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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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[–] communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 48 points 6 days ago (2 children)

please god let the client have a 64 bit wayland edition coming

[–] newcockroach@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

They have to do it for steamos ig

[–] DanVctr@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The version of Wayland I'm running on bazzite right now is 32-bit? No wonder I'm having issues with 2 4K monitors lol

[–] communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 3 points 4 days ago

the steam client doesn't use wayland and is 32-bit, don't think that has anything to do with your monitors though

[–] flemtone@lemmy.world 20 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Proton-GE has had the Wow64 feature for a while now that can play older 32-bit titles under 64-bit, so it shouldn't be long before a truly 64-bit steam experience is available.

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[–] DifficultCobblestone@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (2 children)

does it say which team fortress 2 class it's named after?

[–] AudaciousArmadillo@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago

From the gitlab repositories it kind of looks like they are dropping that naming scheme wit v4. It was kind of cute, but also confusing if you have no idea about TF2 and use Steam.

[–] apftwb@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Steam Linux Runtime 4 (Saxton Hale)

/s

[–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 5 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Any news about an aarch64 version?

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 days ago

The new VR headset runs ARM, so presumably it'll launch with that.

[–] Cricket@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 days ago

Did you see this story a couple days ago? It seems like they're working on it? https://lemmy.zip/post/53357230

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