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Proton is now enabled by default on Steam to make Linux gaming simpler (www.gamingonlinux.com)
submitted 1 year ago* by to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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[+] -9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

"make it easier" meanwhile Steam is still only 32-bit

Edit: I forgot Lemmy users need everything explained - many package managers require manual intervention to enable multi-lib repos in order to install 32-bit software, hence why having 64-bit binaries would be easier. ✨

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    That, itself, doesn't really make using steam and more difficult

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    If that doesn't make it more difficult to use, then enabling Proton by default doesn't either. Most distros I've used require enabling multi-lib repos in the package manager just to try installing steam - you're telling me that isn't added difficulty?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    All 64 but cpus can run 32 bit processes just fine, and many distros enable multilib, or have some sort of alternative (e.g. SNAP) by default. Only distro I've had to do that on is arch... And that's a DIY distro, so that makes sense.

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