im new to linux and have bounced off multiple times but im always trying to give it a go. what distro do you usually use i have tried arch garuda and mint since they all have the cinnamon desktop environment. wanna hear your thoughts

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Hey so I picked up this rx 9070 and paired it with my ryzen 7 5800xt, and msi b550 mATX mobo running nobara linux.

After about 20 mins after boot I start getting frequent frame drops in stutters, doesn't matter what im doing could be looking at my wallpaper or playing a game.

My temps seem ok and never get super hot.

the gpu cables are a little bent because of my smaller case but its nothing crazy.

I am just curious if anyone else has had this issue? or know of a fix

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Hello. Today I tried to connect my old steam controller to new PC with Arch Linux. Device connected via BLE but when I rebooted PC SC not recognised. I tried this on other laptop with arch but result is the same. Device connected once but when I reboot not connected anymore without pairing. Is this normal?

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i have arch linux with gnome and thrustmaster t300rs (pedals are in normal mode not inverted), i have installed hid-tmff2, in evtest it detects every axis correctly, in oversteer it detects throttle, brake and clutch correctly but in every game (assetto corsa, carx drift, jdm) on steam using proton it detects only clutch, i have disabled steam input and i tried multiple versions of proton, i tried reconnecting usb and i tried restarting system, i tried it on normal linux kernel as well on linux-zen, i installed in game prefix official thrustmaster drivers. i have no idea what im doing so if you could explain it like i am 5yo. btw in forza horizon 5 it doesnt even recognize that i have wheel connected

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I staring having weired crashes lately mainly while playing darktide(other games dont crash). The reason why I'm confused by this picture it puts out it looks like some faulty ram or drivers but other games work well(baldursgate3, mechabellum, farcry5). And it seems to crash my i3 WM. And throws me back to xorg server log and I can use startx again to start up i3 again. So my question is how do I prevent this from happening so I can finally enjoy darktide again. If more information is needed I will add it here and in comments. Steam command: gamemoderun LD_PRELOAD="" %comman% Tested with and without gamemode both crash the same way.

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I recently migrated to Linux, and I was going to install the Bedrock Launcher for Linux, but the Launcher insists that you need a Google account (since it works via Minecraft from the playstore), is there any other Launcher or way to play Minecraft Bedrock with a Microsoft account on Linux?

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Hey guys!

I am trying to setup syncthing for my SteamDeck and PC's savegames to be syncee. I am using Proton 9 on the SteamDeck's Flatpak based Lutris installation.

I cannot, for the love of it, find where Proton's prefix is, because it clearly does not see my documents.

I would either want to find out where it (Proton through Lutris on Flatpak) keeps the game save files or, even better, know how to make it default to the Documents folder (as is the convention).

I knew something when I chose not to use Flatpak at all on desktop, lol.

Thanks for reading!

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If you truly care about gaming on linux, you should not sign this. Companies will drop linux support in favor for kernel-level anti-cheat since they won't be willing to spend more money on their own server-side logic (as they will be forced to give them up). Already there are games who purposely ban gaming on Steamdeck and this campaign will just make everything much worse.

in a client-server architecture, especially in a game that is heavily tied to server-side decisions (gacha or mmo games for example), you HAVE to give up your server logic, at least part of it so that people can run a server where they are able to play. SKG is expecting companies to begin developing their games with the assumption that this server-side logic will be shipped to the public (at least a library or a binary executable) once the game support ends.

Companies will push for more client-side development because of that. Why bother developing good server-side logic and anti-cheat when you can take over the kernel and do the stuff there (which is the preferred way currently, sadly).

So SKG is only saving games for Windows systems which is not exactly what I would call a consumer-friendly operating system at all. And not a huge win.

Instead, kernel-level spying from Windows systems is a huge issue. Maybe with SKG you're saving the money that was used to purchase your games, but you're not saving the money the companies are taking off of you from playing those games even when they're out of support. Look at Borderlands 2 giveaway example. This is not good for customers, this is not good for privacy.

A good business model for a company from now on would be to release their online-only game, prepare for publishing of the server if the game becomes out of support. The game comes out of support, but they are releasing the server and patching the client with a huge EULA that gives them acces to your data and giving them profits even when they're not spending on servers anymore!

So SKG is ignoring the real problem. If game clients did not use any kernel-level sh*t like Denuvo or something, and they always shipped a Linux version of the game, developing a server-emulator from the community would be a lot easier. The company wouldn't have to ship anything. And customers would not get their privacy and data compromised.

We instead should push for companies to always ship their games on Linux (which does not cost anything as every game engine out there already supports compiling to Linux, and more cheaper than shipping their standalone server). That would be a easier law to pass as EU is already ditching Windows for Linux systems.

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The last time I used linux was maybe 7 years ago right when Proton got introduced, since then I've been a Windows user but honestly I game less and less nowadays and I realized literally every single program I use exists on Linux, so gaming is the only possible roadblock to me switching permanently to linux and I would love to give it a try again.

My only question is - does Linux gaming just work nowadays for 99% of games? I mostly play singleplayer games like Subnautica, Kingdom Come Deliverance, BeamNG, Assetto Corsa. Are most games just install and play, with no tinkering, no messing with config files and whatnot? I have an NVIDIA GPU, which is why I'm asking as I know the support for those is a bit worse on Linux.

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There seem to be at least a couple of ways to mod Green Hell but I cant get any of them to work.

BepInEx is supposed to work on Linux. I follow the instructions to extract the BepInEx folder into the game folder and then place mods into the plugins folder but nothing seems to happen. No mods show in the game.

GHMLLauncher Just crashes on launch. Ive tried a few dependencies but nothing seems to work.

Anyone tried modding this game?

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I think this Tier List is the most accurate of the state of the distros when it comes to gaming right now. Especially newer users should be recommended anything S and A tier.

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I am using the following setup: - Fedora 41 - newest Mesa drivers - RX 6950 XT - Ryzen 5950X - Wayland - Tri monitor setup(FHD 60HZ, 1440p 170hz, FHD 144hz) - KDE - Adaptive Sync: Never

I also got a tv connected via HDMI which is disabled, my temps are always < 70°C gpu and cpu and the rest of the system is smooth, but games appear to only manage a fraction of fps compared to my bazzite installation which only uses my tv in gamescope session. The two games are majorly CS2 and War Thunder but other games. So my guess is either wayland has some problems with my multi monitor setup and or native linux games just have some problems with wayland(xwayland) in general, but for example setting cs2.sh to wayland doesnt really make it better, if not even worse :/ Gpu gets loaded up to 60-70% and VRAM at most 10 of my 16 gigs, but i cant figure out what the problem might be.

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Can I play Star Wars Outlaws on Steam requiring Ubisoft Connect to launch the game on Linux? ( CachyOS )

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Hey everyone,

I’m a Linux user and long-time Roblox fan, and like many others, I’ve been trying to enjoy Roblox on Linux. While it’s technically possible to run the Windows client or Roblox Studio through Wine or Proton, the experience is far from stable. Studio in particular does launch, but it's glitchy, breaks easily, and often stops working after updates. The player client also lacks proper graphics support—things like particles and shaders are often missing or broken—and the Byfron anti-cheat prevents full functionality.

Right now, Linux users are stuck using unofficial methods like Wine, Proton, or Android-based solutions like Sober, but these aren't reliable long-term solutions. Roblox has grown into one of the biggest platforms in gaming and creation, and Linux has also become a serious platform for developers, students, and gamers. It’s time the two met properly.

I’ve started a petition asking Roblox Corporation to consider officially supporting Linux—either through a native version or by improving compatibility through Proton/Wine. Even a beta or roadmap would be a huge step forward.

If you care about Roblox, Linux gaming, or just believe in supporting open platforms, please consider signing and sharing:

👉 https://www.change.org/bring-roblox-to-linux

Thanks, and I’d love to hear your thoughts on this too.

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Is there a way to run fifa 14 on Linux as I have all the fifa 14 files but somehow the game cannot run when I use wine to run it ,I tried lutris still no luck when I try to configure it . I don't get why it does run it an old game is that the case . Like games like need for speed most wanted runs perfectly fine ,is there a way to run FiFa 14

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Recently I bought soma and for some reason no matter what it crashes right after the intro, tried it in windows and it worked on the same system so something wrong on linux side. Here is my linux setup and some pc specs:

• Arch
• Ryzen 7 7800x3d
• 9070 xt
• Mesa ver 25.1.4-2
• Wayland
• Gnome
• Steam ( from arch-gaming-meta package)
• Tried both non proton and a lot of proton versions and all yield the same results.

I got nothing from the terminal logs but from the proton logs I got a 400kb file that I put into this pastebin: https://pastebin.com/hd9uXGYM

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Valve launched a brand new update for Proton Experimental, their testing ground for running Windows games on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck systems.

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Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

ProtonPlus is a useful tool for managing compatibility layers like Valve's Proton, GE-Proton and more on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck.

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Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

A few days ago, I installed Fedora Kinoite 42 on my main computer. I'm pretty experienced with linux, and I really like it. Except, I often play on a network called Vatsim with MSFS and I've not been able to run the client (vPilot) with protontricks. Now, I'm heavily considering buying Xplane 12 as it is on sale and it's native to linux. So I've been wondering if anyone has succeeded to install vPilot, and also how xplane ran on linux.

For my specs, I have a R5 5600, an RX 6600 and 32gb of RAM

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