does ksp work with linux?

[popeter123]

tomor my new resberry in the post

is it powerful enough to run ksp 0.16.0?

and does linux suport ksp?

[ElectroxSoldier]

I don\'t think so... Since there\'s only a Windows and Mac installation file.

I think someone else would answer this way better than me, and SQUAD would know for sure if it works on Linux.

But if it doesn\'t work, try grabbing a Virtual Computer program, and install Windows or Mac on a VPC. If of course you could be able to get your hands on a copy of Windows or Mac for the VPC, the more I think about it the more this idea looks like a waste of time now .

[trbinsc]

Unity 4 is supposed to include linux support, but as of right now KSP doesn\'t support linux. I\'m not sure how long unity 4 is going to take, and even if KSP will be able to port to linux.

[Knyght]

Apparently runs okay in Wine.

But, no. The Raspberry Pi features technology mostly from the last millennium and eh, won\'t run KSP.

[CanuckOverlord]

It\'s usually not to terribly difficult to make Linux programs run under OSX. Depending on whether Unity calls Cocoa or other proprietary interfaces and APIs, it may run on Linux using the OSX file. Otherwise, just use WINE.

[JupiterII]

These are the recommended system specifications:

2.0Ghz Dual Core CPU

2GB RAM

512MB Video Card, Shader Model 3.0

And this is what I\'m pretty sure the Raspberrie Pi has:

700Mhz CPU

256MB RAM

Integrated Graphics

So, probably not.

[ddavis425]

700Mhz CPU

256MB RAM

Integrated Graphics

It could probably make for a good slideshow then

[glaucoh]

I was planning to wait until a linux release, but I\'ve decided to buy KSP now, just to show support and let devs know that we are waiting for it.

[Cilph]

OS issues aside, Rasp. Pi will never run KSP just because of the immense lack of performance.

[Corax]

OS issues aside, Rasp. Pi will never run KSP just because of the immense lack of performance.

Performance aside, the actual problem is the processor architecture. Raspberry Pi uses an ARM processor, whereas Unity/KSP/Windows/MacOS only run on x86 compatible processors. Linux itself on the other hand is at home on many different architectures, and on Linux/x86 and /x64, KSP can in fact run reasonably well.

TLDR; answering 'will XYZ run on Linux' is not as simple as in the Windows World^tm, unless you have the source code

[CanuckOverlord]

A Raspberry Pi will *not* run KSP. Hell, a 2007 Macbook has a hard enough time.

[leopardenthusiast]

So in conclusion, no, no, and no. KSP isn\'t compatible with Linux, the Raspberry Pi just isn\'t powerful enough, and even when Unity becomes compatible with linux and even if you\'re willing to have 2 minutes per frame, the processor architecture isn\'t compatible.

[colmo]

I use Linux to run KSP, and quite well too, for a PC with a 5 year old spec (Q6600 with 6Gb and a Nvidia 8800GS). Currently using the Nvidia installed binary, but depending on distribution, other repositories work too. I ran into some issues with other drivers, which don\'t run KSP. Joysticks do NOT work.

The KSP Linux thread:

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=9263.0

[glaucoh]

Wine is not an option for me, I can\'t use it, never liked it. I will wait for the official linux release.

Until then, I have a very old WinXP license, which I will install in a small partition. Unfortunately, this will make me play KSP less than I want, because I work a lot with my linux setup. But again, I can wait and I hope that money support help things a bit.

[Ydoow]

These are the recommended system specifications:

2.0Ghz Dual Core CPU

2GB RAM

512MB Video Card, Shader Model 3.0

And this is what I\'m pretty sure the Raspberrie Pi has:

700Mhz CPU

256MB RAM

Integrated Graphics

So, probably not.

That made me laugh so hard