Linux Steam Clues [Nov 29, 2008, 4:42 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
The Linux lovers at
Phoronix have word that a number of Linux libraries are included in the
no-longer-active demo for Left 4 Dead, which they call "additional
confirmation that Valve Software has ported their Steam game client to Linux."
Their write-up actually wavers between speculation and certainty, but they place
a lot of weight on the fact that these Linux libraries are within the Windows
demo, not the Linux server, and bolster their case that native Linux support is
in the works at Valve by reminding us that Running with Scissors has
confirmed plans for a Linux version of Postal III, and that Postal
III will use Valve's Source engine.
If you use Ubuntu then you'll be fine with casual use of applications and certain mainstream games. When you go off the beaten path is really where Linux gets into trouble with the mainstream user. If you stick to just playing WoW and using IM/email/etc then you'll have no problems. The real question is why bother when Windows does all of those things and more?
There's nothing inherently wrong with Linux but as someone who struggled with arcane configuration files, recompiling libraries and dealing with dependency hell back in the day, I can safely say that Linux will remain a work related OS for me. It runs my webserver at work and does a good job of it.
There's nothing inherently wrong with Linux but as someone who struggled with arcane configuration files, recompiling libraries and dealing with dependency hell back in the day, I can safely say that Linux will remain a work related OS for me. It runs my webserver at work and does a good job of it.
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