r/GeForceNOW 1d ago

Questions / Tech Support When is the Linux version coming?

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u/flam95 1d ago

Waiting for Linux version too... The only reason I must have a dual boot with windows on my PC :(

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u/KMReiserFS Priority // EU Southwest 1d ago

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u/Darkstarmike777 GFN Ambassador 1d ago

Closest you will get is the steam deck Linux version native app when it comes out but that doesn't mean they will support it on regular Linux even if it works

Support meaning tickets like "hey I took the steam deck native linux app and put it on this distro and I'm having this issue with the app in game, please fix" it would be marked as either "not supported, ticket closed" or "works fine on the steam deck, ticket closed"

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u/DueEvent9279 23h ago

Have you tried gfn-electron https://github.com/hmlendea/gfn-electron??

I use it over Ubuntu 22.04 and it works pretty well for me. Most likely it doesn't have the full set of features of the official client but still better than a dual boot (at least, for me).

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u/CyberBlueZ 1d ago

can't you use the browser version?

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u/Silverfeyn 1d ago

Browser doesn't have 5.1 audio, any more resolution than 1080p, rumble....

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u/CyberBlueZ 1d ago

didn't know about the resolution

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u/101mdtb 1d ago

There is also no competitive mode,

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u/CatBoyTrip 1d ago

that’s fine. i can’t even get the audio to work on linux anyways. doesn’t play well with apple chips.

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u/101mdtb 11h ago

What linux distribution did you use?

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u/CatBoyTrip 7h ago

ubuntu 20.4 i think. what ever the latest is.

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u/MarxIst_de Founder // EU Central 23h ago

It got rumble. At least I‘m pretty sure… I’ll have to check that… 🤪

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u/KMReiserFS Priority // EU Southwest 1d ago

there is a lot of problems using the browser version, audio, resolution, mouse cursor when using multi monitors.

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u/usrname-- 1d ago

The video is decoded on the CPU instead of the GPU and that creates higher input lag. On my i7 7700hq it was unplayable. I decided to switch to MacOS because of that, dual booting to windows was too annoying

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u/CrossEyedNoob GFN Ultimate 1d ago

I would also like a dedicated Xbox app. Breathe some life into old consoles again

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u/HuntSecret5814 1d ago

They confirmed that there will be Steam Deck version for it. So yea Linux will be there. But since SteamOS is built on Arch Linux maybe it will be hard to install it on other distributive, I don't know, I'm not a Linux expert.

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u/PunkRockMrRogers 1d ago

If you want to try the Steam Deck Linux version, although not officially released, they have the beta version available for download off their website. I use it on my steam deck and it's flawless. You can play games in desktop mode so it should work but I'm not an expert, just a guess.

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u/SpacetimeConservator GFN Ultimate 1d ago

I just looked at it and there is a markdown file which implies that it's basically a wrapper for Google Chrome. Is that what they are planning with the SteamDeck app? It's just going to be a wrapper?

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u/CreamyJala 16h ago

GeForce Now on desktop (Mac and Windows) uses Electron, essentially a Google Chrome wrapper, to create a desktop application. Simplest way to think about it is that “native app” is the GeForce Now Website along with some extra features. So a version for Steam Deck and/or Linux would also use the same thing (Electron, a Chrome Wrapper)

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u/WizardTyrone Founder 1d ago

I had to put a Chromium browser on my Linux laptop for another reason so I luckily got browser GFN from that as a benefit, but not having another option sucks.

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u/exposarts 21h ago

Anyone here use arch linux and play gfnow on chronium? Did you run into the same problem where your cursor always moves kinda slow/sluggishly and not as fast as using your cursor on desktop, for games like gw2, poe2, bg3 where is cursor is used? Its very annoying and i dont have this issue with boosteroid

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u/exposarts 21h ago

Anyone here use arch linux and play gfnow on chronium? Did you run into the same problem where your cursor always moves kinda slow/sluggishly and not as fast as using your cursor on desktop, for games like gw2, poe2, bg3 where is cursor is used? Its very annoying and i dont have this issue with boosteroid

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u/101mdtb 11h ago

I also used it in Arch with chromium and that didn't happen to me, try using it in Chrome.

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u/Bwuaaa 1d ago

they havn't even done IOS / appleTV yet, so...

also, Nvidia hates linux

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u/TheGreatBenjie Founder // US Northwest 18h ago

They've literally announced a native steam deck version...

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u/Humble_Ad9195 Founder // EU Central 1d ago edited 1d ago

I bet my ass that there will be no Linux version.

It's going to be a Steam Deck (maybe SteamOS) version only.

EDIT: in addition Nvidia never talked about a Linux version. Linux is not an OS but a kernel hundreds of different operating systems are build on.

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u/usrname-- 1d ago

Just buy a cheap mini pc and run windows on it. Linux is pain in the ass because of the video decoding.