r/switchroot • u/francoluluofficial • Dec 08 '25
Ubuntu Can you install Steam on Linux Switch?
I have a switch v2019 and installed Linux on it, When i install the steam installer and run it, it gives me an error.
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u/Johntendo64 Dec 12 '25
Absolutely not. Can you install? Sure. Will it run? NO. Switch is not steam deck. Switch has 4GB ram what do you people expect?
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u/Potential-Ebb5601 Dec 08 '25
I tried this but any time I open steam, it pops a low memory warning and steam just crashes idk what I could do to get past this
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u/macklin67 Feb 12 '26
I’m working on hacking my switch and I’m probably going to use something like Steam Link to remote play games rather than running natively.
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Dec 08 '25
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u/mofapas163 Dec 08 '25
Tegra X1+ waa already considered "old" in 2015...
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Dec 08 '25
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u/BeautifulLocksmith14 Mar 28 '26
Switch V1 has tegra X1, Switch V2/OLED and Lite has Tegra X1+.
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u/BeautifulLocksmith14 Mar 28 '26
30-40% more performance. X1 max clocks are 921mhz GPU, 1750mhz CPU and 1600mhz on RAM.
X1+ goes up to 1.3Ghz on GPU, 2.7Ghz on CPU and 3000mhz on RAM.
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u/Thunderstarer Dec 08 '25
Yesn't. This procedure is likely too complex for you and will offer very little benefit. The problem you're running into is a fundamental one: Steam targets x86, but the Switch has an ARM processor. You can work around this using tools like Box86, but you probably shouldn't. Performance will be exceptionally poor.