Linux Gaming Regression

Year of Linux desktop will never happen as long as glibc is de-facto standard libc. As far as I know, this regression is wontfix, so many games just won't work anymore. Imagine being a game dev from 5 years ago and making a native Linux version of your game in a good faith, Show more The glibc 2.41 update has been causing problems for Linux gaming By Liam Dawe · 13 Feb 2025 at 1:00 pm UTC It seems a recent update to glibc with version 2.41 release at the end of January, has been causing all sorts of problems for Linux gamers that have pulled in the update (mostly on rolling-release distributions). Valve have already updated multiple titles to get around the issue including Portal 2, Left 4 Dead 2, Half-Life 2 and other updates are on the way for some older games. This isn't just affecting Valve though, as more and more games are appearing to have problems. Some other quick examples with the bug include Celeste and DEAD LETTER DEPT., there's no doubt many more that it will affect but I'm not going to give a really long list here.

A social media post complains that the glibc 2.41 update broke many Linux games, including older native ports. The attached article and image show Combine soldiers from Half-Life 2, turning a technical regression into a joke about Linux gaming being hostile to the very games it was meant to support. This is used as a sarcastic reaction to software updates breaking compatibility. EN: A social media post complains that the glibc 2.41 update broke many Linux games, including older native ports. The attached article and image show Combine soldiers from Half-Life 2, turning a technical regression into a joke about Linux gaming being hostile to the very games it was meant to support. This is used as a sarcastic reaction to software updates breaking compatibility.

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