Linux support?

[Hina]

Will linux ever get support? or is that out of the question?

[ZAYN]

They told a few years ago, that there is about 2% of users in steam, using linux and many random distributions of linux, because of that developers saw it useless to do the app for linux. But, maybe appearing steam deck and problems with windows11 will change their mind. I'm waiting Linux app too

[RedAsKetchum]

I would hope they simply target the Steam Deck's distro.

[Capt.Luke]

https://github.com/catsout/wallpaper-engine-kde-plugin

[Hina]

@capt.luke that only applies to KDE, and X11 version at that

[Methapon2001]

Also there's linux wallpaperenigne by Alamu. I haven't tried it though so I don't know how to apply rendered scene to Distro wallpaper.

What I really want is they should at least make render engine that works in Linux and left all other work to WE community. That should be reasonable more than to support all Distro isn't it?

Currently, Linux market share is now at 4% from 2.8% or so early 2023. (still steam user only around 2%) which I think increased more than recent years. In the near future (maybe 1 or 2 years), we will be able to use it on Linux.

However, it is just my opinion so wait and see.

Also for me Windows 12 is a big "NO" for me (resource usage and AI that I did not asked for) and I think for many people too.

[Hina]

unfortunately that one is also only for x11 based WM's or DE's, and due to kde's latest upgrade Im not certain if catsout will work on kde6 x11 now alamu's might though

[Hina]

also @zayn you can make working for all distributions just by working enough for steam to allow it to, thats why every other game on steam works that does

[Capt.Luke]

the reason of why there will never be linux support is because of exactly that , there is too many version of linux and would require too much work for the dev.

[Hina]

luke, it only requires x11 and wayland lol

[Hina]

x11 is becoming deprecated so soon just wayland

[Methapon2001]

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[Capt.Luke]

Originally posted by Hina:

x11 is becoming deprecated so soon just wayland

Linux total user on steam = 1.76%-0.19%
"Arch Linux" 64 bit 0.14%-0.01%
Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS 64 bit 0.09%-0.04%
Linux Mint 21.3 64 bit 0.06%+0.06%
"Manjaro Linux" 64 bit 0.06%-0.01%

steam list 4 dif. version that mean 4 version of wallpaper engine to create and update every time

[Methapon2001]

Thats not it. You know that even if it is different distro doesn't mean that you have to create multiple version to support different distro, right.

If things are to considered then it should be
1 desktop protocol - which is x11 (deprecated soon) and wayland.
2 glibc and musl based distro. - glibc is the majority.

If I'm wrong someone please correct it.

Thats why linux wallpaper engine can be created. Even though it still does not cover all render feature yet (which WE should be able to know or implement better and faster with already have code base)

I'm not a low level code dev but rather fullstack web dev and web arch but quite interest in this.

[Hina]

arch and manjaro are literally the same and mint and ubuntu are too lmao manjaro is a arch based distro, mint and ubuntu are both debian based distros, there is maybe 5 different versions of all distros being "different" but in reality its all just different commands and protocals used

[Capt.Luke]

https://help.wallpaperengine.io/en/functionality/linuxmacos.html
"The situation is simply that it's not economically viable for us to add support for Linux"
"As explained above, the time needed to port Wallpaper Engine to another operating system is immense and it will also increase the costs of on-going maintenance work significantly,"
"you can see that less than 1% of Steam users use Linux. And again, this is split up even further into different distributions of Linux, mostly Ubuntu which comes in at a mere 0.25% of users."