hello fine people or r/linux_gaming

today i am reaching out to hopefully solve a problem i am having, so i recently move from windows to linux(pop! os) and have brought over a bunch of my pirated games from it. i also downloaded this "heroic game launcher(which has wine/proton built in)" and gave it all of the .exe files for the games.

now when i click to play the games, if from unity. i will get a quick unity crash handler/reporter thingy screen and the game will shut, i think this is because i have yet to re-format the drive these games are on from ntfs/nfts or whatever to whatever linux uses. now i can't really do that because all the data on it will get deleted i cant find my external hard drive, dont have space on my other drive so im asking just to be sure before thinking of a way to do this, is this certainly the problem? or could it be something/ and something else?

please dont flame me if its a obvious problem, i dont know how linux works

follow up(even tho i havent posted this yet) : i tried moving said game files from the ntfs drive to the drive i installed linux on, did absolutely nothing.

this is really the only log i could find to share :
(20:45:00) [INFO]: Launching "Core Keeper" (sideload) (20:45:00) [INFO]: Native? false (20:45:00) [INFO]: Installed in: /run/user/1000/doc/25f5bee5 (20:45:00) [INFO]: System Info: CPU: 8x Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-10100F CPU @ 3.60GHz Memory: 16.65 GB (used: 5.78 GB) GPUs: GPU 0: Name: NVIDIA Corporation TU116 [GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER] IDs: D=21c4 V=10de SD=5527 SV=19da Driver: nvidia OS: Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS (linux) The current system is not a Steam Deck We are running inside a Flatpak container Software Versions: Heroic: 2.18.1 "Waterfall Beard" Jorul Legendary: 0.20.37 Exit 17 (Heroic) gogdl: 1.1.2 comet: comet 0.2.0 Nile: 1.1.2 Will A. Zeppeli (20:45:00) [INFO]: Game Settings: { "autoInstallDxvkNvapi": true, "preferSystemLibs": false, "enableEsync": true, "enableFsync": true, "enableWineWayland": false, "enableHDR": false, "enableWoW64": false, "nvidiaPrime": false, "enviromentOptions": [], "wrapperOptions": [], "showFps": false, "useGameMode": true, "battlEyeRuntime": true, "eacRuntime": true, "language": "", "beforeLaunchScriptPath": "", "afterLaunchScriptPath": "", "verboseLogs": true, "wineVersion": { "bin": "/home/user/.var/app/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl/config/heroic/tools/proton/GE-Proton-latest/proton", "name": "Proton - GE-Proton-latest", "type": "proton" }, "winePrefix": "/home/user/Games/Heroic/Prefixes/default/Core Keeper" } (20:45:00) [INFO]: Winetricks packages: vcrun2022 Wine Command: /app/bin/gamemoderun /home/user/.var/app/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl/config/heroic/tools/runtimes/umu/umu_run.py /run/user/1000/doc/25f5bee5/CoreKeeper.exe Game Log: gamemodeauto: gamemodeauto: gamemodeauto: INFO: umu-launcher version 1.2.9 (3.13.9 (main, Nov 10 2011, 15:00:00) [GCC 15.2.0]) INFO: steamrt3 is up to date ERROR: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/user/.var/app/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl/config/heroic/tools/runtimes/umu/umu_run.py/__main__.py", line 95, in <module> sys.exit(main()) ~~~~^^ File "/home/user/.var/app/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl/config/heroic/tools/runtimes/umu/umu_run.py/__main__.py", line 90, in main return umu_run(args) File "/home/user/.var/app/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl/config/heroic/tools/runtimes/umu/umu_run.py/umu/umu_run.py", line 890, in umu_run return run_command(command) File "/home/user/.var/app/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl/config/heroic/tools/runtimes/umu/umu_run.py/umu/umu_run.py", line 652, in run_command cwd = Path.cwd() File "/usr/lib/python3.13/pathlib/_abc.py", line 746, in cwd return cls('').absolute() ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^ File "/usr/lib/python3.13/pathlib/_local.py", line 649, in absolute cwd = os.getcwd() FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory gamemodeauto: ============= End of log =============

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Link: https://store.ubisoft.com/us/immortals-fenyx-rising/5cec227839798c0870c07685.html?lang=en_US.

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Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is set for some major improvements, although we don't know exactly when but it will make surviving in it a whole lot nicer.

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Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is set for some major improvements, although we don't know exactly when but it will make surviving in it a whole lot nicer.

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Cassette Beasts has been a great hit for developer Bytten Studio, as they just revealed it's crossed over the 1.1 million mark for sales.

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https://x.com/AMDGaming/status/1989007091890004337

Tomorrow we will se first implementation of AMD Redstone i Cod for RDNA 4
Interesting if modders can do this in linux next..

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CloverPit is a rather excellent game that's hit the jackpot for the developer, as they're cashing in on over 1 million sales and celebrating with a big update.

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Need a free game ready for the weekend? How about Immortals Fenyx Rising from Ubisoft? Well you can claim it free to keeps right now.

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You've seen the brand new Steam Machine from Valve right? But what about a Steam Machine Companion Cube? Yes that's also now going to be a thing.

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Interesting tidbit I released an early access game on Steam exclusively on Linux at first.... was the first person crazy enough to do that... not sure if anyone else has since

Working on a new game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2171910/Forehead_Chip/ Be sure to wishlist it, please! Really helps it from being drowned out.

I use all opensource tools within Linux to make it. No AI. Ask anything if you're curious!

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The latest set of open source graphics drivers for Linux have released, with the bug fix Mesa 25.2.7 now available.

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Can we agree that valve is the best of them all?

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Here is some context:

OS: Fedora Linux 43 (KDE Plasma Desktop Edition) x86_64
Kernel: Linux 6.17.1-300.fc43.x86_64
DE: KDE Plasma 6.5.2
WM: KWin (Wayland)
CPU: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700K (20) @ 5.00 GHz
GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT [Discrete]
GPU 2: Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.50 GHz [Integrated]

Some commands and their outputs:

DRI_PRIME=1 glxinfo | grep "OpenGL renderer" OpenGL renderer string: Mesa Intel(R) UHD Graphics 770 (ADL-S GT1) DRI_PRIME=0 glxinfo | grep "OpenGL renderer" OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT (radeonsi, gfx1201, LLVM 21.1.4, DRM 3.64, 6.17.1-300.fc43.x86_6 4)

I tried launching steam with DRI_PRIME=0 but in the logs I can see errors about an invalid DRI_PRIME value:

steam.sh[62977]: Running Steam on fedora 43 64-bit steam.sh[62977]: STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically setup.sh[63031]: Steam runtime environment up-to-date! steam.sh[62977]: Log already open steam.sh[62977]: Steam client's requirements are satisfied CProcessEnvironmentManager is ready, 6 preallocated environment variables. [2025-11-13 16:18:49] Startup - updater built Oct 3 2025 02:26:15 [2025-11-13 16:18:49] Startup - Steam Client launched with: '/home/cniekirk/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/ste am' '-srt-logger-opened' 11/13 16:18:49 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps 11/13 16:18:49 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1759461205)/tid(63080) CProcessEnvironmentManager is ready, 6 preallocated environment variables. [2025-11-13 16:18:49] Process started with command-line: '/home/cniekirk/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam' '-child-update-ui' '-child-update-ui-socket' '8' '-srt-logger-opened' 11/13 16:18:49 [2025-11-13 16:18:49] Using update UI: console minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps 11/13 16:18:49 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(0)/tid(63081) [2025-11-13 16:18:49] Create window [2025-11-13 16:18:49] Loading cached metrics from disk (/home/cniekirk/.local/share/Steam/package/steam_client _metrics.bin) [2025-11-13 16:18:49] Using the following download hosts for Public, Realm steamglobal [2025-11-13 16:18:49] 1. https://client-update.fastly.steamstatic.com, /, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 900, source = 'update_hosts_cached.vdf' [2025-11-13 16:18:49] 2. https://client-update.akamai.steamstatic.com, /, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 400, source = 'update_hosts_cached.vdf' [2025-11-13 16:18:49] 3. https://client-update.steamstatic.com, /, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 1, source = 'baked in' [2025-11-13 16:18:49] Verifying installation... [2025-11-13 16:18:49] Verifying file sizes only [2025-11-13 16:18:49] Set percent complete: 0 [2025-11-13 16:18:49] Set percent complete: -1 [2025-11-13 16:18:49] Set status message: Verifying installation... [----] Verifying installation... [2025-11-13 16:18:49] Verification complete UpdateUI: skip show logo [2025-11-13 16:18:49] Destroy window Steam logging initialized: directory: /home/cniekirk/.local/share/Steam/logs [2025-11-13 16:18:49] ProcessNextMessage: socket disconnected [2025-11-13 16:18:49] No more messages are expected - exiting XRRGetOutputInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xf5ee7090 XRRGetCrtcInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xf5ee5800 Invalid value (0) for DRI_PRIME. Should be > 0 11/13 16:18:49 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps 11/13 16:18:49 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steamsysinfo)/version(1759461205)/tid(630 99) Running query: 1 - GpuTopology WARNING: radv is not a conformant Vulkan implementation, testing use only. Response: gpu_topology { gpus { id: 1 name: "AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT (RADV GFX1201)" vram_size_bytes: 17095983104 driver_id: k_EGpuDriverId_MesaRadv driver_version_major: 25 driver_version_minor: 2 driver_version_patch: 6 luid: 0 } gpus { id: 2 name: "Intel(R) UHD Graphics 770 (ADL-S GT1)" vram_size_bytes: 25060964352 driver_id: k_EGpuDriverId_MesaIntel driver_version_major: 25 driver_version_minor: 2 driver_version_patch: 6 luid: 0 } gpus { id: 3 name: "llvmpipe (LLVM 21.1.4, 256 bits)" vram_size_bytes: 3221225472 driver_id: k_EGpuDriverId_MesaLLVMPipe driver_version_major: 25 driver_version_minor: 2 driver_version_patch: 6 luid: 0 } default_gpu_id: 1 } Exit code: 0 Saving response to: /tmp/steameiEjbh - 176 bytes Invalid value (0) for DRI_PRIME. Should be > 0 Invalid value (0) for DRI_PRIME. Should be > 0 steamwebhelper.sh[63115]: Starting steamwebhelper under bootstrap steamrt steam runtime via: /home/cniekirk/.l ocal/share/Steam/steamrt64/steam-runtime-steamrt/_v2-entry-point steamwebhelper.sh[63115]: Starting steamwebhelper with steamrt steam runtime at /home/cniekirk/.local/share/St eam/steamrt64/steam-runtime-steamrt/_v2-entry-point Invalid value (0) for DRI_PRIME. Should be > 0 Steam Runtime Launch Service: starting steam-runtime-launcher-service Steam Runtime Launch Service: steam-runtime-launcher-service is running pid 63325 bus_name=com.steampowered.PressureVessel.LaunchAlongsideSteam exec ./steamwebhelper -nocrashdialog -lang=en_US -cachedir=/home/cniekirk/.local/share/Steam/config/htmlcache -steampid=63080 -buildid=1759461205 -steamid=0 -logdir=/home/cniekirk/.local/share/Steam/logs -uimode=7 -start count=0 -steamuniverse=Public -realm=Global -clientui=/home/cniekirk/.local/share/Steam/clientui -steampath=/h ome/cniekirk/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam -launcher=0 --valve-initial-threadpool-size=8 --valve-enable -site-isolation --enable-smooth-scrolling --disable-gpu-compositing --disable-gpu --password-store=basic --log -file=/home/cniekirk/.local/share/Steam/logs/cef_log.txt --disable-quick-menu --disable-component-update --dis able-features=SpareRendererForSitePerProcess,DcheckIsFatal,BlockPromptsIfIgnoredOften,ValveFFmpegAllowLowDelay HEVC Invalid value (0) for DRI_PRIME. Should be > 0 /usr/share/themes/Breeze-Dark/gtk-2.0/widgets/entry:70: error: unexpected identifier 'direction', expected cha racter '}' /usr/share/themes/Breeze-Dark/gtk-2.0/widgets/styles:36: error: invalid string constant "combobox_entry", expe cted valid string constant WARNING: radv is not a conformant Vulkan implementation, testing use only. WARNING: radv is not a conformant Vulkan implementation, testing use only. Desktop state changed: desktop: { pos: 0, 0 size: 3840,2160 } primary: { pos: 0, 0 size: 3840,2160 } Caching cursor image for , size 48x48, serial 69, cache size = 0 reaping pid: 63081 -- steam

Whenever I launch Hogwarts legacy from steam, it processes the Vulkan Shaders, launches and then after the epilepsy warning it shows a black screen with high GPU usage, then once the menu loads it's a laggy mess and is using around 1% of the GPU, the same in game with like 3 FPS.

I'm not really sure what I'm doing wrong here.

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Yesterday I finally switched from Win 11 to Kubuntu and have straight 25-30 more fps in Borderlands 4. Today I try Monster Hunter Wilds.

Still unsure to change later to SteamOS but for now I have much to learn.

Ryzen 7 7800x3d

RX 7900xtx

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Hello, friends

I'm an old gamer that has been playing mostly on Windows all my life. And with age Congress wisdom: I am definitely ready for switching my gaming into Linux.

For this goal, I'm currently building an AMD desktop, with these specs:

7800X3D 9070XT 64GB 6400 DDR5 RAM Asrock B850 Livemixer WiFi 2TB nvme, 4TB SATA SSD, 8TB HD

So, I need your guidance in making sure this transition is as smooth as possible. Some things are also relevant:

• I tried gaming on Linux some 8 years ago, and it didn't work well (mostly myself to blame, since I had just moved abroad and I didn't have a lot of time and mental bandwidth to invest in learning).

• I have a Steam Deck and holy crap I love the thing. Fiddling with it made me more confident to make the move.

• I play mostly single player games, so I don't need to worry about anti-cheat kernel shenanigans.

• I love emulation, and I need it to work well in this new setup.

• This will be mainly a gaming/media rig plugged into my family's TV, but having some productivity capabilities is definitely a plus.

My questions:

Q1 - Distro. I know this is a hot topic, but please share with me what you are using and/or what you think would be a good fit for me. I'm currently thinking about Nobara or Bazzite, but open and willing to experiment.

Q2 - AMD hardware. I know Nvidia drivers can be finicky in Linux. What about AMD ones? Anything in my specs above can cause me some issues?

Q3 - Dual Boot. Should I even bother?

Q4 - Any transition traps I should avoid, or newbie mistakes I should consider?

Appreciate any input and experiences you are willing to share!

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Ever since Proton and the Steam Deck came around, Linux gaming’s gotten way better.

The funny thing is, anti-cheat systems like EAC and BattlEye already work on Linux through Proton — but a lot of developers don’t even realize that!

I’ve seen this firsthand. I use Linux as my main OS, and I’ve tried running games like CRSED: F.O.A.D. and CS2 through Proton. Both of them launch fine, but CS2 hits a VAC error even though everything else runs perfectly smooth. It’s frustrating, because you can feel the game is ready — it’s just the anti-cheat blocking it.

Many devs still think “adding Linux support” means a full port or tons of extra work, when in reality it’s just a few steps to enable anti-cheat compatibility.

I feel like a small awareness push from Valve could help a ton — maybe a short blog post or a Steamworks email just reminding devs that Linux users (and Deck players) are ready and waiting.

Wouldn’t it be awesome if more multiplayer games just worked on day one?

What do you guys think? Is this something Valve should do, or should we try to spread the word ourselves?

Note: This is my first post, and it's not fully AI-written. I just got a little help phrasing it better. Thanks for reading! :)

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