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Close to switching to a Linux distro full time. (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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With the advances in gaming on Linux in recent years, it is so tempting to switch full time. I would absolutely love to, but I am a Game Pass Ultimate subscriber and it is where I play a lot of my games on PC. I know you can use the cloud version, but I cannot stomach streaming games in their current state, so it is a no go. A large portion of my Steam library is compatible, but anytime I have done an install I end up giving in and going back to Windows for games.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I'm in the same boat. I'm ready to move over to Linux Mint, but I don't want to have to download my entire game and program library again because NTFS won't play nice with Linux.

[–] SanityFM 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

NTFS is fine with Linux, but any new OS tends to need you to install things again. There used to be a way to zip all of your Steam downloads for a new install, but I can't seem to find any instructions that still work.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think the option is under Steam > Backup and Restore Games. I successfully backed and restored some back ups I had made about a year ago with that method.

[–] SanityFM 2 points 1 year ago

I think you're right. I've used this before as well, but I was thrown because my Linux Steam only has "Restore Game Backup" as an option in the menu. I wasn't sure whether something had changed, or if this is a Steam for Linux peculiarity.

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