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Linux continues to grow and has reached a new peak of 3.20% in the November 2025 Steam Hardware & Software Survey (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 months ago by mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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[–] ABetterTomorrow@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Why would you run Ubuntu core? Are they only running steam?

[–] mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml 14 points 3 months ago

this is steam as snap package, just like how they count flatpak steam

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

I was wondering who's gaming on their thermostat.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

i'm presuming people are using a just enough os (JEOS) distro to install a gui of their choice and steam and not much else.

[–] ABetterTomorrow@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

That makes sense. Pure gaming machine

[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I have one machine where I run steam as a headless instance as I just use it for remoteplay to the TV.

[–] ABetterTomorrow@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh shit, that’s smart

[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

To add another layer, I actually run it as a container - Steam Headless