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I don't get the hopefully Linux follows statement. I assume it is just for the client? Linux should support everything it can.
I'd prefer if the Steam app uses the 64 bit libraries so I don't have to install a bunch of 32 bit dependencies too.
Me too. It's ridiculous they haven't updated their client.
steam is one of the few commonly used 32 bit apps left on linux.
I imagine most of it is bc most other things are oss and have been updated/rebuilt already. having to run a 10 year old binary happens way less on linux than it does windows.
a handful of distros have tried to remove 32 but support they've gotten backlash bc they'd lose steam support. linux the kernel won't drop it any time soon, but there's a good chance that if steam drops 32 bit, so will fedora etc