Steam won't launch anymore on Zorin OS 16 Core

[nonobio]

@Aravisian

I would recommend using the 5.8 kernel given the age of that GPU along with the 340 Nvidia Driver:
First, install Install Nvidia 340

sudo apt install nvidia-340

Switch to 340 in Software & Updates > Additional Drivers tab.
Then install kernel (since both need a reboot after)

sudo apt install linux-headers-5.8.0-63-generic linux-modules-5.8.0-63-generic linux-modules-extra-5.8.0-63-generic linux-image-5.8.0-63-generic

Boot into the 5.8 using the Grub Menu > Advanced Options for Zorin

Ensure you are on 5.8 kernel with

uname -r

Test Steam....

Thanks, I will try tomorrow

But if one day I have a newer graphical card, what will I have to do?
Go back to a more recent kernel?

@catlikehana

The latest driver which supports 8600 GS is 340.108 and can be obtained directly from nvidia

Driver Details | NVIDIA

Installation instructions:

1. Download the file
2. Open the folder where the file was saved
3. Right click an empty space in the folder and select "open in terminal" (the terminal should read along the lines of user@devicename:~/location$ - location being where you saved the file, for example "Downloads")
4. If the above matches up to where you saved the file then proceed to run the following;

sudo sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.108.run

One of the last installation steps will offer to update your X configuration file. Either accept that offer, edit your X configuration file manually so that the NVIDIA X driver will be used, or run nvidia-xconfig

You may need to reboot for changes to take effect.

Should I use this method to install the driver or the Software & Updates > Additional Drivers tab method?

...

Also, do you share the Storm's opinion about source choice, and do you recommend too to choose Zorin source instead of Flakpak for an old PC?

@Storm

@nonobio

In the future, is it therefore recommended for a low resource PC like mine to always choose the Zorin source rather than Flatpak when it is available?

Personal opinion? Yes. Some people swear to flatpak or snap because you get the latest software. The downside is they uses more resources and takes up a huge amount of space on the harddisk.

Thanks a lot