Fs2020 under Linux

[ctdlg 106]

Hello,

Many of us play FS 2020 under Linux.

My main OS is Linux, not Windows.
So, I wanted to try.
I installed Proton (very easy under Archlinux : yay -S proton under my terminal.)
I installed windows steam program and Linux steam program.

Both versions want me to buy FS2020
I do use my WIndows Steam account.

Question : can I install FS2020 with steam under Linux WITHOUT buying it again ?

 

[ctdlg 106]

Answer : YES

I've got 2 different users with my steam account (same email) and was using the wrong one.

I cannot install FS2020 with Linux Steam.
I did install Fs2020 under Linux using the WIndows exe (WIne + Proton)

I will post a reply here after +- 10 hours flight.

[captain420 3,099]

how well does it run under linux? Are there drivers for the nvidia cards and are they on par with the windows version?

 

[ctdlg 106]

Yes, Nvidia drivers are available under Linux.

 

Performance ? See this video from someone else.

 

[ctdlg 106]

Hello,

 Some info about Fs 2020 & Linux.

Installation :

Prerequisites :
proton-ge-custom + steam-native + wine staging
Very easy with your program manager. I used the terminal, as it is faster. Here is my gui showing proton

Problem : not enough space on my nvme disk for all world updates.
I have installed a new SSD 500 Gb and moved my Linux home partition to it.

Fs2020 :
132 Gb download for main program
 

 21 Gb download for world updates

 

Fisrt launch was very long. Second and others were much faster

Loading times to main Fswindow : Linux vs W11
Linux : 3'50" - Windows 11 : 3'04
Windows files are on nmme disk, much faster than my SSD used for Linux. So, I cannot really compare

Loading times from main FS window to flight window : Linux vs W11
Linux : 26" - Windows 11 : 16"
nvme vs ssd , is W11 faster : I do not know.

FPS :
same airport, same place, same parameters : Linux vs W11

Linux : 67 fps - W11 : 77 fps
W11 offers more fps !

Yoke :
Thrustmaster T Flight Hotas X -  no difference between Linux and Windows.

Community folder using 3 addons - no difference between Linux and Windows.

Performance :
At the beginning, many sutters and freezes under Linux.
The more I use it the less stutters I get. Freezes disappeared

Screen recording :
no Nvidia tool, so I'm using obs-studio.
Video is more fluid using W11 (probably because of fps difference)

Littlenavmap :
Runs perfectly under Linux.
I can use  windows flight plans made with W11 under FS 2020 Linux ! no need to start from scratch

Flight recorder :
does not work under Linux.

My conclusion :
I can play with FS 2020 using Linux. NO CTD !
Because of flight recorder, and fps performance, I keep using Windows 11 to produce nice videos

I'm using an
I9 32 gb ram + RTX 26060 super +  nvme + ssd disks

 

 

[Swe_Richard 1,175]

This is actually interesting as I very much prefer Linux to Windows myself. If it wasn't for certain apps that simply has no alternative in Linux I'd drop Windows more or less in a heartbeat. 

[bobcat999 8,507]

That is interesting.  The performance in Linux considering it is running through Wine is particularly impressive.

Although it does depend a lot on screen resolution and settings inside the sim (high / ultra etc.).  what are your settings for this?

[ctdlg 106]

I am using those parameters with both O.S.

I fly full-screen resolution : 5120x1440

I will add some addons in my community folder.

Files location under Linux :
Main program :
/home/me/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/MicrosoftFlightSimulator

Community folder :
/home/me/.steam/root/steamapps/compatdata/1250410/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Application Data/Microsoft Flight Simulator/Packages/Community

[ctdlg 106]

Warning:

You CANNOT install FS 2020 on an ntfs partition, you must use a linux partition.
You CANNOT use Z drive to choose a folder from root (/)

If you want to install 132 Gb + 20 Gb data elsewhere, you must symlink your hidden .steam folder !

C:\ is always in /home/you/.wine/drive_c
Z:\ is always available in Wine.
You must add other drives (example for me : D:\ and E:\) Then you display details, from here you can select the path you want for the selected drive !

I have had some random problems at the beginning with DirectX11 :

Problem solved opening Fs2020 in window mode.
I could then move to full-screen mode, and from that time, no more DX 11 errors (that was a strange problem)

 

Remember, at the beginning, FS 2020 will freeze quite often, you will get MANY stutters. Be patient !
Don't give up, after a while,  they will disappear.

 

I will enable data cache to see what happens ...
Still many things to test.
 

Edited October 13, 2021 by ctdlg