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Are there any plans to create an x86/x86_64 version?
SteamLink running on rpi is great and all, but what I'm really trying to accomplish is less stuff attached to my TV :). In order to do this, I'd need to be able to run the steamlink software from a plain Ubuntu installation on an HTPC.

Before anyone mentions it, yes I know steam in-home streaming exists -- it's not the same thing. It doesn't stream the whole desktop, and it doesn't handle VR mirroring like the dedicated SteamLink hardware does.

A virtual machine or docker solution would also work just fine. If anyone has a working solution, I'd love to see it.
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_I_
Mar 10, 2019 @ 9:06am 
steamos?
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Stanto
Mar 14, 2019 @ 12:52pm 
"it's not the same thing. It doesn't stream the whole desktop, and it doesn't handle VR mirroring like the dedicated SteamLink hardware does."

Are you sure?
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Lemon-chan
Mar 14, 2019 @ 7:08pm 
Originally posted by _I_:
steamos?
If I'm not wrong, SteamOS has an outdated Linux Kernel, Graphics Drivers and/or MESA.
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Shaffle
Mar 25, 2019 @ 9:47am 
Originally posted by Stanto:
Are you sure?
Yes. I tried this, and the steam streaming experience isn’t even close to how steamlink works
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Hypervisor
Apr 9, 2019 @ 7:22pm 
Optionally you could probably use Android via Qemu or Anbox on Linux and use the Android apk directly?

There's also Raspbian desktop for x86 but I suspect you'd have to recompile steamlink for x86
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Shaffle
Apr 17, 2019 @ 11:19am 
Android via qemu sounds interesting. I may give that a shot
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Fierman
Jul 17, 2019 @ 2:26pm 
? the default steamclient on Linux already does streaming.
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Rohaq
Mar 15, 2020 @ 6:58pm 
Bit of a necropost: Did you ever have any luck? About to build a Linux HTPC myself, and was hoping I could make it a Steam Link client :(
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Shaffle
Mar 27, 2020 @ 11:29pm 
I'd seriously recommend not bothering with it. Get an Nvidia Shield or something else Android-based that can run Steam Link naturally without hacks.
I actually totally dropped Steam Link entirely because Linux streaming can be pretty janky. Instead I ordered one of these, which works great:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073B84CY1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It allows you to send HDMI and USB over long ranges using a standard ethernet cable, and is less hassle than in-home streaming options, depending on what it is you're trying to accomplish.
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Lexy Starwatcher
Apr 2, 2020 @ 8:27pm 
I have been using the Linux Steam to stream for years now. I love it. VNC to control my gaming computer from my bedroom and steam in game. If I ever get round to fixing my gaming RPi might try streaming to it.
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