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Valve put up a new Steam Linux Runtime 4.0 with a move towards 64-bit (www.gamingonlinux.com)
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To ensure games run well on Linux either via Native Linux builds or Windows games with Proton, part of the magic is in the Steam Linux Runtime. A new version of it, the Steam Linux Runtime 4.0 was recently put up with some pretty big changes.

What's the point of it? It ensures Steam and games run through Steam on Linux work properly across all the many different Linux distributions. Another secret Valve sauce for Linux. Well, not secret at all but you get my meaning I'm sure.

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[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 32 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

That's a good sign, that Valve is moving at least the runtimes to 64bit only. Maybe that means the client is under similar scrutiny internally. Recently when Fedora was discussing dropping more 32bit libraries Steam came up as a big issue.

[–] GottaHaveFaith@fedia.io 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Didn't they already announce they're going to drop 32 bit?

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

For windows at least, but I assume they'd do it across the board at once

[–] Maestro@fedia.io 2 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Yeah, 32bit is why I removed Steam from my Debian desktop daily driver again. I got conflicting 32bit and 64bit versions of some libraries that broke my system. I'm going to try a gaming focussed distro like Bazzite next time.

[–] Mwa@thelemmy.club 5 points 2 hours ago

Give Steam Flatpak a try on Debian instead.

[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I just run Steam as a flatpak. Works fine.

[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 4 points 47 minutes ago (1 children)

Not sure why the downvotes. Flatpak is a great thing.

[–] Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 41 minutes ago

Unless you muck around in bottles a lot of things break.