Magnolia_@lemmy.ca to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoLinux Desktop reaches New All time high. 4.45%(+0.4) 📈🐧gs.statcounter.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1240arrow-down18cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldlinux@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.mllinux_gaming@lemmy.worldlinux@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldlinux_gaming@lemmy.worldlinux@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1232arrow-down1external-linkLinux Desktop reaches New All time high. 4.45%(+0.4) 📈🐧gs.statcounter.comMagnolia_@lemmy.ca to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square30fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldlinux@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.mllinux_gaming@lemmy.worldlinux@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldlinux_gaming@lemmy.worldlinux@lemmy.ml
minus-squareCnor_Siwas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-25 months agoYou can theoretically run Linux programs (such as Steam) on the BSDs. And I am pretty sure that there are some open source games on BSD too. Only tried it a few times tho. Edit: and there’s a WINE version for FreeBSD aswell.
minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoI tried it once a decade ago and uh, no luck whatsoever lol.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoAt least when I tried, it was easier to get Windows Steam to work than Linux Steam. Maybe the Linuxulator has improved since then.
You can theoretically run Linux programs (such as Steam) on the BSDs. And I am pretty sure that there are some open source games on BSD too. Only tried it a few times tho.
Edit: and there’s a WINE version for FreeBSD aswell.
I tried it once a decade ago and uh, no luck whatsoever lol.
At least when I tried, it was easier to get Windows Steam to work than Linux Steam. Maybe the Linuxulator has improved since then.