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Hi! I got Hogwarts Legacy today (Heroic Games Launcher) and the game refuses to open! I get a black screen for minutes, until I get an error: "app stopped working". I've already tried the proton db recommended launch settings:

DXVK_FILTER_DEVICE_NAME="NVIDIA" PROTON_ENABLE_NVAPI=1 %command% -dx12 -nosplash -nolauncher

but it didn't work. Tried switching the proton version from 10.25GE to 9.0.4 and nothing changed.

My specs:

Linux Mint 22.2

Ryzen 3 3200G

GTX 1080 TI

Proton 10.25GE

Nvidia Driver 570

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Hey, so I just found something, that seems kinda weird.

Im using Debian and have symlinked my /home/user/Picures to another folder for syncing purposes.

When trying to open steam flatpak i get thi error:

bwrap: Can't make symlink at /home/max/Pictures: destination exists and is not a symlink

When I delete my symlink it start to work again.

Has anyone experienced this? It feels pretty weird.

I know i should propably use the native steam version but I wanted to try the flatpak version to see how it works :)

So if noone knows how to fix this ill just install the native version.

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Backstory: I've been (very) slowly going through the process of setting up Linux and solving PC problems since I had Windows 11 corrupt about 3-4wks ago. We already confirmed that the bugged security updates cause it (I'm also cursed when it comes to my own tech, but I can usually fix other people's problems). The drives are still working, I managed to solve the last of the IT issues, and, as of me writing this, everything seems to be fully functioning without issue.

My question/problem: I am still trying to sort out the best GPU settings and distro for gaming and streaming on Linux. When I'm just watching YT or browsing online or using Discord, my CPU and GPU are barely used. However, when gaming, it looks like my dedicated GPU is being used more than it was on Windows. It was before while my CPU use stays fairly low. I tried doing a simple stream in OBS while just having Wonderspace Pomodoro up on my browser and I was at 100% GPU usage, 53% rendering lag, and it looked like nothing was encoding/decoding in Mission Center. Games like Dreamlight Valley and Coral Island are (for the most part) running smoother than before but my dedicated GPU is running 20% higher.

I started off with Linux Mint start from Windows 11 after essentially having no guidance on distros. I did end up having to do a clean reinstall of Mint because some Windows residual stuff had latched into my SSD (it was the system drive on Windows). That went away after the clean install so I'm good there. But the GPU issue I couldn't get rid of and OBS shot my dedicated GPU through the roof when using a plugin that had worked seemlessly on Windows.

So, (very) late last night, I decided to swap to Bazzite. My overall CPU and GPU usage appear to be the same as on Mint (nice and low), I'm increasingly liking the look of it, and it's opening everything relatively quickly. But something now feels a little sluggish? I had other redditors recommend CatchyOS or Nobara, but I still feel lost. I'm also really tired from how long I've been working on this. Any recommendations for boosting the GPU back to what it was, and/or on Linux distros and settings, would be greatly appreciated.

CPU: Ryzen 7 5700 G

DEDICATED GPU: RX 5700 XT

INTEGRATED GPU: (currently disabled)

MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte B550-UC-AD-Y1

RAM: 48GB

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When downloading games on steam, the download speed will go up to my maximum of 500 mbps (around 65 MB/s) for a brief second then immidiately drop to 0. This is weird considering that if I limit the download speed within steam to around 350 mbps the download speed will remain rock solid. I read that it could be an issue with the drive if it is getting overwhelmed but this can't be the case since I am using a samsung 980 pro ssd. If anyone can help I would really appreciate it. (I spun up a windows vm and there was no issue there, its just on linux)

https://preview.redd.it/40wmytj1or6g1.png?width=189&format=png&auto=webp&s=5288c2b475d900f9077ee52ed4b892c6aec583b7

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I downloaded this 70gb game on steam yesterday night and was very excited to play it but I learned that theirs some problem with proton experimental so i downloaded the custom proton it started the game clicked on play and when the game started i was kicked and abused by the anti-cheat 😡🚒someone help me I have tried every laucher options when will I be able to play this game 😭🤧

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I downloaded it and then I set up the installer as a non steam game and ran it. The installation was fine but when I clicked "play" this message appeared:

https://preview.redd.it/dnpgx9b0mr6g1.png?width=304&format=png&auto=webp&s=31028abbbedef2e4b2e6336bf40bea98872a21cd

I tried to install it via the Fitgirl installer, via Microsoft website but this same message keeps appearing when I try to play the game. How could I solve it?

System information:
-Acer Nitro 5 AN515-44
-Ryzen 7 4800H
-GTX 1650
-32GB RAM
-Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS

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Bringing more classic gaming goodies with the Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 7, D7VK 1.0 is out now for Linux.

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A new Recommended / Certified Linux driver release from NVIDIA with version 580.119.02 now available.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 not only won the Game of the Year at TGA 2025, but they also just launched a major upgrade that gets it Steam Deck Verified.

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Winboat https://www.winboat.app/ is such an amazing tool. The USB pass-through feature is almost perfect to upgrade firmware for controllers and other USB peripherals which only have Windows apps. I was able to get Gamesir Connect installed, straight from Microsoft Store in a few clicks, and update my controller's firmware.

Almost perfect because USB pass-through is vendorId/productId based, and most controllers/dongles change their IDs while upgrading firmware. I suppose the devs can fix this with an option to configure passing-through based on the physical USB port instead of vendor/productID. But in the meantime, manually setting up all IDs works great. For gamesir, pass-through them all one by one:

1. Just USB dongle connected (controller turned off)
2. USB dongle and controller connected.
3. The controller connected directly with a USB cable
4. Unplug dongle, press & hold button on dongle and then plug in (this is special bootloader mode)

After this, the Windows app just works and you can update firmware (separately for dongle & controller). And even all the configuration operations, like controller lights, calibration work great.

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On Steam, with some older games (like KOTOR or The Temple of Elemental Evil), two black bars appear on the sides of the screen. Is there a way to make the image fill the entire screen?

Thanks

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I am trying to switch from Windows to Linux but, so far, it is gaming that is really holding me back. I am just not seeing the gaming experience that so many say is so good on Linux......yet (hopefully).

I want to avoid the "gaming distros" and from what I have read they don't offer much advantage other than saving you a bit of time installing a bunch of apps you will most likely need. So I went with Fedora 43 Workstation.

I'm finding so few games "just work". Two main examples are:

First, Guild Wars 2 (on Steam). I have a 4K monitor and the UI is tiny. I mean really tiny to the point you can't make out the buttons and text and it is unusable. This just doesn't happen in Windows. The UI scales properly and is perfectly readable. Changing the scaling in display settings makes no difference.

Secondly, Cyberpunk 2077 (on Gog via Lutris although also tried the Steam version). All the graphics on screen as soon as you start the game (so intro, menus, everything) just continuously flashes all the time. It is unusable.

My setup is AMD 7800X3D, 9070 XT and 32Gb memory. Any help appreciated as at the moment I have no choice but to resign myself to Windows 11 junk. I don't want to dual boot and especially just for gaming so want just one OS on my PC. I would prefer that not to be Windows 11.

I would also be very interested in opinions on whether I should switch to KDE. I have read that KDE has better VRR support (which might help with the flickering issue?) and scaling support (which might help the Guild Wars 2 issue?)

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Showing just how insane it is to be a game developer right now, we've hit an all-time high for game releases on Steam in 2025 and not many get seen.

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After revealing the Deus Ex Remastered back in September, Aspyr faced a fair amount of backlash on the style of it and now it has been delayed.

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hey so since roughly 1 week ago I get very frequent crashes across all games where i use proton (havent tried linux native games recently, sorry).

I'm not experienced at trying to provide troubleshoot information, but I'll give you as much info as I can think of right now.

• Up until 1 week ago all games were completely stable. Basically never crashed and if they did I always figured out it was a game issue.
• System specs: Ryzen 7 7800X3D, RX 7900 xtx, 2x16 gigs of ddr5
• crashes are across ALL games. Most frequently happen soon after the game launch, esp. if i alt+tab, click out of the window or quickly navigate menus in game. Some games also have specific "crash points" now, like clair obscure crashing when i go from the levelup screen back to the rest screen (doesnt happen if i lock game to 30 fps, can unlock for normal gameplay). I tested games from ~2001 to very recent games released just this year. All of them crash now at usually one of these points. Seems to me like
• I tested all the default proton versions from 8 to the latest, including custom versions like EM, GE and cachyOS custom proton, all behave the same in terms of the crashing.
• Originally I was on Nobara 41, upgraded to 42 then to 43 and I think about the time of the upgrade to Nobara 43 the issues started. BUT I have the same issues on cachyOS so its not Distro related! Could ofc still be related to an update of a shared package (like drivers maybe?)
• Proton Logs of the games look normal until the last error, which is always the same for all games crashing:
  • err:service:device_notify_proc failed to get event, error 1726
  • ^ this is always the last error in the logs. I also filtered to all errors I could find for each log and most of them are present in all logs, posting them for more info (maybe they help):
  • err:ntoskrnl:ZwLoadDriver failed to create driver L"\\Registry\\Machine\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\winebth": c0000142
  • err:kerberos:kerberos_LsaApInitializePackage no Kerberos support, expect problems
  • err:ntlm:ntlm_LsaApInitializePackage no NTLM support, expect problems
  • then, at the end before the crash dump: err:service:device_notify_proc failed to get event, error 1726
• Nothing else crashes, just the games. All other software works fine.
• aside from the crashes, the games work just fine and perform as expected. Some also mostly work and just crash 1 hour into a session, some usually crash within 2-5 minutes.

Any ideas what I could try to maybe pinpoint the issue? I'm not familiar with linux troubleshooting at all yet, sorry. Everything has been working like a dream for like a year.

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The Game Awards 2025 has been and gone, and so here's a round-up of some of the highlight announcements for you so you're not missing out.

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I recently went to Linux Mint the newest on their website and up to date everything (have no idea how to share that lot of data people do in this posts) running a ryzen,nvidia combo.

Tried to install it on Linux so i don't have to boot in windows everyday but can't make it work.
Tried in Lutris, using different protons,tried in steam with forced compatibility.

people suggested direct launching from the game.exe did not work, tried from launcher did not work.

Only ended up with 4 outcome:

• The game starts there is sound and if i click i hear the login but no screen
• The game starts, there is a split second freeze it tries to get opened and immedieately droppes me out
• The Lutris ZZZ loading starts and stops around 30% and drops me out
• The Lutris ZZZ loading starts but now in the icon left top corner there is a red "!" and drops me out around 30%

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Recently made the switch from Windows 11 to Linux Mint Cinnamon. The only slightly heavy game I play on Steam is Street Fighter 6. It ran just fine when I was on Windows, but now when I launch the game, I hear my desktop start running like crazy, which it never did on Windows, and when the game launches, I can hear the audio, but I just get a black window. So I tried another game (Celeste) and while it was able to run, I swear the frame rate is lower than it was when I was on Windows. I need some help to fix (and optimize) my games. Is there anything I might be missing?

Here are my specs by the way:

CPU: Intel Core i5-14600K

GPU: NVIDIA GA107 [GeForce RTX 3050 8GB]

Storage: NVMe with 1TB

Ram: 32 Gigs

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