Games instead of 726284783/737384/*installed game
I had this until I switched to flatpak version a year ago. That helped both with graphics driver issues and the stability of the main client for me.
flatpak is the official release of steam iirc, so that’s why.
Well, then… Maybe I’ll switch, I’ve been adamantly using the one in the Mint repos
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You can use Flatpak as well?
I assumed I could, but (also assumed) it was difficult to do so and would introduce fuckyness. I was wrong!
The problem with using flat pack version of Steam for me was the weird folder structure for installing games. I like my stuff to be easy to remember and human readable. I.e. Home/Games instead of 726284783/737384/*installed game