In a slowly growing show of support for the operating system, Nvidia has launched a beta version of GeForce Now for Linux users.
The app, which is available for users on Ubuntu 24.04 (and likely many other distributions of Linux such as Bazzite and Nobara) allows you to stream compatible games that you own on various storefronts, such as Steam. These games are rendered on Nvidia's servers, giving you access to better performance than you might have at home without minimal latency, with a monthly fee determining what hardware you have access to and for how long.
The app is another indication that Nvidia is taking not of the growing gaming community on Linux, having launched a similar app for Valve's SteamOS and the Steam Deck specifically in May 2025. Nvidia support on Linux is still some way behind AMD, although progress has been made in the past few months to bring functionality parity between it and Windows. There's still a lot of work to do, but it's more viable than ever to game exclusively on Linux with an Nvidia GPU, with more support hopefully on the horizon.
The move towards Linux has been steadily growing as Microsoft continues to anger Windows users with the injection of AI features into many of its apps, its instability issues with recent Windows updates, and more issues that have affected gaming performance in a number of ways. Microsoft has acknowledged users opting for Linux recently and has vowed to improve Windows stability in response.
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The app, which is available for users on Ubuntu 24.04 (and likely many other distributions of Linux such as Bazzite and Nobara) allows you to stream compatible games that you own on various storefronts, such as Steam. These games are rendered on Nvidia's servers, giving you access to better performance than you might have at home without minimal latency, with a monthly fee determining what hardware you have access to and for how long.
The app is another indication that Nvidia is taking not of the growing gaming community on Linux, having launched a similar app for Valve's SteamOS and the Steam Deck specifically in May 2025. Nvidia support on Linux is still some way behind AMD, although progress has been made in the past few months to bring functionality parity between it and Windows. There's still a lot of work to do, but it's more viable than ever to game exclusively on Linux with an Nvidia GPU, with more support hopefully on the horizon.
The move towards Linux has been steadily growing as Microsoft continues to anger Windows users with the injection of AI features into many of its apps, its instability issues with recent Windows updates, and more issues that have affected gaming performance in a number of ways. Microsoft has acknowledged users opting for Linux recently and has vowed to improve Windows stability in response.
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