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can this be played on linux? what is the meaning of `steamos + linux'? if `+' stands for combination, how does one combine two operating systems? or is `+' simply an unconventional `and'?

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I play it on linux. It runs just fine on my Ubuntu+awesomewm without me having to run through any hoops.

Steamos is Linux, so it's saying it can play on both

> both

does that mean steamos and non-steamos linux or steamos (which is a linux)? it would be nice to know whether playing this required installing a new operating system.

Even if it is only windows you could still (more likely than not) play it on Steam on linux.

I don’t even bother with the distinction any more. Just check protondb beforehand.

It means the game has a native version for Linux that will run on all Linux distros (what you referred to as a Linux). SteamOS is based on Debian (or most recently Arch) and Valve only officially supports Steam on Ubuntu LTS. But Steam will run on pretty much any distro you want.

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