Linux + MSFS

[737_800 434]

Hi,

just out of interest: is there a way to run MSFS on linux? @asobo could that be something that had a chance to be possible in the future?

[Dillon 2,197]

15 minutes ago, 737_800 said:

Hi,

just out of interest: is there a way to run MSFS on linux? @asobo could that be something that had a chance to be possible in the future?

Quick answer is, 'No'.  This is not XPlane, Microsoft keeps their products close to the vest.  This is how it's been for years with FS.  Linux was never a consideration.

[jcomm 5,928]

Maybe wait 1 or 2 years until Windows goes Linux...

[Ricardo41 5,949]

What a nightmare that would be. 

There is only one supreme gaming platform: Windows. 

Edited December 29, 2020 by Ricardo41

[Bina 59]

I know, it's quite an old topic. Yet I'm also interested to know the answer to the same question since I've switched to the Linux-based Pop_OS! desktop distro a few months ago. Like it as I've never liked Windows. Anyway, after some searchm that'w what I found:

ArchLinux test on Youtube
Discussion on Reddit

Hope it helps!

[Bobsk8 12,702]

Never going to happen. 

[omarsmak30 4,068]

I can't picture using Wine to run MSFS on Linux based OS 😅. Anyway, you have two options, either install windows as second OS or use X-Plane since it supports Linux 

[SuperiorAccuracy 2]

On 3/26/2021 at 12:04 AM, omarsmak30 said:

I can't picture using Wine to run MSFS on Linux based OS 😅. Anyway, you have two options, either install windows as second OS or use X-Plane since it supports Linux 

Well, a bit later and here we go, it actually works quite well on Linux :) Only thing that does not work atm is multiplayer server connection. I even get about the same framerate as on windows. It's also as easy as installing from Steam (maybe changing steamplay version to proton experimental) and hitting launch.

Proton Github Issue

ProtonDB Microsoft Flight Simulator

[Stanley 0]

Microsoft Flight Simulator can work on Linux, but only with the technology built into Steam for Linux, known as Steam Play. Due to this fact, you’ll need to install Steam on your Linux PC to play the game.

[737_800 434]

53 minutes ago, Stanley said:

Microsoft Flight Simulator can work on Linux, but only with the technology built into Steam for Linux, known as Steam Play. Due to this fact, you’ll need to install Steam on your Linux PC to play the game.

What if I have the bought MSFS via xbox game pass, so the microsoft store and not steam?

[neil0311 366]

On 12/29/2020 at 7:00 AM, Anatoli-Kagari9 said:

Maybe wait 1 or 2 years until Windows goes Linux...

LOL…Windows isn’t “going Linux” or it would just be…Linux. And there is a reason why Linux hasn’t gotten any traction in the desktop market. It’s a server OS and does well in that space.

[Mike44 22]

18 hours ago, 737_800 said:

What if I have the bought MSFS via xbox game pass, so the microsoft store and not steam?

You could manually install wine and proton and walk through the missing dlls. Google is your friend but it's probably not worth the hassle it you look at feedback from those who tried it on Ubuntu.

Linux is not only webservers but also Android, the upcoming Steamdeck and more. I've used it a lot back in times when it was more secure than Windows.

[vin747 316]

On 12/29/2020 at 4:34 PM, 737_800 said:

Hi,

just out of interest: is there a way to run MSFS on linux? @asobo could that be something that had a chance to be possible in the future?

I will let you know after I figure out how to run MSFS properly on Windows.. 🙄

[CarlosF 1,239]

Linux is great if you are the kind of guy that likes to have total control of your OS with no bloatware, but for gaming, nothing comes close to MS Windows even with all its bloatware.

[neil0311 366]

1 hour ago, CarlosF said:

Linux is great if you are the kind of guy that likes to have total control of your OS with no bloatware, but for gaming, nothing comes close to MS Windows even with all its bloatware.

Most, if not all of the “bloatware” is a thing of the past. And the majority was added by 3rd parties for their hardware.

If you install Windows 10 or Windows 11 from Microsoft ISO or media, what “bloatware” is included?