SteamNTFS
Using Steam and NTFS more securely (by FizzleFuze)
Proton
Compatibility tool for Steam Play based on Wine and additional components (by ValveSoftware)
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SteamNTFS
Posts with mentions or reviews of SteamNTFS.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-01-18.
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Is NTFS viable in a HD for linux games and flie sharing between Linux and Windows?
Alternatively, see this guide for a more secure method to use NTFS and Steam: - https://github.com/FizzleFuze/SteamNTFS/blob/main/README.md
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Can I share Steam games files between Windows and Linux? So that I would not need to install same games twice.
Yes, you can use games on an NTFS drive. Here are the instructions. It's not too hard, but you need to do a bit of terminal fiddling.
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If I move to Linux, do I need to buy all my games again
You have to properly configure your NTFS drive. It's not too hard. Valve does officially support this for Proton, but the first link is a better way of doing it. It also works for Linux native titles, but really there's no reason to put them on an NTFS drive. Keep in mind, if you reboot between Windows and Linux, you should move any games with native Linux versions to your Linux drive or else Steam will try to redownload the games for their respective platforms every time you switch.
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Help needed! Can't play Proton games
you can use ntfs storage , here's the procedure i use to run my games from an old windows ssd : link , i have had zero luck trying to install games on a ntfs drive through lutris. Also to be noted that steam's beta update detects all drives that are not ext4 as well.
- Rocket league failing to launch using Proton on Steam
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The actual migration step of migrating.
For migrating your Steam Library, you can just use the one you have now for the most part. Steam has never done anything fancy with the library, you just add the folder and it'll detect it. If you don't have another hard drive or partition that's formatted as EXT4 to copy them over to, you can mount NTFS with the right permissions to allow it to work. EXT4 is faster and more stable, but this works as a short-term solution, and a solution that allows you to swap back to Windows and keep your games. However, I would recommend moving games that are native over to a Linux partition in that case, because otherwise they will redownload every time you swap between operating systems, and most developers don't set up their depots optimally so you will redownload the entire game rather than just the executable portions.
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STEAMOS, uses ext4 for the SD card. Problem for those dual booting with windows 11?
Steam & NTFS: The More Secure Way
- Unable to launch any Windows games from NTFS drive
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Proton seemingly randomly stopped working.
Hey, I tried following the link you put before posting this, but to no real avail. However, I tried this link you put in another reply, and games will actually open now!
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Games stored on alternate drive won't launch.
Just want to add, there's a better way of doing this. Rather than forcing permissions across the board, just using the permissions option tells ntfs-3g to create a little file to track Linux permissions in. More secure and more stable that way.
Proton
Posts with mentions or reviews of Proton.
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A New Era for Mixed Reality
The "Metaverse" is a complete joke, and among gamers, Valve has a way better reputation than Meta. Why would they want to dilute that brand?
They already have their own platform (Steam), OS (SteamOS), VR headset (Index), their own Windows translation layer (Proton, https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton), their own partnership with cloud gaming (Steam Cloud Play using GeForce Now , https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/cloudgaming), etc.
IMO: As someone with thousands of games on Steam, there's no way in hell I'd want that linked to Facebook. I think they eventually removed the requirement to have a FB account to use a Quest, but they still require a Meta account. Yuck.
This reeks of Facebook recognizing the Metaverse as the failure that it was and opening it up because it's no longer relevant...
- Kerbal Space Program 2 is not playable on Linux with Proton
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Proton, a fast and lightweight alternative to Apache Flink
Or Valve's Proton[0], a tool for playing Windows games on Linux.
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton
- Proton 8.0-5 (Valve/ValveSoftware/Steam/SteamPlay/Wine/WineHQ/Linux/VideoGame)
- Red Dead Redemption not working
- Cyberpunk Issues
- Updated my citybuilder Trappist, switched to Vulkan, is anyone still dependent on OpenGL?
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NTFS messes up
Did you mount it with the correct flags?
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How do I use multiple hard drives on Kubuntu for steam?
there is a hack to try and use your existing windows game install from an NTFS drive, but i don't recommend it as steam will try to save file names that are not allowed on NTFS...plus ext4 is faster.
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Game crashes within 10 seconds of launching unless I reinstall from scratch
From a quick search, here's what I found. It looks like you're encountering some common issues that can occur with games running on Linux through Proton, especially with the recent updates to games like Satisfactory that might affect compatibility. The log entries you're seeing related to D3DCompile2 failing to compile shader and the issues with Ternary operator and LinearToSrgbBranching not being defined, suggest that there's a problem with shader compilation. This can often be related to the version of Proton or the graphics drivers you are using. Some users have reported that the game does launch with the -vulkan option but with graphical glitches and lower performance, which indicates that the Vulkan renderer is working but possibly not optimally on your setup. From the discussions in the community, users have suggested ensuring that the latest drivers for your graphics card are installed and, if using an Intel GPU, that the Mesa drivers are up to date since Intel XeSS references were found in the logs. If you're using NVIDIA graphics, make sure you have the latest drivers and possibly set the PROTON_ENABLE_NVAPI=1 %command% to enable DLSS if you're under Vulkan. If you're using an Optimus laptop with both Intel and NVIDIA GPUs, make sure your Optimus setup is correctly configured. Some users have found success by specifying DXVK_FILTER_DEVICE_NAMES=GeForce to force the game to use the NVIDIA GPU. It's also worth noting that if you're encountering issues with DirectX 11, you might want to try forcing the game to use DirectX 10 if possible or look into DXVK configurations that could resolve compatibility issues. Lastly, if none of these solutions work, you could try running a trace with apitrace to gather more detailed logs that might point to the specific issue. If you're still stuck, it would be a good idea to report the issue to the Proton GitHub page or seek further assistance in the game's community forums where others might have encountered and solved similar issues. For more information and to find others who might have resolved similar issues, check out the community discussions on GitHub, Steam Community, and the DXVK GitHub page.