Ubuntu Wants You to Test its Steam Snap

Remember when Ubuntu said it was getting serious about gaming? Well, it hasn’t forgotten entirely — it’s once again asking gamers to take part in a fresh bout of testing for its Steam snap. Steam is available on Ubuntu through traditional packaging methods but Canonical sees its Steam snap as the real future of the games platform on Ubuntu. That kinda of makes sense: it’s a tad easier to cater for the tangle of 32-bit libraries older games require using a sandboxed, separated Snap file system. “Since publishing steam as a snap under the “Early Access” banner, we’ve been working :sys_more_orange:
#Community #News #Snaps #SteamForLinux

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/03/ubuntu-steam-snap-candidate-testing

Check Out This Awesome Adwaita Theme for Steam Linux Client

Are you an avid gamer who loves the look of GNOME's Adwaita theme? If so, there's now an unofficial Adwaita theme for the Steam games client — amazing!
#News #Themes #Adwaita #EyeCandy #Gaming #Steam #SteamForLinux

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/12/adwaita-theme-for-steam-its-a-thing

Steam is Now on the Snap Store — And You Can Help Test It

A Steam Snap app is now available for testing. Following an announcement at LAS Canonical says it’s “going all in” to improve the Linux gaming on Ubuntu. As part of that effort they want to simplify and smooth out the bumps currently involved in getting a gaming setup set up on Ubuntu. Canonical says it’s ‘going all in’ to improve gaming on Ubuntu And top of their list is bringing Steam to the Snap Store. The new Steam Snap app is packaged by Canonical and not Valve (no word on whether Valve is interested in officially supporting it if it’s :sys_more_orange:
#Gaming #News #SnapStore #Snaps #SteamForLinux

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/04/steam-snap-store

Ubuntu is Finally Taking Linux Gaming Seriously

Can Ubuntu reclaim its gaming crown? Based on a new job opening added to its careers page, Canonical thinks to. Ubuntu’s chief sponsor is recruiting a “Linux Desktop Gaming Product Manager” whose job will be to ”…make Ubuntu the best Linux desktop for gaming”. “We work with partners in the silicon world to ensure the latest graphics drivers and tweaks are built-in for optimal frame rates and latency, as well as with partners in the gaming industry to ensure that mechanisms such as anti-cheat capabilities are available to ensure fairness and product availability,” the listing explains. When Steam for Linux :sys_more_orange:
#Gaming #News #Canonical #LinuxGaming #SteamForLinux

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/01/ubuntu-is-looking-for-a-desktop-gaming-manager

Valve’s Steam Deck is 7-inch Linux Gaming PC

The Steam Deck is a 7-inch handheld gaming PC powered by Arch Linux. Yes, Arch Linux. Discover more details, including Steam Deck specs and price, inside.
#Gaming #Hardware #News #Odroid #SteamForLinux #Valve

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/07/steam-deck-handheld-linux-pc

Valve’s Steam Deck is 7-inch Handheld Linux Gaming PC

Today Valve announced the Steam Deck, a handheld Linux gaming PC that’s loaded with a custom-built AMD chip for top-tier AAA gaming action. And it looks pretty frickin’ special! Companies like GPD, oDroid, and Nintendo have proven there’s a viable market for powerful handheld gaming. And Valve, makers of Steam, were clearly paying attention. Their Steam Deck specs boasts a 7-inch touchscreen (1280×800), 16 GB of DDR5 RAM; up to 512 GB NVMe internal storage; plus a custom designed AMD APU Valve say is “…optimized for handheld gaming. How optimised? Valve say: “it is a Zen 2 + RDNA 2 :sys_more_orange:
#Gaming #Hardware #News #Odroid #SteamForLinux #Valve

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/07/steam-deck-handheld-linux-pc

Steam is Coming to Chromebooks with Ubuntu-based “Borealis” Feature

Google plan to add Steam gaming support to future Chromebooks using a new Ubuntu-based virtual machine layer developed with the codename "Borealis".
#Gaming #News #Chromeos #SteamForLinux #Ubuntu

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/07/ubuntu-steam-chromebook-gaming