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The reality of FreeBSD and Steam gaming (for now)
I thought I'd take time out to play a game on FreeBSD while lecturing you about not playing games on FreeBSD. /s
Actually, FreeBSD is great for retro gaming and a few others.
But the question keeps getting asked: "How well does Steam work on FreeBSD?"
Answer: it doesn't. Not yet anyway. (SteamOnBSD [https://github.com/SteamOnFreeBSD/SteamOnFreeBSD] is a project that looked promising but runs a very unsafe script with root privileges so I wouldn't advise it).
My advice is to use the bsd's for what they're good for - everything else - and use a dedicated gaming machine if it's important to you.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hcsoRzuIFY
Actually, FreeBSD is great for retro gaming and a few others.
But the question keeps getting asked: "How well does Steam work on FreeBSD?"
Answer: it doesn't. Not yet anyway. (SteamOnBSD [https://github.com/SteamOnFreeBSD/SteamOnFreeBSD] is a project that looked promising but runs a very unsafe script with root privileges so I wouldn't advise it).
My advice is to use the bsd's for what they're good for - everything else - and use a dedicated gaming machine if it's important to you.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hcsoRzuIFY
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