Steam Client Now Enables Proton by Default for Games without Native Linux Builds
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I struggled with Steam on Linux to undo enabling Proton on a Linux-native game. I wiped a machine to go back to just the native setting. Still didn't work. Tried hacking the metadata in Steam. Didn't work. Could not disable Proton.
I get it that everyone is thrilled about this. I'm not.Steam automatically uses the native version if one is available, unless you override the compatibility tool to be Proton instead of the Linux runtime on a per-game basis. Nothing changed in that regard.
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Steam automatically uses the native version if one is available, unless you override the compatibility tool to be Proton instead of the Linux runtime on a per-game basis. Nothing changed in that regard.
It was bugged. Did not work as you say. Its been at least a year. Pissed me right the fuk off tho. I'm done w/steam on linux for now.
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I struggled with Steam on Linux to undo enabling Proton on a Linux-native game. I wiped a machine to go back to just the native setting. Still didn't work. Tried hacking the metadata in Steam. Didn't work. Could not disable Proton.
I get it that everyone is thrilled about this. I'm not.I never encountered that, but Steam can get weirdly stuck on a Proton update or setting if you start manually messing with its library folders. For as much as people like their contributions to the ecosystem it's still a private, for-profit storefront and they're not particularly keen on you fiddling with it or in supporting you when/if you do.
That said, I haven't had that issue. In theory Proton shouldn't mess with your native software regardless of your options setting being on or off. Presumably even with it defaulted to on if you switch it off manually things would go back to showing all non-native software as "unavailable" again, right?
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I never encountered that, but Steam can get weirdly stuck on a Proton update or setting if you start manually messing with its library folders. For as much as people like their contributions to the ecosystem it's still a private, for-profit storefront and they're not particularly keen on you fiddling with it or in supporting you when/if you do.
That said, I haven't had that issue. In theory Proton shouldn't mess with your native software regardless of your options setting being on or off. Presumably even with it defaulted to on if you switch it off manually things would go back to showing all non-native software as "unavailable" again, right?
No. The slider did not turn off. I hacked the metadata to turn it off. That didn't work either. Annoying as hell.
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No. The slider did not turn off. I hacked the metadata to turn it off. That didn't work either. Annoying as hell.
Yeah, that sucks. I've had it get stuck trying to update Proton for a game that no longer existed on an external drive. Steam definitely isn't as "works every time out of the box" as people around here like to claim, and its reliance on reproducing itself to its last state, even if that state is broken, can be super annoying.
But hey, I still think having access to all the games it can run in your system should be the default, even if it warns you when you are doing so under Proton.
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Microsoft did nothing because they thought they had the upper hand, then they started pleasing investors.
Maybe that wasn’t the best idea. Anyway, I’m using Mint "Cinnamon" since Friday and it’s amazing.
Mint is love. Mint is life.
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Yeah, that sucks. I've had it get stuck trying to update Proton for a game that no longer existed on an external drive. Steam definitely isn't as "works every time out of the box" as people around here like to claim, and its reliance on reproducing itself to its last state, even if that state is broken, can be super annoying.
But hey, I still think having access to all the games it can run in your system should be the default, even if it warns you when you are doing so under Proton.
Right. I'm just being cranky because it irritated me. Steam is an outstanding tool. When I had my issues, the linux version was probably less developed.
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NO FUCKING WONDER!
I was messing around with a new fedora install last night and when I clicked the “Linux compatible “ button nothing changed and I could not figure out why. Everything was just able to be installed. This is great!
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Nice. Saves a step.
Now I wish there were a way to force Proton games to run in Gamescope. I usually add it as a launch option because it makes some games play nicer with the window manager.
I know it can be done with steamtinkerlaunch, but that is still kind of a workaround.
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I wonder if it will default to Proton-GE or smth, if you install it before you open steam?
You set the version in compatibility options (per Steam, not per game).
Unless they changed something, it won't automatically update GE-Proton though like it does Proton Experimental.
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I struggled with Steam on Linux to undo enabling Proton on a Linux-native game. I wiped a machine to go back to just the native setting. Still didn't work. Tried hacking the metadata in Steam. Didn't work. Could not disable Proton.
I get it that everyone is thrilled about this. I'm not.Right click the game, click settings, click "compatibility" and choose "Linux Runtime" from the drop down.
If it is not a Linux native game, it will not be an option.
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You set the version in compatibility options (per Steam, not per game).
Unless they changed something, it won't automatically update GE-Proton though like it does Proton Experimental.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]I mean, you can* absolutely also set it per game. I only switch over to GE-Proton if there's an issue with a specific game.
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I wish they* would add the ProtonDB rating to the store pages now when you're browsing from the Linux client (or as an account setting). The SteamOS compatibility rating just doesn't tell the whole story.
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You set the version in compatibility options (per Steam, not per game).
Unless they changed something, it won't automatically update GE-Proton though like it does Proton Experimental.
Oh ok, thank you.
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Been two years since I've touched Windows. Microsoft isn't needed.
Same, except seven.
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Its probly still buggy as fuk. I gave up on it.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]It hasn't been "buggy as fuk" for at least half a decade. Why are you spreading misinformation?
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I wish they* would add the ProtonDB rating to the store pages now when you're browsing from the Linux client (or as an account setting). The SteamOS compatibility rating just doesn't tell the whole story.
Have you run into many games that don't work on Proton? I've yet to encounter a single one myself, though I'm sure they exist.
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Have you run into many games that don't work on Proton? I've yet to encounter a single one myself, though I'm sure they exist.
Just chiming in as someone who's relatively new to Linux gaming for anyone curious or on the fence. In the 4 months or so of being on Arch Linux, I have encountered zero games that don't run despite playing a large variety of games.
I'm not saying they don't exist, and I'm not saying there aren't hiccups or bugs out there, but boy is it a lot closer to "completely seamless" than I think most people imagine.
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Have you run into many games that don't work on Proton? I've yet to encounter a single one myself, though I'm sure they exist.
Star Trucker has some stuttering that GE-Proton9-27 solves for me. Pacific Drive also had some crashing issues, played through that on GE-Proton9-25. It doesn't come up heaps, but I'm glad for GE-Proton when it does.
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Just chiming in as someone who's relatively new to Linux gaming for anyone curious or on the fence. In the 4 months or so of being on Arch Linux, I have encountered zero games that don't run despite playing a large variety of games.
I'm not saying they don't exist, and I'm not saying there aren't hiccups or bugs out there, but boy is it a lot closer to "completely seamless" than I think most people imagine.
Yeah, given there's the occasional windows game that won't work on a random Windows pc, it feels like we've already reached parity.
