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I've been using Steam on Linux Mint for a few years, and generally everything Just Works(tm).

• apexalpha 9y ago
  Mint, in turn, is based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
  • wideem 9y ago
    Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is based on Debian gnu/linux
    • pjmlp 9y ago
      Except that Debian lacks those precious closed source drivers.
      • YSFEJ4SWJUVU6 9y ago
        Except it doesn't... (See for example perhaps the single most relevant example: https://packages.debian.org/jessie/nvidia-driver https://packages.debian.org/jessie/nvidia-driver) Not that I'm saying that Debian is a better choice than Ubuntu here – Debian stable is Debian stable, and Ubuntu often contains stuff still considered experimental on Debian side – but unlike with, say, Fedora, many non-free drivers are included in the official repositories.
• loudmax 9y ago
  Same here, I have a Linux Mint desktop set up for my kids and overall I'm happy with the performance. It hasn't been 100% smooth though. In particular updating from Mint 17 to Mint 18 took some effort to get things working properly. Maybe proprietary Nvidia drivers were to blame, but it didn't Just Work until I sat down with it and sorted things out.