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Has anyone tried Steam on Ubuntu?

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RaidOn

I am running Ubuntu at a VirtualBox machine. I read "Ubuntu is steam's best friend!" on Steam web, but last Ubuntu versions need 3D acceleration, thing that steam does not support (at least running into a virtual box).

Has anyone run it sucefully? I mean, if there are another way to instal it / another virtual machine software that may make it work.

Fixed. Got to swap to Ubuntu 12.04, which is pretty much the same thing, but it supports the 2d acceleration use.

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dal3k

Enable 3d Acceleration in VirtualBox config

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RaidOn

Yep, i turned the 3d acceleration on at the virtualbox machine settings. The thing is there is where steam does not work

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Darkbbr

Here runs fine with Ubuntu (Wubi Installation)

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tr4656

Wubi is different from what he is talking about. An VM runs differently than what wubi is, similar to an native install.

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brianmwit

Did you enable 3D acceleration on your virtual machine's display setting , like this?
Edit: Also, don't forget to install Virtual Box Guest Additions.

Mine is Wubi with Nvidia Optimus. Working perfectly with primusrun

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RaidOn

Yeah i got everything installed, and ticket like that.

The thing is, if i dont use it, the system runs lagged as hell, but steam works.
If i tick it, then it runs better, but steam does not work.

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crazyseeder

A friend of mine is successfully runnin it

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BlaqMamba

I downloaded Ubuntu a while ago to get the Tux on TF2. I didn't even manage to download Steam...

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bugsbony

You should use a lighter desktop/window manager, like xfce.
Of course I'm not sure what games you will be able to play in a virtual machine anyway, or more importantly why are you trying to run steam linux in windows.

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RaidOn

I just want to run steam with 3d acceleration enabled >.<

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tr4656

DE/WM has nothing to do with what he wants to do.

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blahmoomoo

The only suggestion I have is make sure the latest version of Guest Additions is installed on the Ubuntu machine.

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tr4656

You need a processor with VT-d for 3D acceleration for work in an VM. You can find VT-d in some nonK processor (3570+3770), Xeon, and 2011 i7s. If you really want steam on Linux, just run a native installation of Linux.

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brianmwit

Actually most modern Intel CPU have VT-d. Mine i5 Gen1 laptop also have it. You just have to enable it in BIOS setting.
For AMD, you'll need AMD-V instead. (NOt sure if VirtualBox support AMD-V)

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tr4656

Wrong. Most CPUs have VT-x but VT-d is a whole another story.

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Alteria

Works fine using the Ubuntu from Wubi installation.

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LilSanic

Steam need to do a lot of improvements on the Linux version, with or without virtual machine, sucks on both

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pelish

have been playing for a month now ... dual boot with win7 on separate disc ... tried it trough VM first but it's much better this way

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CrySak

Yes, but installing AMD driver was quite insane, I try it few times by myself and it always screw ubuntu but I managed it with help from steam linux community so head that direction when you need help link. I don't use virtual box I have it installed with live cd and it's good OS once you learn how to use Terminal there is always something to do.

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kangarooster

Ubuntu seemed like bloatware to me, but yeah, Steam worked fine on (another way) dual boot Ubuntu (also Wubi install).

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TheDukeofNukemberg

Much to my disgruntlement, I wasn't able to get Steam to run when most programs would in Linux. Missed out on the Tux TF2 item even though I had been using Ubuntu for years before. :(

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Vercinger

I had no problems running it on a wubi install, but I can't help you with VirtualBox.

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RaidOn

Fixed running an older version, 12.04

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misterhaan

worked totally fine for me, but i'm dual-booting. i've used virtualbox in the past and it doesn't support 3d graphics, so if you want that you'll have to run ubuntu in something that doesn't remove the ability to use 3d graphics.

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Closed 11 years ago by RaidOn.