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Samsung NP370R5E - The Edison Way, The Naked Wine approach on a 12-year-old laptop
This is a TRUE Green Profile – a way to escape Microsoft’s "knife to the throat" and their bottomless greed. It is time to finally put those old laptops, mini-PCs, and Windows boxes to good use again.
Prepare for TRUE LINUX FREEDOM. This is how you play games on Linux without the complexity of Lutris, Steam, or other tangled runners.
The Journey BeginsI have spent days in an endless battle with layers and runners in Lutris, trying to make the most of my hardware. I started with a Voyo i7, which was a fair starting point for a Linux learning journey. Taking that experience, I turned my attention to an even older beast: a Samsung NP370R5E from late 2013.
Equipped with an Intel HD4000 and a Radeon 8750M, I simply installed the Wine framework (Naked Wine), configured the parameters, and built a handful of bash scripts.
The breakthrough happened this morning. While making a lunchbox for my youngest daughter on her last day of school before Christmas, enjoying a cup of coffee and a freshly baked Lussekatt, I set up the environment for:
“The Lord of the Rings Online” (LotRO).
Samsung NP370R5E - The Edison Way 1
The Naked Wine approach on a 12-year-old laptop 1
Belfalas - “Tol Lochul” Home of RulingRing by Wils “The Lord of the Rings Online” (LotRO). 4
Part 2: The Technical Revolution – Taming the 12-Year-Old Beast 5
1. The Power of "Naked Wine" and Selective Hardware 5
2. Visual Quality vs. Performance: The "Golden Standard" 6
3. Solving the "Impossible" Store Crash 7
All the while i had installed and setup my environment to run:
“The Lord of the Rings Online u/2007 by Standing Stone Games” a J.R.R. Tolkien universe
With fantastic scenery and nice gameplay in many various ways to enjoy and embark on a journey somewhat like Bilbo Baggins “There and back again”
Here is my revolution in simple words and screenshots to prove what i am trying to learn you something worth trying out on a Bootable USB Stick with your Linux Distro of choice and once you are finished with the Live Setup of Linux, just get the device up on the best internet connection you can provide, preferably with a cable connection, but a decent wifi does the thing too. Lotro - short for “The Lord of The Rings Online mmorpg” called lotro from here on!
This voyage could begin with a Bootable USB Stick with a Linux distro of your choice and just install and get online, preferably with cable to get quick access to the servers, but a decent WiFi will do for most of you.
When your newly installed Linux is finished with Live Setup rebooted without the usb-stick in place and is confirmed ONLINE just start here and follow these simple steps to find out why on earth no one has never done this before!
Have a nice trip ya all <3
Belfalas - “Tol Lochul” Home of RulingRing by Wils “The Lord of the Rings Online” (LotRO). Part 2: The Technical Revolution – Taming the 12-Year-Old BeastTo make this old Samsung perform like a modern gaming station, we stripped away the "scripted nonsense" and went straight to the hardware.
1. The Power of "Naked Wine" and Selective HardwareThe Brain of the Operation: My custom Bash script. This demonstrates how I force the system to utilize the Radeon GPU using DRI_PRIME=1, bypassing heavy runners for a pure, native-like gaming experience.
2. Visual Quality vs. Performance: The "Golden Standard"Visual Magic with FSR: By running the game at 1024x768 and utilizing Wine's FSR upscaling to 1366x768, we achieve a crisp image without overstressing the 12-year-old CPU.
3. Solving the "Impossible" Store CrashFreedom from Crashes: By offloading the LotRO Store to Firefox, we’ve eliminated the main source of Linux instability. Here you see the store running perfectly in an external browser.
4. Thermal VictoryProof of the 'Green Profile': The htop log confirms temperatures holding steady at 66-67°C. We’ve proven that you can play LotRO without jet-engine fan noise or thermal throttling.
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Borderlands 4 on Linux vs Windows — AMD RX 9070 XT vs RTX 2070
Hey folks,
Quick experience share regarding Borderlands 4 performance on Linux vs Windows.
I tested the game on CachyOS and Fedora 43, and noticed something interesting when comparing NVIDIA vs AMD.
Short version:
• With my old RTX 2070, Linux performance was pretty close to Windows • With my current AMD RX 9070 XT, the gap is way bigger • On Linux, FPS is lower and frametimes are all over the place compared to WindowsSpecs:
• i7-11700 • RX 9070 XT (previously RTX 2070) • 32 GB RAM • 2560×1440 @ 144 Hz • CachyOS / Fedora 43 • Latest kernel + latest MesaThis happens on both distros, so it doesn’t seem distro-specific.
Feels more like a driver / RDNA4 maturity thing than a game issue.
Not here to bash Linux or AMD — just sharing real-world results.
Curious if other RX 9070 XT / RDNA4 users see the same, or if there are tweaks that helped.
Cheers 🍻
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GTA Online with Friends // Blocking DNS and Hamachi
Important:
I don't know it is safe. but is risk for ban
I'm not responsible if you get banned. Do so at your own risk.
What you need to work
- Know how to block DNS
- Private LAN Room for your friends
Guide:
Add to host file this ip adress to block this:
0.0.0.0 paradiseenhanced-s1.battleye.com - (For Enhanced Version)
0.0.0.0 paradise-s1.battleye.com - (For Legacy Version)
0.0.0.0 test-s1.battleye.com - (I don't know what it is but u can try it)
If u want block all connection with battleye:
*.battleye.com - (That not works on host file. find program who can block all ip adress)
Create Lobby LAN:
I use for that hamachi but you can use other program to Create Lobby LAN
Install Proton Battleye Runtime:
This can bypass info about something "You don't have Battleye"
GTA V Launch Options:
Add this PROTON_BATTLEYE_RUNTIME=~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton\ BattlEye\ Runtime/ %command%
What next:
Launch it. Join to Story Mode after this Join to GTA Online to Only For Invited Session and Enjoy.
If your friend using windons:
He same add block dns battleye and join to your Lobby LAN.
Remember you should be host session
Know issue:
Can random moments kicked with reason "You don't have Battleye" or "Can not get information about session" Ignore that and create new session only for invited
Tutorial in Video:
Soon.
ProtonDB Links with more information:
https://www.protondb.com/app/3240220#vJvvEOxUSX (My Post)
https://www.protondb.com/app/3240220#2u6iYD0dn1 (Akimbo Post)
https://www.protondb.com/app/271590#aCf-tZRcvv (Kalmato Post)
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AMD Adrenaline Graphics settings on Linux?
As the title suggests, I’m wondering if there is an alternative app that allows for dynamic control of my monitors display settings similar to AMD Adrenaline’s Custom Color settings?
Im running CachyOS (dual-booted) with a 7900XTX, and on windows I can use adrenaline to change brightness, contrast, saturation on the fly. I’ve looked into the KDE settings to try to tweak these values but to no avail.
If there’s anything like this, please enlighten me as I like Arc Raiders to have a bit more color than games stock values.
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Switched to Linux (Fedora 43) because of constant microstutter on Windows – surprisingly happy so far
So after dealing with random microstutter on Windows for a long time, I finally decided to try something different. I tried everything on Windows — drivers, settings, tweaks, fresh installs — but I could never fully get rid of the stuttering. At some point it just became too frustrating.
A few weeks ago I switched to Linux gaming, specifically Fedora 43, mostly out of curiosity and desperation. And honestly… I’m pretty happy so far. The installation was also absolutely easy. Just install linux and all drivers are already installed. Download Steam, Download ProtonPlus and lets go.
All of my main games run really well:
- Diablo 4
- ARC Raiders
- Dead by Daylight
- Sons of the Forest
- Palworld
I know Anti Cheat Games not work but i also keep my Windows as Dual Boot.
Performance feels smooth, input feels responsive, and most importantly: I don’t notice the microstutter that plagued me on Windows. Frame pacing just feels more consistent overall. I wasn’t expecting such a noticeable difference.
Of course it’s not perfect and there’s still some tinkering involved, but for my use case it’s been a very positive experience.
Has anyone else switched to Linux because of stuttering issues on Windows and noticed similar improvements?
Setup:
GPU: 7900 XT
CPU: 3700x (i know, bottleneck. in a few days my 5700x will arrive)
RAM: 32 GB 3200 mhz
SSD
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Silent Hill F crashes on bottles
Tried it on a bottle, asked to install C++ Redistributable, installed both via its own option and dependencies, still crashed.
Also somehow now every game in that bottle crashes (whatever the game did, broke the whole thing I guess), so switched to another bottle, installed Silent Hill F again.
Installed MS C++ via dependencies in bottles, now I get:
"A D3D11-compatible GPU (Feature Level 11.0, Shader Model 5.0) is required to run the engine."
GPU is AMD 7900xtx.
Also it's the GOG version.
Edit: Switching to soda-9.0-1 and adding "-savetouserdir %" works. Though idk what happened to the bottle that broke.
Edit 2: Seems like mangohud update at least partially is responsible.
Edit 3: Also soda-experimental_8.0 is broken, and it seems like there's a github issue about how this shouldn't be suggested.
Edit 4: Also another suggested update, dxvk-2.7.1-7-21eb344 breaks the game Tunic, switching to dxvk-2.5.3 works.
Edit 5: Apparently the mangohud issue is isolated to this single bottle for some reason.
Edit 6: Mmm, seems to be an issue related to the game Noita on when on "Fullscreen (real)" setting, not the whole bottle.
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Is Tyto Linux-friendly? (looking for playtesters)
Hey guys! I'm a solo developer working on Tyto.
It's really important to me to make sure it runs smoothly on native Linux, no Proton required.
While the game already runs on native Linux, I currently don't have any Linux-based playtesters.
If you'd like to help me (and the Linux gaming community), please join Tyto's playtesting Discord server and I'll send you a key.
If you'd rather not join the server, you can also DM me or leave a comment.
Thank you so much!
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How can i play my pc-cd games on an old linux pc?
this is an extremely niche issue that i honestly am not sure what i can do about. I'm a vintage computer nerd, i recently picked up a gx270, a computer from 2000 that has a pentium 4 and 1gb of ram. on systems like these I prefer to run linux because being a computer nerd it just gives me a lot a freeway with the computer and also allows me to run more modern software. subsequently, i also have many pc cd-rom games like age of empires and the sims, however these games are of course not made to be ran on a linux computer. I was considering wine however I am worried about the implications of emulation on such old hardware so i wanted to see if anyone else had done anything similar and if anyone has any ideas on how i can play my cd games on my linux system. thanks!
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Any suggestions? Xcloud is lagging and freezing on Linux Mint
Hey everyone, I really need some help. I've tried a bunch of things but Xbox Cloud Gaming just won’t work properly on Linux Mint. It keeps lagging, freezing, or dropping frames.
On the same machine with Windows 10 it works perfectly, so I’m pretty sure it’s not a hardware or network issue.
I also tried the BetterXcloud script, but that actually made things worse — it threw a “decode performance” error and the lag got even heavier.
I tested both Edge and Chrome (.deb versions), tried using a user agent switcher, but nothing helped.
If anyone has any ideas or has dealt with this before, please let me know. I really don’t want to go back to Windows. Thank you!
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issues with proton and wayland
[OS: debian forky | DE: kde 6.5.4 wayland | GPU: nvidia gtx1650 m (discrete), 550 drivers from debian's non-free repos]
i was trying to run some games (the witcher 3 and skyrim) on native wayland because i had some input lag with xwayland (not a deal breaker, but still annoying). when i tried to use "PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1" and "dispay=" launch options with steam's official proton (experimental), it just completely ignored them and still used xwayland.
then i tried to use proton GE (10-26 and 10-8). the games did start on native wayland with it, however, they either gave me a black screen or just completely froze after 5 seconds with the audio still playing. in the witcher 3's launcher i switched to directx 11, which made the game actually work but with incredibly low fps and disappearing models.
i'm pretty new to this proton stuff soooo maybe i'm doing something wrong? and yeah, again, everything works completely fine with xwayland and x11 session
edit: i DID put %command% and also tried with no "display=" thing
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Best UMU fron-end launcher?
im on bottles rn, some games can't be run with Proton-GE and i need to fallback onto soda runner in order to launch those games.
then ik if we running game outside of steam with proton-GE, it lacks something, UMU is there to fix those lacks, but the problem is UMU doesn't have gui, so now im looking for it...
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New Steam Games with Native Linux Clients, including Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy and Terminator 2D No Fate - 2025-12-17 Edition
Can't install mod loader for Slime Rancher
Hii everyone! I'm pretty new to linux (currently using the latest version of Linux mint cinnamon) and I've been having trouble trying to run a mod loader installer for Slime Rancher (SRML) so that I can use all my mods I used before switching to Linux.
I downloaded SRML from the official Nexus Mods page and I unzipped the downloaded file in my slime rancher files, but when I try to run the .exe installer using wine (I have mono installed too) it gives me the following error message:
"Not in game folder! Searching for SlimeRancher...
System.Exception: Could not auto-locate game folder! Please move SRMLInstaller.exe to a valid game folder and try again"
Thing is tho that the .exe file IS in the game folder. I tried multiple times to get it to work. I navigated to the folder manually and downloaded it there, I used "Browse local files" from Steam to access it, but nothing has worked. I haven't been able to find any information of help so far either, as posts that had the same error message just worked when they moved the installer to the game folder (tho that's probably bc they were on Windows instead of Linux). I've also verified that I can open the game just by opening the SlimeRancher.x86_64 (I don't know why that would matter but I was just trying anything and idk what may be of use for you all to know in helping me here).
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks! :3
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All games are lagging on Fedora 43 Workstation
Hey, everybody! I've been having some troubles running games properly on Fedora 43. I'll admit that I'm a bit of a Linux noob and apologize if this isn't the best place for this kind of question.
In any case, I've tried running games through Steam and locally and both are equally terrible, the game runs at 2 FPS for some reason and I don't know why. All of the games I tried were light indie games like Disco Elysium, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist and The Long Journey Home. From what I'm aware, my laptop specs should be able to run those:
i5-1235U
8GB RAM
1tb ssd
I read some stuff about the integrated Alder Lake-UP3 GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics] not being supported on Fedora because of the i915 graphics driver, I thought about it being my Workstation install that might not have been a good choice for gaming (in hindsight that would make sense), but decided to gather some insight from you experts here first. If you need any more info, I'm happy to provide!
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GeForce Now on Kubuntu?
I don't know when it happened, but Hogwart's Legacy is now playable through GeForce Now, so I've picked it up on sale on Steam. (I've been waiting for GeForce Now support so I don't have to worry about what Denuvo will do to my machine/OS.)
Now, the question is what is the 'best' way to install GeForce Now on Kubuntu? I see several 'unofficial' snaps listed in the Discovery app. Is one of these better than the others, or is there an app I should install in terminal?
Thank you kindly!
(P.S. Oh, NVIDIA RTX 4070 Super. No problems detected yet.)
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