Hi, I am very new to linux and linux gaming, I have used a few distros based on debian and arch. Mostly mint, popos and manjaro. I've noticed that games run quite better on manjaro than they do on popos or mint. I am not sure if there are settings I need to change on ubuntu/debian based systems or need to install certain drivers, so if I'm doing something wrong please just tell me. I like all the distros I have used, so it doesn't really bother me if I have to stick to arch based distros to have a better gaming expierence. I am just curious that is all.

Also I haven't used debian or arch in of itselves meither have I used non arch or debian based distros. So, I'm not saying arch is best for gaming gaming. It's just so far arch has been better for me personally than debian/ubuntu.

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Im running opensuse tumbleweed, with an nvidia 3070 on driver 550.67-20.1.

For reference, the bottom photo is what the screensaver normally looks like, and the top is what i see streaming from my iphone.

If i use steam remote play, the picture is fine, but theres issues with the audio on host always playing and steam not having an audio sink like it does by default on windows.

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Hello guys!

I've managed to successfully install NFSU2 using Lutris. I ran the patches, the nocd fix and stuff but I cannot run it using Lutris interface/shortcut. Although if I go into the directory and start the game using "$HOME/.local/share/lutris/runners/wine/wine-ge-8-26-x86_64/bin/wine SPEED2.exe" it works flawlessly.

Here is the log for it. Does anyone know how do I modify the "lutris:rungame" command to get it running properly?

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I’m looking to build a living room PC that will be used exclusively for Steam gaming. Last week, I was putting everything together with Windows in mind, before I stumbled a comment about gaming in Linux.

Now, I’m familiar with gaming on Linux, and that Valve had been investing in the area, but I hadn’t heard of Proton, so I never even considered this as an option. To discover that Linux can absolutely replace Windows for a pure gaming configuration was an exciting revelation.

I use a Mac for everything, except my other PC which runs Windows. That PC is used exclusively for VR sim racing, but Windows is a total burden. Unfortunately, I don’t think I can ditch Windows for that application just yet (from what I’m reading), but maybe this new experiment can motivate me. But I digress.

I’d like to think I have pretty simple requirements; I’m not a hardcore gamer, and do single player only (for the most part). That said, I am a stickler for the overall experience to be as smooth as possible. My goal is to have this Steam box replicate a console experience in the way it powers up. I understand that Quick Resume simply isn’t going to happen, and I’ve made peace with that; but if I can easily put this system to sleep and wake it to Big Picture Mode within seconds I’ll be a happy person.

I haven’t bought any hardware yet, so I can cater my purchases with Linux in mind. From what I’m reading, an AMD GPU is the way (likely will grab a RX 7800 XT), and coupled with a Ryzen 7600; but what about motherboard BIOS? Is B650 going to be pain free? Anything else I’m failing to consider? I’ll be using an “8 bit do” wireless ultimate (2.4 USB receiver) - if I can wake the system via the controller, that would be perfect. The less I need to pickup the keyboard/mouse, the better.

Basically, I’m trying to closely replicate a console experience rather than a PC one. I’d like this to not feel like I’m using a computer hooked up to my TV wherever possible. So, booting straight to Big Picture Mode.

For games, it’s pretty varied. There’s AAA titles such as Cyberpunk, Witcher 3, Fallout 4, Diablo 4, RDR2 - but I’d also like to dabble with more native indie releases for Linux, as well as emulation. Again, I don’t do competitive online gaming (I know anti-cheat precludes Linux). I’d also like to be able to play these at 4K 120hz as my TV supports that (GPU dependent). I’ve checked ProtonDB and that fills me with confidence, but I also understand that some games may require an initial configuration, which I’m okay going when needed.

From what I’m reading, SteamOS probably isn’t going to be ideal as it’s not as flexible; instead I’ll want to opt for a proper Linux distribution such as Arch or Ubuntu. How about the dedicated “gaming” distros?

Am I missing anything? Is this a pipe dream or should I stick with Windows? I am comfortable with UNIX to a degree (probably more than I am with Windows) but I wouldn’t consider myself an expert.

If anyone has similar use cases that they’d like to share, please do! Always looking to be inspired but what others do. Thank you!

TL;DR want to build a living room “Steam console” using Linux.

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I am currently running a server for Enshrouded for a group of 6-8, and have read several people parrot the same thing that running the server through Proton instead of Wine performs much better.

My problem is, I can not find any documentation on using Proton? I can't even figure out how to install it, though I've seen some mentions that it's built into steam.

Right now to start the server I just use /usr/bin/wine64 /serverexedirectory

The platform is Debian 12.

Can anyone shed any light on this?

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really curious what OS everyone here uses, I use zorin OS and it's not the best but decent

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I opened the game from steam yesterday after a while not playing and my old game was completely lost. Anyone had a similar experience or have an idea what could have happened?

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Both on Bazzite and CachyOS my laptop reaches 115 C (not joking). But on Garuda with both linux-zen and linux-mainline my laptop nevers goes above 100 C (rarely 101) which the Windows behaviour. Can a kernel with custom patches have such a resounding effect on temps?

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Dear fellow linux users, I need some advice.

Is there anyone that is playing steam Star Trek Online that is able to use their dGPU?

For some stupid reason I am unable to get it to show the NVidia GPU as a option in the game.

Each and every other game that I play whether it is native or through Proton-GE uses the dGPU without any hassles except for STO and I have done so much tinkering that i damn near broke my install of Arch.

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This is a ditch attempt to see if the problem is really me not setting it up right or not getting the right options right.

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Because I am on a laptop I use PRIME and anything that I want to run on the dGPU gets started with prime-run.

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My vitals:

Arch KDE (Yes I use Arch btw - lol)
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX with Radeon Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU/PCIe/SSE2 - Driver: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 550.76
64GB Ram
Hybrid Mode

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Just for giggles if I boot up using the dGPU when I start the game up I face a black screen but I don't know if this is worth even bothering with because I never run anything other than hybrid. It however seems clear that it might be better to solve this issue and boot up with the dGPU if I cannot solve it going the hybrid route.

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If I have missed anything please let me know. I would love to be able to play this properly and any advise is welcome.

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I want to build myself a gaming pc and rn im thinking which brand and gpu is the best in fps per euro. Main tasks will be ofc gaming. I think the cpu will be an amd 7800x3d. my fav os is manjaro

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I’ve been trying to get FNV to run on Linux and I’ve gotten to start and did the tutorial but it seems like everything is in slow motion or lagging.

Anyone get rockerbacons MO2 to work properly and get decent results in game if so what method did you use.

I’m running Ubuntu_Gaming with flatpak protontricks with proton 6.3 compatibility patch in steam.

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Title. Especially cuz I'm considering Linux only and not dual boot. I only want to play popular single player games.

Another ques is, does Wuthering Waves, Genshin, HSR kinda games run on it?

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Albion Online the MMO from Sandbox Interactive has now formally opened the gates for Europe and MENA (Middle East and North Africa) with their brand new server.

I know there’s a way to do it for Mac and Windows cross play but idk about linux

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Manor Lords is currently another 2024 release smashing through the charts on Steam! Coming from developer Slavic Magic and publisher Hooded Horse, it's certainly impressive.

So I'm running Fedora 39 Gnome with Wayland and what I don't get is how are games running tearfree (vsync off) with 60+ fps, because in windows or x11 if you turn vsync on you'll be limited to 60fps and if you turn off vsync you'll get tearing.

How is this possible? And how does Wayland achieve this?

Tested multiple games with same outcome.

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