I'll keep saying it, because it keeps coming up. If you're working in the FreeDesktop, Linux, or Flatpak spaces, you need to understand this, even if you don't personally care about gaming or Steam Deck.
@cassidy Personally I've heard about immutable distributions for some time but never tried any. Now that I own a Steam Deck I realized how viable they are with flatpak!
It works really well on the Steam Deck because it uses Steam Input to bind controller movements to keyboard/mouse events. It's very playable when roaming the world and a bit more fiddly in GUIs - you need to move a mouse cursor with the right touchpad rather than it snapping to things quickly
As for other platforms, see the following wiki page. We're currently working on Minetest 5.9, one of the big changes will be rewriting our input code using SDL2. This will allow us to support gamepads natively with a better user experience
@gamingonlinux
hmm.. I've been contemplating installing this.. as I want to use my deck as a full fledge system (windows 10 for controller/anticheat workarounds with linux for everything else).. On one hand steamos is built with the deck but on the other Bazzite is more stable and up-to-date without missing features... it's a tough decision. since this os can be dualbooted and play waydroid..
@gamingonlinux you seem to know this machine well. I really want to play some retro pc games like descent, heretic, doom, rise of the triad. Is the Steamdeck something I should be interested in?
People who dig the #SteamDeck: here's @bkardell and @Meyerweb from @igalia, who I did not know were doing lots of work on the Deck, talking to other Igalia people who are doing lots of work to make the Steam Deck better. Interesting podcast!
Von den ersten Versionen eines Steam-Clients für Linux über Proton, das #SteamDeck und ausgefeilte Versionen von Tools wie #HeroicGamesLauncher oder #Lutris war es ein langer Weg. Die letzten zehn Jahre ist viel passiert im Linux-Gaming, wir haben den aktuellen Stand aufgeschrieben und er kann sich sehen lassen.
I want to share an awesome tool called SteamDeck Refresh Rate Unlocker that I recently discovered. This script offers the ability to unlock the refresh rate of your Steam Deck's display, extending beyond the default range of 40Hz to 60Hz. With this tool, you can now achieve a maximum refresh rate of 70Hz, and even lower rates...
I wanted to post this here since I want to help as much as I can in my own way to people coming here for the first time. I hope it is useful and helpful! I tried to assume low knowledge with the Fediverse in my responses which I collected here from a different post and assembled into a single article....
@steamdeckhq And I’ve just bought a new Steam Deck 64GB and upgraded it to 1TB :-( Would be cool if Valve offers the OLED display as replacement for the LCD #SteamDeck.
@pyrox@steamdeckhq I'd start your return now. The housings are quite different so you won't be able to upgrade the screen. That SSD upgrade will work in the new one tho!
@gamingonlinux
Thank you for all your efforts regarding gaming on Linux. People like you made me ditch Windows completely a couple of years ago. I would by far not consider me a Linux pro. But it is sufficient for my daily work and to play AAA games. Thank you!
@gamingonlinux been happily using Linux as my main desktop os for many years, very happy with the stability and lack of adverts 😀.
Come to think of it that means all the smart items I own run Linux, right from my router to my phone 💖 #linux#linuxmint
Les gens qui ont une #SteamDeck vous en pensez quoi ?
C'est voué à être obsolète rapidement ? Côté bidouillage y a des choses à faire pour les gens qui aiment avoir un max de trucs libres ? 🤔
Je me dis que je jouerais plus facilement dans mon canapé ou dans le lit le soir que sur mon bureau.
