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

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

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

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        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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          "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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          They'll get there. The LAST thing we want is for them to rush Steam 64 bit. What we have is pretty damn stable.

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            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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            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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